First Flip At Linea Seeks $1,300 Per Square Foot, Quick $200K Gain
With the sales office still working to close out the last few units for sale at Linea on Market Street (a.k.a. 8 Buchanan), the buyer of a two-bedroom unit who…
Price For Market Street One-Bedroom Jumps $101K In Two Months
Two months ago, a brand new 786-square-foot one-bedroom condo atop “The Century” at 2200 Market Street was purchased for $949,000 ($1,207 per square foot). Having decided against a move to…
Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions In SF Headed To Senate Floor
Seeking “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants” and written to freeze Ellis Act evictions in San…
A Near Meaningless Analysis Of Ellis Act Profiteering That’s Likely To Make The News
At the request of Supervisor Campos and based on “a random sample of 15 properties” as outlined above, San Francisco’s Budget and Legislative Analyst has just completed an analysis “on…
Before and After at 228 Elsie
Purchased as a “contractor’s special” for $550,000 a year ago, 228 Elsie has returned to the market in Bernal having been redesigned, rebuilt, and repriced at $1,350,000. And having been…
A Quick Resale And Update For BLU (631 Folsom)
Purchased for a recorded $584,000 six months ago, and which appears to have included a year of pre-paid HOA dues worth $7,482 (“Hoa paid thru 6/2010”), 631 Folsom #6E returned…
If Only They Would Be Willing To Accept Virtual Mini-Dollars As Well
Speaking of recently staged, we can’t help but notice the first attempted Millennium flip resale has received a “virtual” treatment (click photo above to enlarge). And while we applaud the…
1200 Indiana: Flip Or Folly?
If we remember correctly, the ultra modern (and apparently “URBAN FABULOUS”) live/work space at 1200 Indiana last changed hands was last on the market about nine months ago after it…
Investing In The Bubble
Entrepreneurs from coast to coast are creating investment funds and ancillary businesses to capitalize on any downturns in the real estate market. One such “opportunity fund” has a stated plan…