Pending U.S. Home Sales Index Slips From Nine-Year High
Having hit a nine-year high in May, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index slipped 1.6 percent in June. The index, for which 100 denotes an average level…
Church Sues To Block Sale Of Low-Income Housing To A Developer
A request for a court order to prevent the sale, and possible redevelopment, of Fredrick Douglas Haynes Gardens, a 104-unit complex for low-income residents which spans half a block bordering…
Evictions Are Up In San Francisco, As Are Reported Buyout Amounts
Over the past four months, tenants of 47 rent-controlled apartments in San Francisco have negotiated buyouts to vacate their units, with an average payout of $43,000. The highest buyout was…
New Violations Uncovered In Case Against City Commissioner
The City’s civil suit against San Francisco’s former Building Inspection Commission President, and current Port Commissioner, Mel Murphy, has been expanded to include Murphy’s newly disclosed property at 1025 Hampshire…
Knorr, Girard, And Mid-Century, Oh My!
The mid-century home at 568 Mountain Home Road in Woodside was designed by Don Knorr in 1969 and the front doors by Alexander Girard, both of whom were friends of…
Bay Area Home And Condo Values Hit Two Record Highs
Single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area gained 1.3 percent in May, while condominium values gained 1.1 percent, according to the latest S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index. The…
UCSF’s Support For Warriors Arena Contingent On Traffic Plan
UCSF’s support for the Golden State Warriors’ proposed Arena and Events Center to rise in Mission Bay will be contingent on securing a binding and funded agreement “to address traffic…
$60M Price Cut For Hillsborough Estate, Seller Agrees To Move
On the market for $100 million in 2013, the asking price for the 47.5-acre de Guigne estate at 891 Crystal Springs Road in Hillsborough, which includes a 16,000-square-foot mansion, has…
High-Tech Woodside Home Fetches A Little Less Than In ’05
Designed by commercial architects to withstand an 8.3 magnitude earthquake, over 70 tons of steel were used in the construction of the modern high-tech home at 240 Cinnabar Road in…
Oh Say Can You See What Should Be On This Site?
The century-old Francis Scott Key Annex building, a former two-story school, sits on a nearly one and one-half acre parcel of land fronting 42nd and 43rd Avenue, between Irving and…