Lembi’s Fear And Loathing In Las Vegas
“According to the Clark County, Nev., district attorney’s office, there is a warrant out for Walter Lembi, managing director of the financially troubled Lembi Group, for allegedly passing $298,500 worth…
From Flippy To Floppy And A Cliché For 2011 Golden Gate Avenue
The sale of 2011 Golden Gate Avenue closed escrow on 10/15/09 with a reported contract price of $1,800,000 ($413 per square foot). Purchased for $1,350,000 in July of 2007 but…
The 2151 Green Street Scoop: Wait For It…
Still listed on the San Francisco Association of Realtors’ MLS last week as an “active listing” despite a plugged-in reader’s report that it had actually sold at foreclosure auction two…
Looking Back And Out Over South Park Via 10 South Park #1 (And #3)
Purchased for $760,100 in November of 2004 but then taken back by the bank in July, the sale of 10 South Park #1 closed escrow on 10/16/09 with a reported…
U.S. Foreclosure Filings Jump With Prime And Alt-A Leading The Way
Foreclosure filings in the U.S. increased 29 percent on a year-over-year basis in September, but fell 4 percent as compared to August (a record high month). Mounting foreclosures mean U.S.…
Another Bank-Owned Multi-Million Dollar (In 2005) Noe Valley House
Purchased for $2,100,000 at the end of August 2005, a plugged-in reader noted 111 Hoffman over in Noe Valley was scheduled to hit the courthouse steps last month. In a…
A 25.7% Drop In Assessed Value For A Plugged-In Reader In 2009/10
A plugged-in reader reports: So a year late and quite a few dollars short the Assessor’s office granted my informal request for review and lowered my 09/10 assessed value by…
Another Muhawieh 2007 Noe Comp Heads For The Courthouse Steps
On the market and featured on SocketSite in February of 2007, 207 Clipper closed escrow with a reported contract price of $987,000 that March. From a plugged-in “EBGuy” today: Well,…
A Fifty Percent Off Sale For The Bank Owned 767 Bryant #204
Purchased for $944,500 in March 2007, the 1,607 square foot two-bedroom loft #204 at 767 Bryant was “bought” back by the bank for $745,784 in December 2008 adding to a…
Another “Diabase LLC” Debacle As 1417 15th Street Returns?
Asking $3,750,000 for the one bedroom but 8,200 square foot BIG HOUSE studio in early 2007, but then subsequently reduced to $3,250,000, an off-the-MLS sale of 1417 15th Street was…