Checking In On Two Pacific Heights Apples: 2155 Buchanan Update
Apples-to-apples sales tell us the most about how the market is moving, but non-sales can provide some hints as well. And while 2155 Buchanan Street #9 is in contract up…
Grand Opening Liquidation Sale: Signs Of The Times And SF Freeze?
A plugged-in tipster captures the seemingly oxymoronic “Grand Opening Liquidation Sale” sign adorning Bamboo Colony at the base of Potrero Hill. The tipster’s succinct subject line: “It’s gonna be a…
San Francisco Rental Market Weakness: SocketSite Readers Report
From a plugged-in reader with respect to San Francisco’s rental market: I do consulting and building inspections for major lenders for commercial properties (apartment buildings over 6 units are considered…
A Rental Market Anecdote From A Plugged-In San Francisco Hipster
From a plugged-in hipster’s comment: I have rentals in SF and though it’s still pretty easy to fill a vacancy here, the prices are softening. I just re-rented a condo…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In January: Down 21.8% YOY
According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco fell 21.8% on a year-over-year basis last month (229 recorded sales in January ’09 versus 293 sales in January ‘08)…
The Great Rate Update: What’s The Point Of A Point?
A rate update from Julian Hebron at RPM Mortgage: Zero-points rates on conforming loans up to $417k and super-conforming loans up to $625,500 have improved to start this week as…
The Slightly Altered Sign Of 161-165 Collingwood (And The Times)
A plugged-in tipster with camera in tow captures the slightly altered sign for 161-165 Collingwood (and of the times). Let’s keep the candids coming (tips at socketsite.com). ∙ Perhaps It’s…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Update: 2/17/09
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco rose 13% over the past two weeks (versus an average of 1.7% for the same two weeks over…
An “Exciting New Price” (And Club Initiation) For 3577 Pacific Avenue
Touting an “Exciting new price!” of $5,995,000, the newly renovated 3577 Pacific Ave has just joined our quickly growing high-end million dollar cut club. That’s assuming you count the three…
Early January Listed Sales Results For San Francisco: Down 34%
Based on an early count of 142 sales of listed single-family homes, condos and TICs in January, sales volume in San Francisco has dropped 34% on a year-over-year basis (versus…