Assessing The Potential Upside Of A Down Market: Tax Basis Redux
“Starting July 2, California homeowners who think the market value of their home as of Jan. 1, 2009, is less than its assessed value for 2009-10 can ask their assessor…
One Hawthorne: It Goes No Higher
An inquiry from a reader: Has One Hawthorne topped off, and if not, how many more floors are left to build? I am trying to figure out how much it…
Going Once, Going Twice…Sold (Just Not At Auction)
The sale of the now fairly infamous 3731 Fillmore #2 appears to have closed escrow ten days ago, although the MLS was just updated today. Unfortunately it looks to be…
San Francisco County Unemployment Up To 9.1 Percent In May ’09
Preliminary May labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties puts the unemployment rate at 9.1%, 7.5% and 8.4% respectively, up 0.3 percentage points from April…
From Renovation To Potentially Razed For 680/690 Folsom
According to J.K. Dineen, TMG Partners’ renovation and redesign of 680/690 Folsom might never see the light of day through those proposed glass curtain walls. Instead, the buildings could be…
Lease. Own. Evolve. (Which Shouldn’t Have Come As Any Surprise)
The Millennium’s new “Lease. Own. Evolve.” campaign shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in people by surprise. It’s the rental program we broke the news about in May. As we wrote at…
Not Quite So Easy (And A Little Less Fresh For Now)
Tesco’s plans to open three new Fresh & Easy Neighborhood Markets in San Francisco have been slowed down with mid-2010 now looking to be the first opening. The store in…
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The 2201 Baker Street Site Scoop: Full Gallery And Floor Plans Live
While a bit of our thunder is once again stolen by a plugged-in reader with regard to 2201 Baker Street, the former “Baker Acres,” here’s the real scoop…the “Modern By…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In May: Down 16.0% YOY
According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco fell 16.0% on a year-over-year basis last month (498 recorded sales in May ’09 versus 593 sales in May ‘08)…
Confidentially Speaking About The Infinity
The re-sale of 301 Main Street #9E has fallen out of contract, its list price has been cut to $749,000 (asking just under $900,000 when the Infinity sales office first…