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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 Design & Architecture

178 Townsend Approved To Become Mixed-Use With 94 Rentals

September 4, 2009

Speaking of San Francisco Planning and pipeline, Martin Building Company’s proposal to transform 178 Townsend into 94 rental units was approved yesterday. Make that 129 projects (and 34,655 units) that…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

San Francisco’s Housing Pipeline And 2009 Housing Element Report

September 4, 2009

According to the San Francisco Planning Department and its 2004 and 2009 Housing Element Report, San Francisco’s big picture (click to enlarge) housing pipeline is as so: ∙ 156 projects…

Commercial Trends

San Francisco’s Commercial Sublease Snapshot: September 2009

September 4, 2009

According to Colliers International, 2,721,080 square feet of commercial sublease space is currently on the market in San Francisco (49% of which is currently vacant), up a net 266,000 square…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

Apples To Apples (Aside From Any Other Analytics) In Bernal Heights

September 4, 2009

Let’s put aside any macro dollar per square foot analytics which would suggest home values in Bernal are down despite the alpha effects of the neighborhood’s gentrification and focus on…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

From Parking For Cars To Parking For People Across From GP BART

September 4, 2009

As part of the Glen Park Community Plan the 54-space BART parking lot across from the Glen Park station is proposed to be developed into a mix of ground‐floor commercial…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Real Estate Economics Trends

U.S. Unemployment At 9.7 Percent, Two Tenths Below San Francisco

September 4, 2009

“The pace of U.S. job losses slowed in August as signs emerged that the recession is ending, while the unemployment rate reached a 26-year high ….A rising jobless rate, stagnant…

As Proposed Being Green Neighborhoods SocketSite Readers Report

Rincon Hill Streetscape Plan In Action On Spear: New Mini-Park

September 3, 2009

As we wrote with respect to the Rincon Hill Area Plan back in 2006: As part of the Area Plan, a streetscape plan “calls for extensive sidewalk widenings, tree plantings,…

Trends

Listed San Francisco Single-Family Home Sales In August: Down 5%

September 3, 2009

Sales volume for listed single-family homes in San Francisco fell 5% on a year-over-year basis in August (206 transactions in 2008 versus 196 in 2009), down 12% versus July and…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

And On This Farm Along Octavia Boulevard (Between Oak And Fell)

September 3, 2009

A plugged-in reader’s comment with respect to yesterday’s post on Envelope A+D’s plans for “proxy” along Octavia Boulevard on Central Freeway Parcels K+L: Looks pretty, but a well landscaped edible…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

An Only In North Beach NIMBY Preservationist Argument: Shelves

September 3, 2009

From the Examiner with respect to plans for a new North Beach Library and upgraded Joe DiMaggio Playground: The City plans to demolish the old and create public parkland on…

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