We first took note of the well-designed unit #1 at 236 States Street back in 2008, a few years before it was marketed as a short-sale near the bottom of the Great Recession, foreclosed upon, and then sold by the bank for $600,000 in early 2012. Having since been remodeled,... Read More »

Purchased for $910,000 in 2003 having sat empty for 25 years, the St. Francis Wood home at 250 Santa Paula Avenue, which was originally designed by noted architect Angus McSweeney, returned to the market listed for $2,995,000 in 2008, following a major renovation and expansion to five floors connected... Read More »

Purchased for $525,000 in 2003 and refinanced in 2007 with a $700,000 loan, the one-bedroom cottage at 3066 Market Street was sold short for $485,000 in 2011, listed as a “terrific opportunity for a contractor or very savy buyer who wants the perfect opportunity to create their new... Read More »

The 1,450 square foot single-family home at 1688 Dolores Street on the border of Noe Valley and Bernal Heights was purchased for $1,227,000 back in 2005. Facing a foreclosure sale in 2011 with $1,610,000 in mortgage debt then owned, the property ended up selling for $928,000 in a short-sale... Read More »

It’s not often we see listings for “Medieval” estates in San Francisco (although it does happen), but yesterday the 4,100 square foot Monterey Heights “fixer” at 1150 Monterey Boulevard hit the market as a short sale listed for $1,400,000. How does a home with a tax assessed value of... Read More »

As the apples-to-apples “Regular Sale!” of 310 Townsend #108 closed escrow earlier this month selling for 26 percent ($136,000) under its 2007 purchase price, the “short sale” of 310 Townsend #411 closed escrow this past Friday with a reported contract price of $575,000. Call it 29 percent ($235,000) less... Read More »

As the 785 Square foot number 409 at 2701 Van Ness hits the market listed as a short sale for “$525,000,” the 768 square foot number 711 just went into escrow as a short sale having been purchased for $671,000 in 2006, listed for $599,000 this past February, and... Read More »

As we wrote about 236 States in July 2008: “While 236 States #1 doesn’t look to be particularly large, it does look to make decent use of the space (although it’s tough to tell about storage). And to be honest, it was simply the operable windows in the kitchen... Read More »

As we wrote in February: Purchased for $2,550,000 in December 2007 and unsuccessfully listed for sale five times since with prices ranging from $2,700,000 to $1,900,000, the Royal Towers (1750 Taylor) #1803 is now back on the market MLS and listed for $1,995,000 as a short sale. The new... Read More »

From the listing for 250 Santa Paula Avenue: This work of art was originally designed by Angus McSweeney, a prominent San Francisco architect who is credited with the design of several residential high-rises in Russian Hill, Nob Hill, and Pacific Heights; as well as his collaboration with several other... Read More »