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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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Recent Reader Activity
  1. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern Noe Valley Compound Now Listed for 33 Percent Less

    152 days after after the revised listing mentioned in the penultimate paragraph above, 1647 Sanchez's listing was removed from the…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on “Full(er) House” Home Back on the Market

    Sold for 7.7 percent under asking. From India Roby at Architectural Digest, yesterday, in a story headlined The Full House…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits a New High, Leasing Drops

    Apparently, developers believe that S.F. doesn't have enough office space. But the vacancy rate is rising. According to an article…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Construction of Prominent Hub District Tower Has Commenced

    Might have been underway when the above was posted, but we weren't kept plugged-in. Lendlease’s tower to rise at 30…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern New Development Fails to Sell, Taken Back by The Bank

    Grubber2 pretty much nailed it. Sold by Avidbank to HSH Holdings for $14 million, or about 13.6 percent under the…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    My bad. Even realtor dot com is now showing that correct amount in its listing. I should have not taken…

  7. steve on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    I think someone mistyped the HOA fees. Redfin is now showing that as $1,764/mo. It doesn't change your main point,…

  8. Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    It's not all bad at The Millennium Tower, and we can take a look at the unit namelinked above by…

  9. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    Not only has the building — now dubbed Crescent Nob Hill — been completed since the above post, but certain…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits a New High, Leasing Drops

    Probably won't meaningfully decrease the amount of office space on the market. Google is pulling out of it's lease at…

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