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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 Neighborhoods

Hardship, Shadows And Rail Making Their Way Towards June Ballot

January 20, 2010

Newly proposed real estate related legislation which could land on June’s ballot: 1. A measure sponsored by Supervisor Daly which would “allow financially pressed renters to apply for economic hardship…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Proposed 900 Folsom/260 Fifth Street Design Evolves And Emerges

January 19, 2010

The final colors haven’t been picked, but the latest renderings for Avant Housing’s proposed 900 Folsom/260 Fifth Street project have been uploaded to their project site. The latest design features…

East Bay Seemingly Random

A Strong Second Sale But Not Quite The Real(tor) Facts

January 19, 2010

Last week the press release went out for the sale of 222 Broadway #1505 across the bay at $1,100,000 touting the “First Oakland Million Dollar Condo Since October 2008” and…

Apples To Apples

What’s The Story Morning Glory For 66 Sea Cliff Avenue?

January 19, 2010

This is as close to “cherry picking” as we’ll come. Or more accurately, it’s a recently closed “apples to apples” sale in Sea Cliff that we didn’t point out prior…

Remodeling and Renovation Seemingly Random

A Rare Peek Into Permits Versus Reality Via A Lien On Presidio Terrace

January 19, 2010

The two permits pulled for work on 4 Presidio Terrace in 2008 and completed in 2009 that identify Plath & Company as contractor total $60,000 in estimated costs (the amount…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Carmelita’s Way: A Renovated 50 Carmelita Returns

January 19, 2010

50 Carmelita has yet to hit the MLS, but its website has been filling out over the past couple of weeks. Purchased for $1,360,000 with a recorded 2,656 square feet…

Industry Stuff

FHA Waives Prohibition To Aid Quick Foreclosure Flips

January 19, 2010

Starting February first, the current prohibition on providing FHA backed loans for properties that have been owned by the seller for less than 90 days will be waived for a…

Bay Buildings Breaking News

As One Ecker Turns (Over): Lender Forecloses As Nobody Bids

January 15, 2010

As we broke the news with respect to One Ecker last May: “The development is in receivership (and all deposits have been returned).” As a plugged-in reader reports today: “Construction…

Editorial

We’re Still At A Loss For Words (Unfortunately The Attorney Wasn’t)

January 15, 2010

In the words of a tipster: “I happened to see this on the news last night — and was so deeply offended by the haughty attorney…” Ditto. ∙ SF Low…

Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Seemingly Random

A Tip Of The Hat To That New MLS Rule: 2140 Jefferson Closes Escrow

January 15, 2010

As a plugged-in reader notes, the sale of 2140 Jefferson closed escrow today. Originally asking $8,180,000 in September but reduced to $7,400,000 in October, the reported contract price was $6,500,000.…

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    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

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    We now have two more recent data points. Tahanan Supportive Housing (at 833 Bryant St.) completed in winter 2021, was…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Beaux Arts Beauty Suddenly Back on the Market

    Maybe the seller knew what they had, didn't want to take a more than $1 million haircut and was willing…

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  5. Aaron Goodman on Parkmerced: From The Plans To Develop, To The Plans To Preserve

    Gabriel Metcalf should apologize, 6 national organizations signed a memo against the destruction of Parkmerced, and to date they have…

  6. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  7. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

  8. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    Here we are, more than six years later, and in a story datelined May 11, 2026 (Academy of Art sells…

  9. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    Noted. But of course I'm more interested in (what passes for) journalism over at the 'Standard'": consider this remarkable -…

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    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

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