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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
Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

A Bit Of Listing Transparency In Light Of Its Design: 3537 21st Street

April 20, 2010

From the architect’s website with respect to their “21 House” (a.k.a. 3537 21st Street): This remodel of a kitchen and bathroom in a San Francisco Victorian explores the effects of…

Apples To Apples

A Premium Sea Cliff Apple Is Picked (2910 Lake Street)

April 20, 2010

As we wrote in February, having sold for $4,250,000 in November 2007 (asking $4,595,000 at the time), 2910 Lake Street returned to the market two months ago asking $3,990,000. And…

Design & Architecture Fixtures & Furnishings Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Up, Out, And Fake Rocks Be Gone At 159 Downey

April 19, 2010

As the onetime dry rot and insect infected 159 Downey looked when purchased for $895,000 in August 2006 above. As the newly expanded (both horizontally and vertically), exterminated, remodeled and…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Alexandria Theater Plans A Few Weeks From First Public Screening

April 19, 2010

Recently designated a “vacant building,” and already looking a little less blighty, the Environmental Impact Report (EIR) and detailed plans for the development of the long shuttered Alexandria Theater are…

Bubble (Or Not) Industry Stuff

Tamalpais Bank Falls (Thanks To The Lembis?)

April 19, 2010

On Friday the California Department of Financial Institutions shut down Tamalpais Bank and named the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) as Receiver. As a plugged-in tipster notes (and correctly predicted):…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

2734-2736 Buchanan: Apples To Apples And Unlisted (For Now)

April 19, 2010

Not (yet) listed on the MLS but on the market and asking $4,995,000, 2743 Buchanan features a legal studio on the ground floor (along with two-car parking and a wine…

Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Catch A Peek While You Can…

April 16, 2010

If you’re interested in the completely renovated 3176 Washington we might suggest taking a look soon, because in the word of a plugged-in tipster with no ties to the property,…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings

Over Asking But Down At/From The Top Of The (Water)mark

April 16, 2010

The bank-owned sale of Watermark (501 Beale) penthouse #1E closed escrow on 4/13 with a reported contract price of $1,230,000 (an official $6,000 “over asking”). Once again, the corner penthouse…

New Developments

Sales Office Stats: 555 Bartlett, 829 Folsom, LindenHayes, And Union

April 16, 2010

Sales office stats by way of the San Francisco Business Times for a few of the smaller new condo developments about town: ∙ 555 Bartlett: 31 (including 9 BMR) of…

Trends

San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In March: Up 50.6% YOY

April 15, 2010

According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco was up 50.6% on a year-over-year basis last month (500 recorded sales in March ’10 versus 332 sales in March…

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