What Would Suge Do?
Well, Curbed (the NYC original) catches wind (via: ltjbukem – we have no idea…) of an Oakland loft decked out with a stolen transplanted liberated NYC subway sign. Their conclusion?…
ARM Use Down (Insert Pun Here)
According to DataQuick Information Systems, 51.9% of all California home purchases involved adjustable-rate mortgages this past February (down from 70.9% three months ago). Numerous factors at work (including a flattening…
Truth In Advertising: 1750 Taylor (Royal Towers)
It’s not often that we wholeheartedly agree with an agent’s description of a listing. In the case of 1750 Taylor #1301, we just might… “With over 3,200 square feet of…
Curbed Shoots…And Scores?
Curbed jumps on the 300 Sea Cliff bandwagon we started about ten months ago…and ends up simply getting emailed the real scoop. Nice. A couple of excerpts: “I lived at…
Central What Way?
San Francisco CITYSCAPE has always been one of our favorite local sites – great little nuggets, tight community, and (mostly) intelligent discussions. Case in point: discussion of San Francisco’s on-again,…
Can’t Sell? Then Stucco!
Matt Jalbert of le blog exuberance captures the infamous 300 Sea Cliff Avenue undergoing a “modern” face lift. In Matt’s own words, “I guess no millionaires appreciate that old-school hollow…
It’s All About The Mix
We’ve been delinquent in finishing an article about the problems of relying on ‘Median Prices’ to gauge the health of the market. And now that Dr. Irwin Kellner tackles the…
Update: 2257 Green Sells (Spoiler Alert…)
Our previous coverage of 2257 Green Street generated a fair amount of buzz, intrigue, and speculation. You might remember that this house was originally listed at $5.2M, was later reduced…
A Market (And Columnist) In Transition
Last April, Inman News columnist Dian Hymer wrote, “Should I buy in a hot real estate market?” This January, “Buyers gain power in today’s real estate negotiations”. In February, “Balanced…
Et Tu Inman Redux
The Inman Blog continues to raise the eybrows of their bread and butter (i.e. the industry) as they offer the following three quotes to characterize the health of the California…