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“Port staff will begin solidifying berthing agreements for various locations in South Beach, Pier 1½, Central Waterfront and Pier 39/Fisherman’s Wharf… contemplate issuing a Request of Qualifications to gauge commercial…
“We’re looking now at whether we should provide some further loss sharing for principal write downs,” Bair said. “Now you’re in a situation where even the good mortgages are going…
“Real estate investment among wealthy individuals is set to rise to 30 percent of the average portfolio for the next few years from 28 percent now, according to survey. That…
“A shortage of funds has prompted UC Berkeley to abandon its plan to construct a new Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive downtown. The building, a distinctive and innovative…
“Perhaps the motivation for this statement was the filed on September 24. Ms. Belli recently (end of August) sold off two units at 481 Clementina. Evidently, she did not raise…
“A report released Monday by the controller’s office shows that property tax revenues will likely be $35 million less than anticipated in the 2009-10 fiscal year that began July 1.…
“The Federal Housing Administration’s net capital ratio, or reserves after accounting for projected losses, fell to 0.53 percent in the year ended in September, from 3 percent in fiscal 2008…
“Prudential Real Estate Investors is in contract to sell the to Shorenstein for $170 a square foot , a 56 percent drop from the $385 a square foot or $56.9…
“…the belief among many lenders is that the demand for commercial space and condominiums could be “extraordinarily weak” for several more years, in large part because businesses aren’t showing signs…
“There are close to two dozen vacancies in the Union Square area, and the vacancy rate stands at 10 percent, with 4 percent more available for sublease, said Julie Taylor…