In general, apartment buildings constructed before June 14, 1979; illegal units (such as in-law apartments); and single family homes and condos with tenants that moved in prior to 01/01/96 are fully covered by rent control which limits annual rent increases (1.5% from 3/1/07 to 3/28/08) and requires one of... Read More »

Yesterday we featured the big and the bold (and perhaps the badass). Today, we head in a different direction sparked by some great comments, questions, and experiences (both first and second hand) regarding programs offered through San Francisco’s Mayor’s Office of Housing. Feel free to jump on an existing... Read More »

Earlier this week Yahoo unveiled its online “Foreclosure Center.” Or more perhaps more accurately, a marketing center for RealtyTrac (and other Yahoo partners), a subscription to which is required in order to access any detailed property information. Based on a search in the Yahoo Foreclosure Center we learn that... Read More »

One reader gets recommendations for where to buy furniture for small spaces, another solicits thoughts about moving to the Inner Sunset , and another is still looking for insight into whether a building will survive the Bay Bridge reconstruction. And as was certain to happen, yet another discovers the... Read More »

Looking for a rough idea of what it might cost for a down to the studs remodel in San Francisco? Or perhaps you’ve been wondering what’s happening with the condo conversion of Rincon Towers? Well, you’re not alone. And thanks to the SocketSite community (and Real Estate Forums), we’re... Read More »

While you might not be interested in The Odeon per se, you just might be interested in our readers’ insights regarding HOA fees in general. Feel free to join the thread (or start afresh right here). ∙ The Kind Of Email We Love To Get (And An Odeon Question)... Read More »

Besides tips, this is the kind of reader email that we love to get: fter months of looking, getting initially hot about certain developments . . . and then being very thankful later on that we didn’t bite, we decided to take the plunge at OdeonSF . . .... Read More »

A tipster forwards floor plans and an overview of all 35 condos that will comprise One South Park. Pricing “will start in the low $600,000’s” with condos ranging in size from 681 square feet (junior one-bedroom, one bath) to 2,699 square feet (three-bedroom plus den, three and one-half bath,... Read More »

In November, PropertyShark added free access to San Francisco foreclosure listings. Today, PropertyShark enhances their offering of San Francisco based maps and data “mash-ups” (including Recent Sales, Year Built, and Price per Square Foot). We’re particularly fond of “Recent Sales” in terms of trend spotting, and “Year Built” in... Read More »

Redfin is live with a new mapping platform (Microsoft’s Virtual Earth), a new legend (listings in green, viewed listings in light green, and recently sold properties in blue), and expanded Bay Area coverage (“Napa, Sonoma, Santa Cruz & more Solano”). It’s a great complement to their recent upgrade of... Read More »