Assessing The Potential Upside Of A Down Market: Property Tax Basis
“If your home is worth less than you paid, chances are you also can get a temporary reduction in your property taxes – without a battery of lawyers or dubious…
Another Way To Virtually Explore A New Neighborhood: MapJack.com
From a plugged-in tipster: “Great new way to see SF neighborhoods – just enter an address and take it for a spin.” Mapjack.com showcases a new level of mapping technology.…
The 200 (Out Of 1,944) Golden Conversion Tickets Have Been Drawn
The 200 winners in San Francisco’s 2008 condo conversion lottery have been drawn. 1,744 units have lost (and will likely roll into next year’s pool). And the redesigned SFgov website…
Redfin Rolls Out A Few New Features Including Listing Data Downloads
A few new features were rolled out on Redfin early this morning. The one that almost had us at hello: the ability to download basic listing data for up to…
Current Foreclosure Activity In San Francisco As Mapped By Trulia
A plugged-in reader notes that Trulia has started mapping foreclosure activity in San Francisco as reported by RealtyTrac (which not only includes bank-owned properties but notices of default and scheduled…
They’re Betting Against Us (San Francisco) On The CME
It was a little over a year ago (May 2006) that housing futures based on the S&P/Case-Shiller index for ten Major Metropolitan Areas (as well as a ten city composite)…
SocketSite’s Complete Inventory Index (CII): Q3 2007 (SF)
Once again, if you’re truly plugged-in you’re already familiar with SocketSite’s Complete Inventory Index (Cii) for San Francisco. But if you’re not: The goal of the Cii (pronounced “see”; we’re…
Payday Loans For Property Owners?
We’re not sure if it was the matter of fact first two sentences that caught our attention (“Bill and Elaine Nolan paid top dollar when they bought their Tiburon house…
75 Miraloma: Not A Lot Of Depth (Although Wide And Tall)
According to a “plugged-in” reader’s comment, 75 Miraloma (another new construction home “bordering St. Francis Wood”) first hit the market in late 2004 with a list price of around $4,000,000.…
My Rent Is Too High, My Rent Is Too Low, My Rent Is Just Right
We can’t vouch for its accuracy, but as a “plugged-in” reader notes, rentometer.com might help shed some light on the question of what currently constitutes market rate rents. Potential landlords…