As we outlined earlier this year: Purchased as new for $1.53 million, or roughly $1,284 per square foot, in early 2008, right as the Great Recession was picking up steam, the two-bedroom Ritz-Carlton Residences unit #1702 at 690 Market Street returned to the market in early 2015 priced at... Read More »

The 5,700-square-foot Presidio Heights fixer at 3515 Pacific Avenue hit the market listed for “$6.9 million” early last year and sold for $10.35 million that March. Having since been virtually remodeled and staged, but otherwise mostly untouched, the same “incredible opportunity in one of San Francisco’s most sought after... Read More »

Designed by Bliss & Faville and built following the Great Quake of 1906, the nearly 14,000-square-foot Pacific Heights mansion at 3001 Pacific Avenue was purchased by the Egyptian government in 1960 and served as its Consulate up until around 2010 when it was last renovated and reinforced. And having... Read More »

As we wrote in 2006 with respect to the photo above, “While plasma screen televisions still manage to grab people’s attention, sometimes they do so for all the wrong reasons.” And while perhaps not quite as awkward, a reader wonders about what would appear to be a television mounted... Read More »

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 “photo virtually staged” watermarks, we’re amazed at how much virtual furniture can fit in that real space: a couch... Read More »

Perhaps they’re simply shooting for that “lived in” look. Or perhaps they’re just trying to keep it real. In either case, the listing caught a reader’s (and our) attention. And there’s definitely no staging or photoshopping happening here (we hope). ∙ Listing: 946 Stockton #6F (2/1.5) – $599,800 Read More »