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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
Apples To Apples Bay Buildings

Oh My At 34 Percent Under A 2006 Value At Odeon: 181 O’Farrell #508

February 16, 2010

As we wrote last November: Purchased for $800,000 in December 2006, Odeon (181 O’Farrell) #508 was taken back by the bank. It’s been listed at $601,400, a sale at which…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

161 San Pablo Makes Another Grand (Bank Owned) Return

February 16, 2010

Purchased for $1,825,000 in February 2006, the single-family 161 San Pablo Avenue underwent a “grand remodel” and returned to the market in September 2008 asking $2,650,000. Over the course of…

As Proposed City Planning

555 Washington: Round One Goes To The Opponents (But No KO)

February 12, 2010

San Francisco’s Planning Commission voted three to two against certifying 555 Washington‘s Environmental Impact Report (EIR). Commissioners Hisashi Sugaya, Kathrin Moore and Christina Olague voted against certification, Bill Lee and…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale)

Apples To Apples To Apples (And 100% Financing) For 2312 Gough

February 12, 2010

Purchased for $3,000,000 in May 2000, the Pacific Heights Victorian at 2312 Gough sold for $2,600,000 in July 2004 with 100% financing (assuming PropertyShark is correct). In September 2006 the…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Would The Real Top Chef San Francisco House Please Stand Up?

February 12, 2010

The listing for 3157 Baker Street boasts: “Former residence to celebrity chef, CEOs, professional athletes…” Asking $5,000,000 in 2008, down to $3,695,000 in 2010. And we’re sorry to report, our…

Listings (for sale)

Divining The Condition Of A Potentially Divine 454 Edinburgh

February 12, 2010

It’s risky to divine too much from a single tightly cropped and catawampus interior photo. That being said, we’re seeing signs of pride of ownership (or at the very least…

Being Green Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

147 Laidley Returns Asking $400K Less For The AIA Recognized Home

February 12, 2010

Listed for $3,350,000 last June but then withdrawn from the market last October, the AIA award winning 147 Laidley designed by and for Zack | de Vito Architecture is back…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

A Lack Of Appreciation (And MLS Data) For 219 Brannan #10D

February 11, 2010

Purchased new for $1,007,000 in November 2000, the two-bedroom Brannan condo #10D at 219 Brannan appears to have been flipped four months later for $1,300,000. Last March the unit was…

Listings (for sale)

Offer Bait: 683 San Jose Avenue At $439 Per Square Foot

February 11, 2010

Purchased for $395,000 in June 2000 but then refinanced in March 2005 with a $601,000 variable rate loan, 683 San Jose Avenue on the border between the Mission and Noe…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Let’s Get Ready To Rumble Over 555 Washington

February 11, 2010

We’ll call the divide rather apropos considering the controversy that surrounded the development of San Francisco’s iconic Transamerica Pyramid right next door. And later today, “the commissions that oversee the…

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