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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
Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

The Power Of Threes For A Remodeled 1155 Vallejo In Russian Hill

October 30, 2009

Three stories, three decks, three bedrooms and three (and one half) baths for the remodeled 1155 Vallejo asking just under three million ($2,995,000) in Russian Hill. ∙ Listing: 1155 Vallejo…

Commercial Trends

San Francisco’s Commercial Sublease Snapshot: November 2009

October 30, 2009

According to Colliers, 2,411,525 square feet of commercial sublease space is currently on the market in San Francisco, down 248,159 square feet over the past 30 days but once again…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

First Refreshed, Now Reduced For One Rincon Hill #806

October 30, 2009

Speaking of refreshed listings, withdrawn from the MLS in July after almost 120 days on the market at $945,000, the resale listing for One Rincon Hill (425 1st Street) #806…

Commercial Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

Twenty Percent Off Sale Around Union Square

October 30, 2009

“There are close to two dozen vacancies in the Union Square area, and the vacancy rate stands at 10 percent, with 4 percent more available for sublease, said Julie Taylor…

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It’s March Margarita Margarido Madness As 5950 Goes Live At $5.5M

October 30, 2009

With the flick of a switch and a plugged-in tip, The Margarido House (5950 Margarido Drive, Oakland) has officially gone from coming soon to on the market online. The marketing…

RandomRumors Seemingly Random

Trauma Doesn’t Survive, But Will This Scene?

October 29, 2009

NBC has cancelled its San Francisco based series “Trauma.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, however, “NBC plans to continue airing the show for now, and will produce all 13 episodes…

Apples To Apples

Who’s The Comp Now? (160 Westgate Drive Closes Escrow)

October 29, 2009

Advertising “priced below neighborhood comps” at $1,025,000 in August, the bank-owned sale of 160 Westgate Drive closed escrow on 10/27 with a reported contract price of $1,040,000. That’s 1% over…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Trends

Will The Stimulated Economy Be As “Sticky” As Real Estate?

October 29, 2009

“The U.S. economy grew in the third quarter for the first time in more than a year, propelled by stimulus-driven gains in consumer spending and home building.” UPDATE (10/30): “Americans…

Listings (for sale)

A New Dashiell Hammett Mystery: The Single-Family Short Sale

October 29, 2009

A single-family Edwardian “tucked away on quiet street between Nob Hill and Downtown neighborhoods,” 33 Dashiell Hammett sold for $1,275,000 in January of 2007. According to our tipster, it “looks…

Seemingly Random

The Scene Opens Sitting In The Palms’ Sales Office Two Years Ago…

October 29, 2009

Back in October of 2007 when The Palms was advertising “Only 8 Left!” a plugged-in reader had submitted an offer on one of the units. From the reader at the…

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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…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on 141 Below Market Rate Modular Studios Even Closer to Reality

    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…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Contemporary Little Saigon Condo Listed for Nearly 30 Percent Less

    The one-bedroom, one bathroom 719 Larkin #705 sold for $690,000 in November of 2019, conforming to building and neighborhood comps…

  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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