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Real Estate Resources

Assessed Value Informal Review Requests For 2010/11 Now Online

January 13, 2010

While we’re still waiting for the full results of the formal reviews, last year 3,432 informal reviews resulted in 1,683 reductions of 2009-2010 assessed values for San Francisco properties (in…

Seemingly Random Trends

Asking $1,425,000. Owed $1,133,837. Sold For $528,500 (Cash).

January 13, 2010

Purchased for $820,000 in March 2002, the then three-unit building at 442 Holloway Avenue was refinanced in 2006 with a loan in the amount of $945,000. In February 2008 a…

As Proposed

Carrot, Stick, And Cell Legislation In The Works For San Francisco

January 13, 2010

While the Mayor’s Office works on a few carrots for developers in the city (deferred payments and a few reduced fees), the Board of Supervisors affirmed their approval of Supervisor…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Seemingly Random

Perhaps Seven Percent More Five Months Later Was A Bit Aggressive

January 13, 2010

While MLS based reports and sales history reflect a “confidential” sale price of $5,600,000 for 3570 Washington in April 2009, it was a plugged-in reader that first reported the property…

Apples To Apples

A Mission Apple Doesn’t Fall Under Its 2006 Tree

January 13, 2010

As we wrote last month: Purchased for $835,000 in May 2006 just two years after changing hands for $648,375 (ah, the good old days of easy unsustainable 13 percent average…

Neighborhoods New Developments

It’s Back To Building Digging At 1844 Market (Not So Much At 2200)

January 12, 2010

Either EastWest Bank ended up funding the project, or builder Joe Cassidy found another source of funds for the development of 1844 Market Street. For as a plugged-in reader noted…

Design & Architecture Rentals

Get A Feel For 147 Laidley Living For $12,500 Per Month

January 12, 2010

While the AIA Award Winning 147 Laidley didn’t move when listed for $3,350,000 last year, you can call it home “on a month to month basis for 6-12 months” at…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Remodeling and Renovation

767 Castro Circles The San Francisco Market For A Landing

January 12, 2010

It’s not currently official inventory (it was withdrawn from the MLS after four months on the market in June). And while 767 Castro’s website still reads “Offered at $2,295,000,” a…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

A 2010 Overture For The Maybeck At 270 Castenada

January 12, 2010

As we wrote ten months ago with respect to 270 Castenada: Asking $3,890,000 and briefly in contract before being withdrawn last April, listed at $2,995,000 today. Still touting “too beautiful…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Proposed 555 Washington Street Project: Comments And Responses

January 11, 2010

A collection of official Comments and Responses to the previously published Draft Environmental Report for the 555 Washington Street Project is now online. Our comment: Yes please (and not the…

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