Royal Towers (1750 Taylor): Columns, Views, And Comps
Okay, so columns aren’t really our thing (sorry Mike, marble or not). But we do like big views. And there aren’t many buildings in San Francisco from which a second…
He’s It’s Back: California’s $10,000 Homebuyer Tax Credit Returns
An effective $200 million extension and expansion of last year’s oversubscribed $10,000 homebuyer tax credit incentive, California Assembly Bill 183 was signed into law by Governor Schwarzenegger yesterday. The new…
(Will They) Give It Up For Your Golden State San Francisco Warriors…
Could Chris Cohan’s announced willingness to sell the Golden State Warriors at a time when the San Francisco Giants’ are scrambling for equity investors to support their proposed development of…
Three Different Perspectives On (Or From) 117 Lower Terrace
117 Lower Terrace from the front, from the inside… And behind. ∙ Listing: 117 Lower Terrace (3/2) – $1,649,000 ∙ Spaces fresh and familiar (117 Lower Terrace)
A Plugged-In Resident Tipster Reports On Artani’s Round Two
A plugged-in tipster reports with respect to Artani’s (818 Van Ness) round two of sales: They are setting up a sales office on the ground floor in the permanently vacant…
601 4th Street #3P Quietly Sells Without A Tweet (As Far As We Know)
The sale of Evan Williams’ old Heublien Building Penthouse loft (601 4th Street #3P) closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $1,250,000 ($697 per square). Purchased for $1,500,000…
India Basin Shoreline Redevelopment EIR In The Works
The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency and San Francisco Planning Department and about to jointly tackle the preparation of an Environmental Impact Report (“EIR”) for the proposed redevelopment of the India…
TARP’s Special Inspector General Takes Aim At HAMP
From Neil Barofsky, the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program by way of Bloomberg: “ risks helping few, and for the rest, merely spreading out the foreclosure…
A Bright Spot For “Single-Family” Homes Under Six?
571 Bright is one of twenty single-family District 3 homes currently listed for under $600,000. And while the kitchen(s) could use some updating, and it is only a single bath…
Bank Of America’s New Equity Principal Forgiveness Program
Call it anything but altruistic, but Bank of America has announced a new focus on principal forgiveness – versus interest rate reductions – for its portfolio of highest risk loans.…