Record-Setting Noe Valley Home Suddenly Back On The Market
Having been purchased by a young tech couple for a record setting $7 million nine months ago, and after which the couple quietly acquired the adjacent parcel to the west…
Oakland Office Vacancy Rate Under 10% For First Time Since 2008
The vacancy rate for office space in Oakland’s Central Business District has dropped to 9.6 percent, the first time it has been under 10 percent since the third quarter of…
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A Dramatic Remodeling Of A Warehouse Loft
Purchased for $965,000 in late 2008 with run of the mill floors and finishes and a sub-optimal use of its 1,410-square-foot space, the Oriental Warehouse loft #309 at 650 Delancey…
Violent Crime Climbing In SF And Supervisors Out Of The Loop
According to a City Analyst’s just released report, despite the fact that the rate of violent crime in San Francisco has been climbing since 2011, increasing from 677 violent crimes…
Permit To Raze Candlestick Issued, But Without An Implosion
A permit for the mechanical demolition of Candlestick Park Stadium was issued to Lennar on Tuesday, a permit which would require the exclusive use of heavy machinery, and no explosives,…
San Francisco Median Home Price Slips As Bay Area Ticks Up
Having hit a record high of $1,072,500 in November, the median price paid for a home in San Francisco dropped 12 percent to $949,000 in December but remains 17 percent…
Mortgage Rates Continue To Drop, Jumbos At A Small Premium
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage has fallen for the third week in a row to 3.66 percent, the lowest rate since May 2013 when the rate averaged…
Wine Cellar? Pshaw! You Deserve A Proper Wine Cave
On the market for $12 million in 2013, the wine country estate on over 20 acres at 160 Campbell Creek Road in Oakville has just returned to the MLS with…
Chinese Real Estate Giant Buys Site For Second-Tallest Tower In SF
Beijing-based Oceanwide Holdings has inked a deal to purchase the 50 First Street development site and plans for the second-tallest tower to rise over 900 feet in San Francisco for…
Big Plans For A Cursed Nob Hill / Van Ness Corridor Corner
Plans to raze the Pacific Heights Auto Body shop at 1675 Pacific Avenue and the perennially cursed restaurant space on the southeast corner of Van Ness and Pacific, across the…