Countrywide Requiring 25% Down For All Bay Area Jumbo Loans
From a plugged-in tipster late last week: Just got an email from my mortgage broker…countrywide is now requiring 25% down payments on jumbo mortgages in the bay area. No word…
Calling All Contractors Or Other Plugged-In People: Cost To Renovate?
A plugged-in reader went to the head of the site fifteen months ago for a must read comment concerning the actual cost of building a home in San Francisco. Our…
1081 Church Street Closes Escrow And A Reader Wants To Know…
The headline question last month with respect to 1081 Church Street which sold in late March for $1,400,000 and then quickly returned to the market for $1,450,000: “Will A Winner’s…
The SocketSite (Reader’s) Scoop: Daly’s Two-Unit TIC Legislation DOA
We’ve fielded more than our fair share of questions and concerns over the past month regarding Supervisor Daly’s proposal to require two-unit buildings to participate in San Francisco’s condo-conversion lottery.…
One Ecker Place Update: The Condos Rentals Condos Get Unwrapped
The protective wrapper is on its way down over at One Ecker Place (as captured by a plugged-in tipster). And yes, after a brief 180 that quickly turned into a…
Listed Sales Activity In San Francisco: Down 25-30% In June (YOY)
As you know, San Francisco’s inventory of listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs is currently running 34% higher on a year-over-year basis. As you might not know, on a year-over-year…
A Plugged-In Reader Reports: 72 Townsend Not “Coming Soon?”
From a plugged-in tipster nine months ago: The existing ground floor windows got a good wash yesterday and are now adorned with the news that Luxury Homes are coming soon…
Our Ritz-Carlton Residences Monday Morning Redux: The Update
From a trusted plugged-in tipster on the heels of this mornings post: I’ve heard that one-third of the Ritz units fell out of escrow. I gather some buyers were upset…
You’ll Have To Pardon Us If We Avoid Swapping Any Spit (125 Mono)
While we had been waiting for the website for 125 Mono to go live, a plugged-in reader simply reports: Just went to the open house on Sunday and it is…
When Friia Ruled San Francisco Real Estate (A Reader’s Recollection)
Our piece on 1001 California resurrected the name Vincent Friia, a flamboyant fixture of a bygone era in San Francisco (and its real estate). A reader recollects (slightly edited for…