A Freshly Picked Apple In Our Basket For The Beacon (250 King #266)
The bank owned sale of 250 King Street #266 closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $620,000. And yes, that’s 3.3% “over asking!” in industry speak. And likely…
Entitlement Extensions? We Say Yes, But With A Green Twist…
From J.K. Dineen with respect to many of those recently cleared but undeveloped lots now dotting the landscape in San Francisco: With residential and commercial construction stuck in a deep…
A Rental Market Anecdote From A Plugged-In San Francisco Hipster
From a plugged-in hipster’s comment: I have rentals in SF and though it’s still pretty easy to fill a vacancy here, the prices are softening. I just re-rented a condo…
Bank Owned Single-Family Fixer On The Border In Bernal (75 Bronte)
The bank bought it back last September for $600,000. And with a tax assessed value of $27,691 at the time, we’re guessing a bit of “ghost equity” might have been…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In January: Down 21.8% YOY
According to DataQuick, recorded home sales volume in San Francisco fell 21.8% on a year-over-year basis last month (229 recorded sales in January ’09 versus 293 sales in January ‘08)…
Mosaica 601 On The Market And Affordable Rental Applications Soon
While the market rate condos for the city block now known as Mosaica 601 are on the market (listed under 601 Alabama), pre-applications for 85 of the affordable apartments will…
Details And Limits On The Fed’s Foreclosure Plan Begin To Emerge
“Only about 50 percent to 60 percent of securitized prime jumbo or Alt-A loans meet the loan-modification standards requiring borrowers to live in mortgaged properties and owe no more than…
A Potential Single-Family Apple Atop Potrero Hill: 1409 20th Street
It’s a single-family “No. slope” Potrero Hill home with two bedrooms, a split bath, one car parking and “lower level & attic expansion potential!” There’s a deck with urban views…
An Apple With An Asterisk? (651 27th Street Closes Escrow)
The sale of 651 27th Street over in Noe Valley officially closed escrow today with an MLS reported contract price of $1,195,000. That being said, we have a feeling an…
Dear Diary, San Francisco Sure Has Changed For Royal Real Estate…
As a plugged-in sleepiguy notes, 2601 Lyon is back on the MLS and listed for $6,399,500 (versus $8,250,000 last August). Once again, purchased for $5,750,000 in March of 2000 and…