Condo Living In San Francisco
Damion Matthews, a frequent SocketSite contributor and go-to source for SoMa insight and tips, has launched SFcondo.org (a blog dedicated to “Condo living in San Francisco”). Initial posts include an…
How Will It Read In 2007?
The Bubble Meter provides a side-by-side comparison between the 2005 and 2006 book covers for David Lereah’s “Real Estate Boom.” It just begs the question: how will it read in…
Rock Star Floor Plan Porn
You’ve seen the pictures, you even might have managed to sneak into a brokers tour, and now you have the floor plans. That’s right, a complete set of floor plans…
San Franshatten?
KRON 4’s Maureen Kelly takes a look at the wave of high-rise developments in San Francisco and coins the phrase “San Franhatten” (San Francisco + Manhattan). Adding insult to injury,…
QuickLinks: Covet Thy Neighbor’s House
The Finnish company Igglo takes a new approach to house hunting in Helsinki: ‘pre-order’ houses that aren’t (yet) for sale. Redfin calls dibs in the US. ∙ Real estate 3.0:…
Betting On A Bidding War?
A tipster notes that after two weeks on the market, the list price for 142 Saturn was reduced $124,000 (8.8%). Three weeks later, the price was dropped another $276,000 (27.6%).…
301 Bryant Update
In April we profiled 301 Bryant, pointed out three units that were for sale, and provided an answer to the trivia question of why only a quarter of the 39…
Rumor Confirmed: Mob Scene At One Rincon Hill
From a most excellent tipster: had a quiet opening last night that was attended by 400 ecstatic neighbors, realtors and their friends. They opened up the entire inventory (400?) for…
Seeing A ‘Good’ Deep Red
Curbed discovers a link to “Crapsman Cottage,” a blog in which the ex-owner of a Noe Valley Craftsman wonders: “hy buy a perfect Craftsman bungalow and turn it into a…
Those Damn Fools
The Motley Fool pounces on the National Association of Realtors (NAR), the press, and housing as an “investment”: These are people who want us all to believe in housing as…