You Can Relist, But You Can’t Hide
It’s a dirty little secret of the real estate trade: relist (or in this case, change agents) in order to obscure a dramatic price reduction for a property. And it…
First Housing Maps Now Trulia
Another housing “innovation” is upon us with Trulia Real Estate Search. Think MLS meets Google Maps meets your local agent’s site. Trulia is an independent and unbiased residential real estate…
SF MLS Quietly Removes Listing Dates
It appears that the San Francisco Multiple Listing Service has quietly removed listing dates from the properties on its website. In other words, the public can no longer see how…
Sunday Surprise
Keep both hands firmly on that latte. You’re going to be crossing a picket line if you attend the open house of the TIC at 838 Potrero this Sunday (8/28).…
Three New Developments Around Town
Three new condo developments are on our radar screen and we’re looking for some insight to share. Has anyone researched, toured, or bought any of these units? (email tips@socketsite.com) ·…
Yerba Buena Loft Liquidation?
Barbagelata’s two page ad in the most recent Real Estate Times features eighteen properties, of which 28% are Yerba Buena Lofts. Only three units, however, are listed on the MLS…
199 New Montgomery: Update
It’s been six days since we last reported on 199 New Montgomery unit #1501 and once again the price has been “Reduced!!”. Somehow that original 1.2% reduction failed to generate…
525 Gough: No Sell Out
Although showing a list date of 7/06/05, 525 Gough #405 has been on the market for at least four months (all the while at a list price of $1,025,000). This…
REDUCED!! OFFERS ANYTIME
Upping the ante from just one exclamation point to two (and adding an “OFFERS ANYTIME”), unit #1501 is the latest condo in 199 New Montgomery to advertise a reduced asking…
The New New Pricing Thing?
10% of the listings featured in HILL & CO’s full page Sunday Real Estate ad screamed “PRICE REDUCED!” Perhaps under pricing listings to generate bidding wars is so last year,…