Modified Plans for Previously Approved Tower Revealed
While Build Inc.’s plans for a 40-story, 319-unit tower to rise up to 420 feet in height at the intersection of Market, Oak and Van Ness Avenue were approved by…
Upscale Nob Hill Infill Project Closer to Reality
As we revealed back in 2018, plans to raze the two-story parking garage at 1320 Washington Street, between Leavenworth and Jones, were in the works and plans for a six-story,…
Pending Home Sales in the U.S. Dip
Having recovered 8.1 percent in August, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, a seasonally adjusted index for which 100 denotes “an average level” of activity, dipped 2.3…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Up, Nearing a 16-Month High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has inched up another 9 basis points over the past two weeks to 3.14 percent, which is the highest rate in six…
A Pac Heights Bastion Appears to Have Been Breached
While not as exclusive as 2006 Washington, the penthouse of which is now on the market with a $45 million price tag, the twelve-story “Alta Plaza Apartments” building at 2500…
Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Now in the Hands of a Trustee
With the sudden $2.1 million price cut for the infamous seven-bedroom home at 224 Sea Cliff Avenue, which was foreclosed upon by a junior lender last year, having failed to…
Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Jumps, Still Down YOY
The seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. jumped 14 percent in September to an annualized rate of 800,000 homes but was down 17.6 percent on…
Average Asking Rent in San Francisco Slips
Having rebounded a little over 12 percent from May through September, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco slipped a percent in October to $3,375 per…
Breaking News
East Bay
Industry Stuff
Marin (And Points North)
Real Estate Economics
San Jose (And South)
Trends
Index for Bay Area House Values Inches Up, YOY Gain Slips
Having ticked up a downwardly revised 1.1 percent in July, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East…
Apples-to-Apples for a Redeveloped Russian Hill View Home
Completely redeveloped in 2014, “with sleek designer finishes and innovative architecture to create a seamless indoor/outdoor experience and showcase stunning Bay and Alcatraz views,” the now 5-bedroom home at 740…