No Shortage of Short Sales at The Chateau
As the 785 Square foot number 409 at 2701 Van Ness hits the market listed as a short sale for “$525,000,” the 768 square foot number 711 just went into…
Hot Or Not: Two Three-Year Apples A Block Apart On Twentieth
While the asking price for 2405 Folsom #1 has been reduced to $1,210,000 (roughly 105 percent of its April 2008 purchase price), a reader notes that a block away the…
A Two Year Show And Tell (And Short Sale) At The Marina Chateau
Purchased for $639,000 in early 2009 after which the kitchen was completely remodeled and an electrical subpanel moved, the 785 square foot number 409 in the Marina Chateau at 2701…
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350 Valley Redux: Renting Selling The Whole Remodeled Noe Home
Following a “ground up” remodel in 2002, the single-family home at 350 Valley sold for $1,135,000 and then again for $1,230,000 just fifteen months later in December 2003. In late…
Wow Indeed As 21 Villa Terrace Tries Again
As we wrote about 21 Villa Terrace in April 2010: Eighteen foot ceilings over the living room, dining “room,” kitchen and entry; big views from the windows and decks; and…
Up, Up, Up (And Down) Atop 900 Bush
In August of 1997 it sold for $449,000. In April of 2000 for $728,000. In July of 2003 for $779,000. And in May of 2007 it sold for $950,000. Yes,…
In Need Of TLC (And Perhaps An Updated Façade)
Purchased for $836,000 in March 2007 with 20 percent ($167,200) down, seven months later a second mortgage for $134,200 was taken out against single-family home at 166 Encline Court. This…
To Short Sale Or Foreclose, That Is The Question Of The Day
The proposed short sale of 2040 Broadway #301 has been in contract since June 1 but still hasn’t closed escrow per the MLS. Purchased for $1,850,000 in 2004, the 2,052…
A Series Of Seconds (And Last-Ditch Short Sale) For 428 Grove
How does a home which was purchased for $695,000 in 2004 return to the market as a short sale listed for $799,000 in 2011? When its first mortgage was refinanced…
Year-Over-Year On Second
As we wrote in March of 2010: Purchased new for $665,000 in the year 2000, 246 2nd Street #806 is back on the market in 2010 asking $658,000. See silly…