Albion Castle Cuts $550,000 (19%), Now About That Karma…
The history. The reduction $550,000. The new ask: $2,400,000. The karma comment.
160 Manchester: Will This (North Slope) Bernal Stout Stand Up?
Designed by William Stout, the contemporary 160 Manchester atop the north slope of Bernal Heights sold for $1,116,000 in November 2008. Back on the market in March 2010 and asking…
30-Year Mortgage Rates Fall Back Below Five
“The rate for 30-year fixed U.S. home loans fell to 4.97 percent for the week ended today from 5.05 percent, mortgage finance company Freddie Mac said in a statement. The…
1919 Vallejo: An Easy Game Of Spot The Difference (And Investment)
As the exterior of 1919 Vallejo looked in 2006 when purchased for $2,960,000 above, as it looks today below. Can you spot the difference? And while the interior had been…
Bay Area (Small) Business Confidence Ticks Up
From the Chronicle: The numbers aren’t huge, according to the Bay Area Council’s quarterly Business Confidence Survey – just 20 percent of the 498 senior executives responding said they plan…
Moving On Up Down For A Bank Owned Penthouse In The Sky
On the heels of the Watermark Penthouse #1B’s apples to apples 31 percent decline in value (below its 2006 sale), Watermark Penthouse #1E has returned to the market. As we…
Looking Down On San Francisco From A (20) Palo Alto Perch
Like there’s any way we could resist that deck shot on a day like today (this too shall pass). Asking $2,850,000 for the five bedrooms, five and one-half baths, three…
The Latest (By Two Weeks) One Rincon Hill “06” Comp
Listed by the sales office for $1,295,000 this past December, the sale of 425 1st Street #3906 closed escrow last month with a (just now) reported contract price of $960,000…
Spoiler Alert: The 2010 “San Francisco Dream House” Is…
While the official unveiling isn’t until noon, and we were doing our best to wait, banner ads for the 2010 San Francisco Dream House Raffle have started running with pictures…
555 Fulton: Full Details And A “Refined” Facade
The Stanley Saitowitz design for 555 Fulton (click image to enlarge) has been “refined” a bit since a plugged-in tipster first forwarded the renderings three years ago. New details for…