Home Buying Activity Rebounds, Only Down 31 Percent YOY
With the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage having ticked down to a 2-month low, the volume of applications to secure a purchase mortgage loan for a home in…
Inventory Levels Atypically Dip in San Francisco, But…
The net number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco ticked down 4 percent over the past week, versus typically ticking up by the same amount,…
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Updated Top Chef Home Reduced, Now Listed at a Loss
Purchased for $3.7 million in early 2018, the very first ‘Top Chef’ home at 3159 Baker Street in San Francisco has since been updated a bit, including a refresh of…
Apples-to-Index for that Modern Hayes Valley Lily Pad
As we outlined last month: Purchased as new for $1.775 million in May of 2010, which was below asking and near the bottom on the Great Recession era market, the…
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Now Listed in the Red Atop The Summit on Green
Featuring walls of floor-to-ceiling windows with “unparalleled, panoramic views,” the two-bedroom corner unit #2905 near the top of the iconic Russian Hill “Summit” at 999 Green Street hit the market…
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Contemporary One-Bedroom Condo(s) Poised to Take a Big Hit
As we outlined last year, the 545-square-foot, contemporary one-bedroom unit #206 at 870 Harrison Street, which was built by JS Sullivan in 2015 and features “floor-to-ceiling windows with an open…
Home Buying Activity Suddenly Drops Despite a Drop in Rates
Following four weeks of increasing activity, which is typical for this time of the year, the volume of applications to secure a purchase mortgage loan for a home in the…
Asking Rents in Oakland Slip, Discount to S.F. Ticks Up
Having ticked up a couple percent in February, the average asking rent in Oakland slipped a percent in March to $2,600 per month. As such, while the average asking rent…
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An Upgraded Archetype Edwardian Has Returned
As we outlined back in December of 2020: Purchased for $1.6 million in 2007, the interior of the “archetype Edwardian” at 4334 19th Street was remodeled, a garage was added…
Asking Rents in S.F. Holding Below Pre-Pandemic Peaks
With inflation having slowed, as we previously reported, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco is effectively holding at around $3,600 per month, which is 6…