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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
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Plans for Decaying Block Slated for Approval

November 9, 2021

As we outlined back in June: With the mandated Environmental Impact Report (EIR) for the proposed redevelopment of the decaying Portola District block at 770 Woolsey Street having effectively confirmed…

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Mission District Infill Site Back in Play, But…

November 9, 2021

Having been in and out of contract a handful of times over the past couple of years, a sale of the former used car lot turned Firepie site on the…

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Prestigious Palo Alto Home Reduced, Listed for a(nother) Loss

November 8, 2021

As we outlined last month: Purchased for $8.5 million in June of 2016, the “sumptuous” Palo Alto home at 1117 Hamilton Street, which measures 3,376 square feet, sits on a…

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Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Drops, Asking PPSF Too

November 8, 2021

Following a trend that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the net number of homes on the market in San Francisco, which peaked exactly three weeks ago, ticked down…

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Asking Rents in San Francisco Tick Down Another Percent

November 5, 2021

As we first reported last week, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco had slipped a percent in October to $3,375 per month, an average which…

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Design District Lab Development Closer to Reality, But…

November 5, 2021

The formal application to move forward with the development of a block-long, 5-story laboratory building on the western side of De Haro, from 15th to 16th Streets, has been filed…

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Supersized Tower Raises Recommendations but No Red Flags

November 4, 2021

Having completed their preliminary review of the proposal for a 575-foot-tall, 623-unit apartment tower to rise on the South of Market parcel at 620 Folsom Street, upon which a 43-foot-tall…

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Bonus to Build Shorter Than Allowed Slated for Approval

November 4, 2021

As we outlined back in 2019 when the plans were being drawn: Plans to level the two-story industrial building at 560 Brannan Street, adjacent to an already approved major development…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Down, Poised to Rise

November 4, 2021

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched down 5 basis points (0.05 percentage points) over the past week to 3.09 percent, which is 31 basis points above its…

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Outer Sunset Infill on the Boards, Permits Requested

November 3, 2021

Plans for a three-story infill building to rise upon the Outer Sunset parking lot parcel at 2513 Irving Street, between 26th and 27th Avenues, have been drawn. As designed by…

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