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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture

Fairmont Hotel Revitalization And Tower Rebuilding As Proposed

April 29, 2010

As is proposed for the “Fairmont Hotel Revitalization” and Residential Tower Project: The proposed project includes two main components: (1) renovation of portions of the historic 1906 Fairmont Hotel, a…

Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Before And After (And “Year-Over-Year”) For 587 Jersey

April 28, 2010

Speaking of over in Noe Valley, 587 Jersey has just returned to the market following a soup to nuts remodeling and expansion of its living space. Purchased for $700,0000 a…

New Developments

Sales Office “Close Outs” (And Comps) At Arterra And Infinity

April 28, 2010

Originally asking $1,319,000 but listed on the MLS by the sales office for $1,059,000 five months ago, 300 Berry #1610 closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $850,000.…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Will The Eighth Time Be The Charm For 188 South Park Number Seven?

April 28, 2010

As we wrote about the developer’s unit when listed for $1,995,000 in 2006: We’re suckers for a luxurious shower (and doubly so when it’s outside). So you can imagine our…

Commercial Neighborhoods

Noe Valley Close To Politely Removing Its Restaurant Cap

April 28, 2010

From the San Francisco Examiner with respect to the current cap on new full-service restaurants along 24th Street in Noe: With a unanimous vote Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors repealed…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale)

A 7 Percent Slide From 2005 To 2009…But Up 8 Percent Since?

April 27, 2010

Purchased for $860,000 in May 2005, the renovated single-family home at 1409 20th Street returned to the market as a “pocket listing” asking $949,000 in early 2009 before being listed…

Apples To Apples Bubble (Or Not) Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

A Winner’s Curse That Has Yet To Be Cured

April 27, 2010

As we wrote this past August: A renovated Victorian at 819 Haight Street hit the market in 2005 asking $1,395,000, it sold for $1,635,000 ($240,000 over asking). No word on…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

One Day On The Market (For The Sixth Time In Four Years)

April 27, 2010

219 Brannan #1C was listed anew for the sixth time since 2006 today, and for the second time since becoming bank owned. Withdrawn from the market just yesterday with a…

Trends

February Case-Shiller Index: San Francisco Falls Across All Price Tiers

April 27, 2010

According to the February 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 0.7% from January ’10 to February ’10, down 38.3% from a peak…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

Green Apples-To-Apples To Be At Arterra: 300 Berry #514

April 26, 2010

While 300 Berry #514 has been “lovingly decorated…with artwork, wall coverings, custom paint colors and fine appointments” we’ll still call it a “green” apples-to-apples pair of sales to be. Purchased…

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