Context for a Recent 25 Percent Over Asking Sale
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…
A Race to (Fore)Close in Saint Francis Wood
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,…
A Short-Sale Dream Turned Nightmare Take Two And An Artist’s Plea
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…
Forget The Past And Pot Fillers, It’s Time To Focus On The Drinks
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…
It’s Time To Get Medieval On 1150 Monterey Boulevard
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…
Still Nearly 30 Percent Short At 310 Townsend Versus 2007
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…
No Shortage of Short Sales at The Chateau
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…
The United (236) States of Easy Money and Forgiveness
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…
Royally Short On The 18th Floor At 1750 Taylor
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…
A Restored 250 Santa Paula Avenue Comes Up Short
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…