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Pace of Construction in San Francisco Drops, but…

May 18, 2021

With the number of units of housing that finished up construction across San Francisco at the end of last year having outpaced the number of units for which the ground…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Ticks Up

May 17, 2021

Having inched up 2 percent last week, the net number of homes for sale across San Francisco has since ticked up another 4 percent to around 920, which is 10…

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Apartment Rents in San Francisco Appear to Have Bottomed

May 14, 2021

Having continued to inch down last month, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco appears to have bottomed at around $3,050 a month, down around 25…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Marin (And Points North) RealRecentReductions

Auction of Marin Mega-Estate Site Fades to Black

May 14, 2021

Listed for $39 million back in 2015, the asking price for the 140-acre “King Mountain Estate” site, an assemblage of six Marin parcels stretching from Kentfield to Larkspur, upon which…

Breaking News Industry Stuff

Scofflaw Permit Expediter Agrees to a $1.7 Million Settlement

May 13, 2021

Walter Wong, the permit expediter for the 555 Fulton Street project and head of the W. Wong Construction Company, has agreed to repay the City for $1.45 million in no-bid…

As Proposed Bay Buildings City Planning Commercial Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Conversion of Iconic Union Square Building Closer to Reality

May 13, 2021

The plans for redeveloping the iconic I. Magnin/Macy’s Building on the southwest corner of Geary and Stockton, across from Union Square, have been refined and newly rendered by Handel Architects.…

Breaking News Real Estate Economics Trends

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Down, Short-Term Rate Drops

May 13, 2021

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched down another 2 basis points (0.02 percentage points) over the past week to 2.94 percent, which is 34 basis points below…

Bay Buildings Breaking News

San Francisco’s City Hall Will Reopen in June

May 12, 2021

Having closed to the public in March of last year, San Francisco’s City Hall will reopen for in-person services, such as applying for marriage licenses, obtaining birth and death certificates,…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Dolores Heights View Home Fetches an Early 2019 Price

May 12, 2021

Having been “meticulously rebuilt to exacting luxury standards” in 2018, the three-bedroom, 3000-square-foot Dolores Heights view home at 3627 21st Street sold for $4.5 million in March of 2019. Featuring…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

Value of a Prized View Condo Drops $500K

May 12, 2021

As we outlined in October of last year: Purchased from the sales office for $3,149,500, or roughly $2,003 per square foot, back in June of 2016, the “highest and largest”…

Brahma (incensed renter) on Contact Us
Nope. Apt 504 at Opera Plaza sold on Christmas Eve 2024, trading 2.5 percent “OVER asking” after being officially on…
Jim on Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
Yes the hall-wall he proposed removing is load bearing in these Victorians. They are, logically, framed transversely.
Brahma (incensed renter) on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
And a mere 33 days after being offered for sale, 631 Ofarrell St Apt 2101's listing was withdrawn for reasons…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Contact Us
Nobody bit. I'll give it a go then. 601 Van Ness Ave Apt 131, located in the Opera Plaza complex…
jenofla on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
HOA is $7159!
jenofla on Upgraded Penthouse Trades at a Loss
This unit just sold again, for $1.91 mil. Fairly short hold!
Brahma (incensed renter) on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
They are about to find out if you are right. The current owner and/or their agent appear to either have…
sockettome on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
Thanks for this update and your efforts to keep the site fresh.
Brahma (incensed renter) on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
In what might be a harbinger of things to come for the market in Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects' glass…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Motivated Sellers Drop Price for Light Filled Dogpatch Loft, Again
It's easy to conclude that the sellers aren't really that “motivated”. After a listing withdrawal in May, 1578 Indiana Street…

Pace of Construction in San Francisco Drops, but…

Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Ticks Up

Apartment Rents in San Francisco Appear to Have Bottomed

Auction of Marin Mega-Estate Site Fades to Black

Scofflaw Permit Expediter Agrees to a $1.7 Million Settlement

Conversion of Iconic Union Square Building Closer to Reality

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Down, Short-Term Rate Drops

San Francisco’s City Hall Will Reopen in June

Dolores Heights View Home Fetches an Early 2019 Price

Value of a Prized View Condo Drops $500K

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