The Examiner’s First Free Weekend Open House Guide (In Print)
The SocketSite cross-industry scoop last week: You probably won’t read about it in the Chronicle, but the scoop according to a plugged-in source is that the San Francisco Examiner is…
Assessing The Potential Upside Of A Down Market: Tax Basis Redux
“Starting July 2, California homeowners who think the market value of their home as of Jan. 1, 2009, is less than its assessed value for 2009-10 can ask their assessor…
Carl Terrace (415-437 Carl) Update: On Pace For A Sale A Year
It was almost two years ago that a reader first wondered about the renovation of twelve units up at 415 Carl. And it was about six months later that they…
“Home Affordable Modification Program Guidelines” Dated March 4
The official guidelines for President Obama’s $75 billion homeowner rescue plan: Home Affordable Modification Program Guidelines (pdf). We’ll note the high-cost loan limits for qualifying loans (up to $729,750 for…
A $729,750 SF Home With $25,541 Down (2009 FHA Loan Limits)
2009 FHA loan limits were released on Wednesday. The limits for high-cost San Francisco: one-family – $729,750; two-family – $934,200; three-family – $1,129,250; four-family – $1,402,400. ∙ FHA Mortgage Limits…
New S&P/Case-Shiller Condo Price Index: San Francisco MSA Falling
According to the newly released S&P/Case-Shiller Condo Price Index, condo values in the San Francisco MSA fell 3.3% from August ’08 to September ’08, are down 15.0% on a year-over-year…
Perhaps Not Disclosed, But We Might Suggest Some Discovery
While we do like the mention of “new concrete foundation, electrical, plumbing and heating” (and the bonus rooms), we’re not particularly keen on the lack of any recent permit history…
JustQuotes: It’s Time To Make Some Property Tax Lemonade
“San Francisco homeowners are flooding City Hall with so many requests to reduce their property values that the tax assessor said today his office may not be able to meet…
Arterra Is About To Be Occupied And A Reader Seeks Some Advice
From a plugged-in reader: A few weeks back I received my 30 day notice to close escrow on my unit at Arterra. I believe I will be one of the…
Subprime And Alt-A Statistics By County: The Feds Mortgage Map
Well, while a plugged-in tipster directed us to the site last week (cheers), another plugged-in reader steals a bit of our thunder and forces a pre-analysis publication by pointing it…