(D)ow! And Did We Say Skittish?
Our rather succinct headline on May 6 when the Dow closed down 3.2 percent lower at 10,520: “A Rough Day On A Skittish Street.” A comment from auden four days…
One Year Day On The Market For 393 Carl
As wrote last August: One of four new construction condos completed in March and asking $1,395,000 at the time, the listing for 393 Carl was withdrawn from the MLS in…
Pay Shift It Forward
“The federal homebuyer tax credit shifted demand in the U.S. housing market without having a lasting impact on prices, according to Douglas Duncan, chief economist of Fannie Mae, the largest…
1880 Mission (Gardens) Now Slated For Spring 2011 Bloom
Approved by the Planning Department in 2005 following an agreement to reduce the required income to 80 percent of adjusted median for the 20 percent of units to be designated…
Candlestick/Hunters Point Environmental Impact Report Approved
The environmental impact report (EIR) for Lennar’s proposed Candlestick/Hunters Point redevelopment was approved (certified) last night, unanimously by the Redevelopment Agency and in a split decision by the Planning Commission…
736 Valencia: Full Pricing For The Plugged-In Crowd
The website for 736 Valencia is now live and the development has officially launched. Views from the roof deck and Valencia side top floor terrace (#502) are even better in…
Over Asking (But Still 24 to 33 Percent Under Purchase) At The Palms
The sale of 555 4th Street #309 closed escrow on 6/1 with a reported contract price of $640,000. The sale will be reported as an official “8% over” its last…
350 Mission Street Headed For Formal Review (EIR)
An Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the the proposed 350 Mission Street project (as exists above, as envisioned by SOM/Craig Hartman below) is about to get underway. The proposed project…
The First Listed Foreclosure At 425 First (One Rincon Hill)
While we’ve seen short sales and resales at a loss, as far as we know (or at least can recall), 425 First Street #3908 is the first listed resale of…
An Ex-Mayor’s Mid-Century Clarendon Heights View Manse Returns
In March 2008 the Mid-Century Modern Clarendon Heights home at 100 Palo Alto Avenue built for former San Francisco Mayor Elmer E. Robinson in 1953 hit the market asking $4,000,000.…