Which Five Years Will The Next Five Most Likely Resemble Redux
As we wrote a little over a year ago: 213 Moulton is a contemporary single-family home situated down a little alley in Cow Hollow. It first sold for $545,000 in…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Update: 11/17/08
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco remained flat over the past two weeks but is running 28.4% higher on a year-over-year basis with sales…
And Speaking Of Being Plugged-In To Bay Area Employment Trends…
“Of course, if this was limited to Sun, it probably would not have a huge impact on anything concerning this site. But Sun is obviously just one of many going…
From Underwater To Unemployed (And Sorry, But It’s Just Starting)
A plugged-in reader’s comment: Remember all the excitement over Google millionaires buying up places with cash? We are now entering a period of huge tech layoffs (see Sun as one…
The Potrero’s New New Approach: Soliciting Minimum Sealed Bids
It appears as though The Potrero’s closeout offer of an additional $25,000 off already reduced prices of as much as $90,000 (11%) didn’t do the trick last month on those…
TIC Troubles Via The WSJ (But We Wouldn’t Discount That Downturn)
The Wall Street Journal article: Residential-TIC Tack Hits Snags. The Quote: The problems facing residential TICs, which are found mainly in San Francisco, are different and reflect tighter mortgage underwriting…
We’ll Pass On Getting Zillowed And Focus On The Apple-esque Data
We’ll pass on Zillow’s report on the percentage of Bay Area homes that are underwater as it relies on “zestimates” of current market value. And well, let’s just say we…
Fannie, Freddie and Citigroup To Join The Payment Cutting Parade
“Mortgage companies Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and Citigroup Inc. plan to cut home-loan payments for hundreds of thousands of borrowers facing foreclosures, following similar moves by the nation’s biggest…
Don’t Confuse Average Prices And Appreciation: Look To The Apples
The Chronicle quote with regard to Bay Area home price appreciation: One of the few standouts was the 94114 ZIP in San Francisco, home of Noe Valley, where houses go…
Reis Says: San Francisco Rents Up. Readers Say: But Falling.
“The average monthly price for a rental home in the San Francisco area, which includes San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin, leapt $251 over the past two years, from $1,579…