The Great Rate Update: What’s The Point Of A Point?
A rate update from Julian Hebron at RPM Mortgage: Zero-points rates on conforming loans up to $417k and super-conforming loans up to $625,500 have improved to start this week as…
The Slightly Altered Sign Of 161-165 Collingwood (And The Times)
A plugged-in tipster with camera in tow captures the slightly altered sign for 161-165 Collingwood (and of the times). Let’s keep the candids coming (tips at socketsite.com). ∙ Perhaps It’s…
The Bailouts Are Coming But Is The Bay Area Dying On The Vine?
The $787 billion Stimulus bill (including the restoration of higher conforming loan limits and the inclusion of a modified homebuyer tax credit) has been signed. The President is rolling out…
Apples To Apples (If You Ignore The New Bath): 2203 Broderick
Purchased for $2,000,000 in June of 2004, 2203 Broderick in the heart of Pacific Heights returned to the market with a remodeled bath in October of 2008 asking $2,395,000. Reduced…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Update: 2/17/09
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco rose 13% over the past two weeks (versus an average of 1.7% for the same two weeks over…
A Street, Agent And Now A Price In Common Too: 4432 19th Street
While it took the listing for 4552 19th Street a few reductions to join the Eureka Valley chapter of the million dollar cut club, down the street 4432 19th has…
JustQuotes: Bailing On The Substation To Bailout Yoshi’s Et Alli
“The cornerstone nightclub of the revitalized Fillmore jazz district is about to get a $1.5 million Redevelopment Agency bailout loan — but it comes at the cost of fixing a…
Two Well Designed Data Points We Wouldn’t Dismiss Out Of Hand
Purchased for $1,126,000 in 2005, remodeled and returned to the market for $1,195,000 in June of 2008, the Henry Hill home at 2209 9th Avenue was withdrawn without selling in…
Will The Twelfth Time Be The Charm? 830 El Camino Del Mar Returns
From a plugged-in reader last June: “I know this house and spoken with this owner decades ago. Since 1998 he has put it on the market 11 times, each time…
An “Exciting New Price” (And Club Initiation) For 3577 Pacific Avenue
Touting an “Exciting new price!” of $5,995,000, the newly renovated 3577 Pacific Ave has just joined our quickly growing high-end million dollar cut club. That’s assuming you count the three…