April 2023 – Page 2 – SocketSite™

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Bay Area Employment Inches Up, Unemployment Rate as Well

April 21, 2023

Having dropped by 5,400 at the beginning of the year, the net number of people living in San Francisco with a job has since ticked back up by 3,500 to…

City Planning Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods Trends

Another Dormant Development Site Making the Rounds

April 21, 2023

Plans for bonus-sized development to rise up to 65 feet in height on the the shuttered Firestone Complete Auto Care shop at 2800 Geary Boulevard and yield 42 “light-filled” residential…

Breaking News East Bay Neighborhoods

Oakland A’s East Bay Ballpark Deal and Development Is Dead

April 20, 2023

The Oakland A’s have finalized a deal to purchase a 49-arce site off the Las Vegas Strip, across the freeway from the T-Mobile Arena and a little north of the…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Ticks Up, Odds of a Hike as Well

April 20, 2023

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up, not down, 12 basis points (0.12 percentage point) over the past week to 6.39 percent. As such, the average 30-year…

Commercial East Bay Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

East Bay Office Landlords Trying to Hold Firm, But…

April 19, 2023

The office vacancy rate in the East Bay, not including Walnut Creek or further east, nor life science/lab space, which is a methodological change, ticked up 80 basis points in…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Home Buying Activity in the U.S. Drops

April 19, 2023

Having briefly rebounded last week, purchase mortgage application volume for existing homes in the U.S. has since dropped 9 percent in the absolute and 10 percent on a seasonally adjusted…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Real Estate Economics Trends

A Quick “Over Asking” Lumina Sale!

April 18, 2023

Listed for $899,000 last month, the bright Lumina Plaza unit #7C at 333 Beale Street, a 916-square-foot, one-bedroom unit with a den/office and extra half-bath, was in contract within two…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

New Home Purchase Activity Inches Up, Average Loan Size Down

April 18, 2023

Mortgage loan application volume for new homes across the U.S. ticked up 10 percent from February to March with typical seasonality in play. On a year-over-year basis, however, mortgage application…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Trending Up, Sales Down

April 17, 2023

Having atypically ticked down earlier this month, the net number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco has since started to tick back up, driven by…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Massive Dolores Park Light House Condo Just Sold for $2M Less

April 17, 2023

As we outlined last year, 93 Cumberland Street is one of the four massive “Light House” condos that were created when the former Second Church of Christ at 651 Dolores…

The Milkshake of Despair on Contact Us
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This might be a lesson in not counting your chickens before they hatch.This project has been kicking around in various…
Notcom on Contact Us
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IsNice on Contact Us
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Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
One can certainly hope so!
Notcom on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Scott Wiener and Sacramento knowingly set SF up for failure with the 82,000 unit mandate One has to wonder about…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
I share your skepticism. I've also read that the 833 Bryant project, built on the cheap, has all kinds of…

Bay Area Employment Inches Up, Unemployment Rate as Well

Another Dormant Development Site Making the Rounds

Oakland A’s East Bay Ballpark Deal and Development Is Dead

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Ticks Up, Odds of a Hike as Well

East Bay Office Landlords Trying to Hold Firm, But…

Home Buying Activity in the U.S. Drops

A Quick “Over Asking” Lumina Sale!

New Home Purchase Activity Inches Up, Average Loan Size Down

Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Trending Up, Sales Down

Massive Dolores Park Light House Condo Just Sold for $2M Less

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