Palm(s) Reading: The Rent Versus Buy Line And Rate Of Return
As we originally reported in April: Purchased for $760,000 in late 2006, the two-bedroom number 606 at 555 4th Street (The Palms) is currently rented for $3,200 a month, a…
Can You Correctly Re-Re-Pick This Noe Valley Apple To Be?
Purchased for $2,375,000 in November 2010 having traded for $2,675,000 in April 2007, the Noe Valley home at 946 Elizabeth Street was listed for $2,575,000 this past February. Having been…
Taking A Pricing Cue From The Industry (But Not An Agent)
Purchased for $900,000 in 2005, the Miraloma Park home at 440 Teresita Boulevard was put on the market in 2009 listed for $1,200,000 but failed to attract a buyer. Taking…
Another Quick Flip For Our Ex-Mayor’s Ex-Home On Masonic?
As we first reported last July: “…the sale of the ex-Mayor’s ex-home at 1581 Masonic closed escrow today with a reported contract price $2,750,000. As plugged-in people know, the Newsoms…
From The Courthouse Steps To Our Apple Cart On Third
As we wrote about a two-bedroom Central Waterfront condo in April: Having sold as new for $459,000 in the year 2000 and refinanced in 2007 with a $525,000 first, 2030…
Halsey Minor’s “Abandoned” $20,000,000 Mansion Hits The Market
The guest house on the left is 2,618 square feet, the backyard includes an undeveloped lot, and the main home at 3800 Washington measures roughly 18,000 square feet. As we…
TIC-Tock It’s Apple O’clock
The three-bedroom TIC at 1278 Church Street first hit the market in July of 2008 having been newly remodeled and priced at $1,395,000. The other two units in the building…
From The Dotcom Days To Today As Viewed From A Penthouse
Purchased as new for $3,980,000 as the dotcom days were in decline in December 2000, the Brannan’s tower one penthouse #18D resold for $2,810,000 in August 2005 at which point…
Forget 50 Offers, How About Under Asking But 50 Percent Over 2010?
While the penultimate penthouse a floor below was listed for $2,000,000 in early 2010, the Infinity Tower Two unit #42D which wasn’t listed sold for $1,500,000 that February. Three months…
Up 15 Percent Year-Over-Year For A Polished South Beach Apple
As we reported with respect to a polished South Beach apple back in February: Listed for $1,288,000 in January 2011, the 2,097 square foot #320 at 200 Brannan sold for…