Seven Stories And Seventy-Two New Condos In The Mission
The plans for a seven-story building with 72 condos to rise on the northwest corner of 16th Street and South Van Ness Avenue over in the Mission could be approved…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions Rejected By Housing Committee
Senator Mark Leno’s proposed bill to curb speculative Ellis Act evictions in San Francisco has been rejected by the State Assembly’s Housing and Community Development Committee by a vote of…
Fed Cuts Stimulus But Intends To Keep Rates Low
Citing a rebound in economic activity while noting the housing sector remains slow (despite historically low interest rates and rising inventories), the Fed has announced another cut to its bond…
The Priciest One-Bedroom On The Market In San Francisco
Listed for $1,695,000 in early 2009, it sold for $950,000 that December. And three years later, the 1,004-square-foot one-bedroom #27B within the San Francisco Four Seasons on Market Street returned…
Loan Application Volumes Drop While Inventories Continue To Rise
Mortgage loan application volume for home purchases across the country fell 6 percent over the past week and loan activity is running 15 percent lower on a year-over-year basis. At…
Mayor Lee Counter Attacks Athletic Fields Renovation Measure
While the Coalition to Protect Golden Gate Park continues to gather signatures to support their proposed ballot measure which would require athletic fields in Golden Gate Park west of Crossover…
Stiff “Anti-Speculation” Tax Headed To The Ballot Box In SF
A proposed measure which would establish a stiff tax to penalize real estate speculators in San Francisco appears to be headed for the November ballot. Designed by the San Francisco…
Designs For More Condos In The Mission, And One Less Garage
Plans to demolish the All Muffler auto shop and construct a five-story building with 16 condos over a garage for 8 cars and a ground floor retail space on the…
Noe Valley Cottage Scheduled To Hit The Courthouse Steps
The 600-square-foot cottage on a sliver of a Noe Valley lot at 543 30th Street was purchased for $665,000 ten years ago with what would appear to have been $5,000…
Marijuana Coming To The Marina?
The new owners of a Lombard Street building have hired an attorney to explore the possibility of opening the first (legal) medical marijuana dispensary in the Marina. If opened, the…