A Year Ago Mortgage Rates Hit An All-Time Low, And Now?
The average rate for a conforming 30-year mortgage ticked down to 4.22 percent over the past week, 36 basis points lower than the two-year high of 4.58 percent measured in…
While Concerned About Rising Rates, Fed Positioning To Act
The minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee’s October meeting suggest that the Fed is likely to trim their monthly purchase of $85 billion in bonds “in coming months,” perhaps…
Two Concepts For Rebuilding A Damaged Dogpatch Victorian
Damaged by a fire, while the façade of the Dogpatch Victorian at 911 Minnesota Street has been restored and the rear reframed, the interior remains “a blank canvas.” From the…
2755 Fillmore Sells for $9,999,998 and the Likely Reason Why
Originally listed for $12,500,000 in mid-October prior to being “modified” to $10,950,000 after a week on the market, the sale of 2755 Fillmore has closed escrow with a reported contract…
San Francisco’s Key Economic, Building, And Transportation Trends
The summary bullet points from the Planning Department’s just completed 2012 Commerce and Industry Inventory for San Francisco which covers a 10-year time-series of data, including population, employment, wages, business…
A Contemporary Potrero Hill And Mortgage Comparison: 2007 To Today
As we wrote in July of 2012: Having hit the market in late 2006 asking $1,295,000, the 1,792 square foot 2130 24th Street #A sold for $1,274,000 in the middle…
Governor Brown Vetos Affordable Housing Bill 1229
Passed in California’s State Assembly last month, Assembly Bill (AB) 1229 was written to expressly authorize any county or city in California to include inclusionary housing requirements (a.k.a. Below Market…
Silicon Valley Rents Remain Up But Pressure Is Building
The average monthly rent for an apartment in a complex with 50 or more units in Santa Clara County remains up 8.1 percent year-over-year with rents in San Jose averaging…
Listed For $30 Million In Pacific Heights
Having been on the market for almost a year for $30 million but not officially listed, the 13,500 square foot mansion on over half an acre of prime Pacific Heights…
What’s A Terrace, Parking And Modern Interior Worth On Nob Hill?
While the sale of 30 Miller Place #1, which we featured last month, has closed escrow with a reported contract price of $2,000,001, a neighbor notes that the unit two…