Just Quotes: The Downside Of Getting Aggressive
“Aggressive lending allowed people to buy homes who otherwise could not have, and that increase in demand is part of the reason home prices soared in the first half of…
The Potrero (451 Kansas): Sales Center Now Open
Normally we’d wait until we’ve had a chance to tour, critique, and get the inside scoop on a sales center before announcing its opening, but in light of a number…
Just Quotes: It’s Hot In Manhattan, But What About Here?
“Since the new year began, a burst of activity has broken out in Manhattan and several Brooklyn neighborhoods as New Yorkers frenetically hunt for co-ops, condominiums and town houses, sending…
No Staging Or Photoshopping Happening Here (We Hope)
Perhaps they’re simply shooting for that “lived in” look. Or perhaps they’re just trying to keep it real. In either case, the listing caught a reader’s (and our) attention. And…
1418 Shafter: Back On The Market (And So Much For Value)
When 1418 Shafter hit the market last month (listed at $595,000) we took some heat for seeing “value” and the potential for a bidding war. Well, it appears to have…
QuickLinks: Our Enlightened City Hits The Journal*
∙ No Condos, Please: Old Armory Finds New Life in Porn ∙ 50 protest porn business inside old Mission Street armory ∙ From (Proposed) Condos To Kink *Note: Full credit…
Just Quotes: Punishing The Honorable (Another Dirty Little Secret)
“A new national survey found that 90 percent of appraisers reported that mortgage brokers, realty agents, lenders and even consumers have pressured them to raise property valuations to enable deals…
1551 Filbert: A Year Later
A year ago, four TIC units at 1551 Filbert hit the market. (And as best we can tell, three of the four units sold with one being held by the…
Eight Reductions (But Two Increases)
According to ZipRealty, the list price on 1755 Filbert #2D has been changed ten times over the past five months (eight reductions and two increases). It’s currently listed at $136,000…
The Kind Of Email We Love To Get (And An Odeon Question)
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…