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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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Metreon Makeover Approved, Entrance Rendered And Ready In 2010

March 4, 2009

From the San Francisco Examiner with respect to the Metreon’s makeover: San Francisco Redevelopment Agency commissioners on Tuesday evening unanimously approved plans by new owners Westfield Group and Forest City…

Real Estate Resources

“Home Affordable Modification Program Guidelines” Dated March 4

March 4, 2009

The official guidelines for President Obama’s $75 billion homeowner rescue plan: Home Affordable Modification Program Guidelines (pdf). We’ll note the high-cost loan limits for qualifying loans (up to $729,750 for…

New Developments Rentals

The Rather Ironic “Argenta Silver Lining”: Now Leasing At One Polk

March 4, 2009

Less than 24 hours after we broke the news of Riverstone Residential’s involvement with Argenta (1 Polk), a plugged-in tipster (quite literally) catches a craigslist ad asking $2,250 for a…

New Developments

Two Of Twelve Condos At 480 14th Street (“FORM 14”) Hit The MLS

March 3, 2009

The “Grand Opening Party” for 12 new condos at 480 14th Street (“FORM 14“) is tomorrow (3/4/09) from 5:30 to 7:30 pm. And yes, it was the Delfina Pizza that…

Real Estate Economics Rentals Seemingly Random

Note To Daly (And Others): Let The Market Take Care Of Itself

March 3, 2009

From the City Insider: Supervisor Chris Daly plans to introduce a series of new laws that’s intended to help renters during these tough economic times — a proposal that is…

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Breaking Free Of The “San Francisco” Design Mold Mould

March 3, 2009

“San Francisco’s architecture in the past has been defined by bay windows and Victorian woodwork. These days, the best work shares an attention to detail and an ability to triumph…

Real Estate Economics Trends

U.S. Pending Home Resales Drop 7.7% In January, December Revised

March 3, 2009

The National Association of Realtors reports a 7.7% January drop in U.S. pending home resales and has revised their originally reported 6.3% gain in December down to 4.8%. “There are…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

Simply Three Perspectives On 106 Jordan Ave (And Perhaps A Fourth)

March 3, 2009

It’s simply three perspectives on 106 Jordan Avenue. From the front above and a peek inside its “4,900 square feet” below. And from behind… A fourth perspective? We’ll leave that…

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The Argenta (1 Polk) Scoop Redux: Riverstone Residential To Manage

March 2, 2009

Stop the presses (or rather refresh that browser). While one plugged-in reader reports that “Riverstone Residential came through with the winning offer on the Argenta,” another shoots us the following…

SocketSite Readers Report Trends

Early February Listed Sales Count For San Francisco: Down 35-40%

March 2, 2009

A plugged-in reader provides the early 2009 count and year-over-year six year history for February sales of single-family homes, condos and TICs in San Francisco. Expect the final count for…

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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 -…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

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