The Re-Opening of San Francisco’s Economy, February Report
Having dropped back under 20 percent in January, driven by the Omicron surge, the weekly attendance rate for office workers in San Francisco, which was nearing 30 percent in mid-December,…
Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Climbs
The number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of all new sales, either pending or closed, climbed another 8 percent over the past week to 850, representing…
Heads Up
Triggered by a complaint of “deadly large rocks” raining down on the little public beach below, an engineer’s report has confirmed an erosion of the cliff behind the infamous seven-bedroom…
Pending Home Sales in the U.S. Drop, Down 9.5 Percent YOY
Having ticked down 3.8 percent in December, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, a seasonally adjusted index for which 100 denotes “an average level” of activity, dropped…
Special Zoning for New Irish Cultural Center Formally Sought
As we outlined at the end of last year: San Francisco’s Planning Department has just completed its preliminary review of the bold plans for an all-new United Irish Cultural Center…
Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Drops, Inventory Up
The seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. dropped 4.5 percent in January to an annualized rate of 801,000 transactions and was down 19.3 percent on…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Slips, Only 31 Percent Higher YOY
Having jumped nearly 30 percent over the past two months, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage pulled back 3 basis points (0.03 percentage points) over the past week…
Inventory Levels Are Climbing in San Francisco
Having ticked up 2 percent over the past week, the net number of homes on the market in San Francisco (790) has increased 70 percent since the end of last…
Mortgage Loan Application Volume Drops to a Two-Year Low
With the benchmark 30-year mortgage rate having jumped and lending standards tightening, mortgage loan application volumes to either purchase or refinance a home in the U.S. dropped 13.1 percent on…
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If You Think You Know Bernal, Now’s the Time to Tell
Purchased for $2.25 million in April of 2018, having been newly expanded and remodeled, the Bernal Heights view home at 149 Bradford Street returned to the market three weeks ago…