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Building Up Lombard Take Two (More)

August 18, 2023

While plans to merge the 3 lots at 2419-2435 Lombard Street and develop a 4-story building, with 12 condos over a ground floor commercial space, were approved back in 2014,…

Breaking News San Jose (And South) Trends

San Jose Breaks the Million Dollar Mark for Single-Family Homes

August 10, 2016

For the first time ever, a major metropolitan area in U.S. has recorded a median sale price above $1 million for single-family homes. And that honor belongs to San Jose,…

City Planning Trends

Survey: Bay Area Headed in Wrong Direction, Residents Might Flee

May 2, 2016

According to a poll of 1,000 Bay Area residents conducted for the Bay Area Council, only 40 percent of residents feel like we’re “headed in the right direction,” down from…

East Bay Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics San Jose (And South) Transit

What It Costs to Live near BART and the Relative Commute Times

March 31, 2016

The relative cost of living near BART has been newly mapped by Estately, which compiled the average sale price per square foot for all the houses, townhouses and condos that…

Trends

The Most Expensive U.S. Metro Areas: San Jose And San Francisco

August 11, 2015

San Jose (#1) and San Francisco (#2) remain the two most expensive major metropolitan areas in U.S. for single-family homes and the gap between the two and the rest of…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Rentals

Short-Term Rental Scofflaws Hit With $276,000 Fine

May 6, 2015

Two landlords who employed the Ellis Act to evict tenants from the rent-controlled units and then marketed the apartments as short-term rentals on Airbnb, Homeway and VRBO have been hit…

East Bay San Jose (And South) Trends

San Jose And San Francisco Prices Slip While U.S. Median Advances

November 7, 2014

San Jose and San Francisco remain the two most expensive major metropolitan areas in U.S. for single-family homes, but the gap between the two and the completion has narrowed a…

Bubble (Or Not) City Planning Real Estate Economics

City Responds To “Gloomy” Outlook For Affordable Housing In SF

September 26, 2014

Responding to the Civil Grand Jury report which noted that the Mayor’s goal of creating 30,000 new and rehabilitated homes is San Francisco by 2020 “will provide some relief to…

Trends

Most Expensive Metro Area In The US? San Jose. San Francisco #2

August 12, 2014

While home-price growth in the U.S. has slowed to its slowest pace since 2012, up an average of 4.4 percent, year-over-year, the median single-family home sale price within the San…

City Planning Trends

San Francisco Will Miss Its Affordable Housing Allocation By A Mile

July 23, 2014

As was long ago determined by the California Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) and the regional Association of Bay Area Governments (ABAG), in order to meet the growing…

Brahma (incensed renter) on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
They are about to find out if you are right. The current owner and/or their agent appear to either have…
sockettome on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
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Brahma (incensed renter) on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
In what might be a harbinger of things to come for the market in Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects' glass…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Motivated Sellers Drop Price for Light Filled Dogpatch Loft, Again
It's easy to conclude that the sellers aren't really that “motivated”. After a listing withdrawal in May, 1578 Indiana Street…
Conifer on Contact Us
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The Milkshake of Despair on Contact Us
The mechanics of the website itself are working as you can see. However the editor's absence leaves a dearth of…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
As of Nov 30, 2024, 555 Fulton St. Unit 427 had it's listing withdrawn, apparently without a sale, 243 days…
Smooth on Contact Us
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wilson on Trendy Farmhouse Thanks and Design
Sort of a Thanksgiving tradition to pop onto Socketsite and see what home they featured. Sad that SS is still…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Tenderloin Development Redesigned, Slated for Approval
This might be a lesson in not counting your chickens before they hatch.This project has been kicking around in various…

Building Up Lombard Take Two (More)

San Jose Breaks the Million Dollar Mark for Single-Family Homes

Survey: Bay Area Headed in Wrong Direction, Residents Might Flee

What It Costs to Live near BART and the Relative Commute Times

The Most Expensive U.S. Metro Areas: San Jose And San Francisco

Short-Term Rental Scofflaws Hit With $276,000 Fine

San Jose And San Francisco Prices Slip While U.S. Median Advances

City Responds To “Gloomy” Outlook For Affordable Housing In SF

Most Expensive Metro Area In The US? San Jose. San Francisco #2

San Francisco Will Miss Its Affordable Housing Allocation By A Mile

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