That Was Then, This Is Now (And Why Was Warren Buffett Selling?)
“ Buffett said he sold two residential units in San Francisco about two years ago. The real estate agents wanted him to list one of the properties for $995,000, but…
JustQuotes: Record Sale Price For Edgewater Apartments On Berry
“Colorado-based apartment real estate investment trust paid $115 million for a recently completed Mission Bay apartment complex, a deal that shattered price-per-unit records for a major multi-family property in San…
Unlike The Academy Of Art, The SFUSD Looks To Sell
According to J.K. Dineen at the San Francisco Business Times, the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) has hired CB Richard Ellis Consulting to evaluate the potential sale of “a…
JustQuotes: The Fed Cuts By A Quarter Point (And Takes A Step Back)
“The Fed’s Open Market Committee lowered its benchmark rate by a quarter point to 2 percent yesterday, extending the most aggressive easing in two decades. At the same time, the…
U.S. New-Home Sales Slide Plunge To Near Seventeen Year Low
“Purchases of new homes in the U.S. plunged more than forecast in March to the lowest level in almost 17 years as stricter loan rules and falling prices caused buyers…
Pacific Heights The Sequel (Working Title: “Landlords Gone Wild!”)
“A landlord couple have been charged in San Francisco with waging a campaign of terror against their renters in a South of Market building, including cutting out the floor supports…
JustQuotes: American Institute of Architects Honor Awards: SF Style
“One of four honor awards for excellence in architecture handed out by the San Francisco chapter went to 185 Post St., a six-story box from 1955 that’s been turned from…
If This Has Been The Calm, What Happens To Sales During The Storm?
“The Bay Area’s largest public companies experienced the calm before the storm in 2007. Amid signs of an impending recession, local companies continued to expand at a moderate pace, one…
We’ve Heard Local Contractors Are Getting More Responsive Too
“Nibbi Brothers’ Larry Nibbi said he has seen a flood of résumés from construction workers who were previously employed by home-builders like KB Homes and Centex. The sudden jump in…
Much Ado Over Nothing (Except An Overflow Cow Palace Parking Lot)
“The landmark Cow Palace got a new lease on life Tuesday when state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco, dropped efforts to put the aging arena in Daly City up for…