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 listing at 22 percent below... Read More »

Plugged-in people knew the short sale had been approved and the list price reduced to $480,000, a sale at which would have been a 34 percent drop in value for the Jackson Square condo at 733 Front Street over the past three years. This past Friday the sale of... Read More »

As a plugged-in reader noted, on Friday the list price for the short sale of 733 Front Street #407 was reduced to $480,000 and “Approved Short Sale!!!” was added to the listing. Once again, the one-bedroom was purchased for $730,000 in September 2007, listed for $760,000 this past January,... Read More »

The list price for the short sale of 733 Front Street #407 has been reduced to $499,000. Once again, the one-bedroom was purchased for $730,000 in September 2007, listed for $760,000 this past January, reduced to $730,000 in February, reduced to $629,000 in April, and for the past three... Read More »

The new listing for 106 Coleridge at $1,295,000 touts, “Once in a lifetime opportunity.” It had been listed for $1,495,000 in February before being withdrawn from the MLS in May. Of course the Bernal property wasn’t listed as short sale back then. And while the renovated Victorian doesn’t feature... Read More »

As we wrote this past November: Listed as a short sale for $595,000, the Lower Pacific Heights single-family (but zoned RH2) home at 2874 Bush Street sold for $675,000 in June of 2003. According to a plugged-in source a short sale has already been approved (although at exactly what... Read More »

Our first thought (and as supported by the slew of complaints filed since 2005): feuding neighbors. Our second: perhaps the same as yours. And as 536 Laidley looked in 2003 when purchased for $899,000: On the market in 2010 and listed for $875,000 as a short sale. Goodwill not... Read More »

As we wrote last month: Listed as a short sale for $595,000, the Lower Pacific Heights single-family (but zoned RH2) home at 2874 Bush Street sold for $675,000 in June of 2003. According to a plugged-in source a short sale has already been approved (although at exactly what price... Read More »

While we often note the first few resales in a new development as a measure of open market value, here’s a new twist: the first short sale (as far as we know). SHORT SALE. Gorgeous 3BR/2BA 1 year new condo at Candlestick Point, a beautiful gated community. Inviting living... Read More »