Prettier (Or Pettier) In Pink For 23 Presidio Terrace?
It’s a plugged-in reader that points it out (we even stole his headline). And while we don’t really have a story, it’s hard to believe there isn’t one behind the…
SocketSite’s S&P/Case-Shiller Bonus: San Francisco’s Thin Red Line
It’s a SocketSite bonus chart based on February’s S&P/Case-Shiller data for the San Francisco MSA and a chance to focus the discussion on analysis and numbers. Plotted above, the percentage…
Simply Sold (And A Quick Recap): 313 Duncan
The sale of 313 Duncan closed escrow yesterday (4/14/09) with a reported contract price of $2,400,000. Once again, purchased as a much smaller “fixer” for $725,000 in 2004… 313 Duncan…
JustQuotes: East Bay Agents And Stagers Beware
“An unusual wave of burglaries has hit unoccupied houses for sale in this affluent 1.8-square-mile bedroom community in the hills east of Oakland, and it is testing the forced cheerfulness…
The Income Might Look Interesting But Don’t Neglect The Principal(s)
We can’t vouch for the quality of the stated “$7,000” per month rent roll nor the legality of all three units (the listing notes “with permit” but then features only…
Mortgage Rates Are Down But Are The “Bad Ways” Picking Back Up?
From a plugged-in reader refinancing a home up in Portland: We just signed on our refinance (4.625% for 1 point) and we were talking to a woman who worked at…
Back In Black By Brown (And Not By Auction): 3731 Fillmore #2
It’s a plugged-in tipster that notes 3731 Fillmore Street #2 is back on the MLS. If the address sounds familiar it should. As we wrote in February: Asking $699,000 when…
74 New Montgomery: Half Sold (And Still Buying Some Agent Love)
From a plugged-in tipster living at 74 New Montgomery: attended an HOA meeting last night and the developers announced they had sold 55 units (out of 107) and that 13…
Apples To Apples (But Likely No Longer 5% Down): 4174 26th Street
On April 13, 2004 4174 26th Street in the heart of Noe Valley sold for $829,000. The buyer put 25% down. Two years later it sold for $995,000. The buyer…
JustQuotes: Let’s Be Careful Out There People
“Rescue scams are springing up across the U.S., says California Deputy Attorney General Angela Rosenau, exacerbating a housing crisis in its third year. The predators are persuading troubled borrowers they…