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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
Rentals Seemingly Random

Rent Kirk Hammett’s Mansion For $1,555 A Month (Split Nine Ways)

December 23, 2008

Last listed for sale at $9,500,000 before being withdrawn, Kirk Hammett’s recently remodeled mansion atop Pacific Heights (2505 Divisadero) is now being offered for rent at $14,000 a month. Yes,…

Bay Buildings Rentals

The Relative Value Of Two High-Rise Rentals Around $12,000 A Month

December 23, 2008

A mid-floor three bedroom, three bath at the St. Regis with a view of One Rincon asking $11,950 a month. Or a high-floor two bedroom, two bath at One Rincon…

Coming Soon

Name That House In Four Photos Or Less (Plus A Little Verbiage)

December 22, 2008

It’s not quite as difficult as the single deck shot challenge a plugged-in tipster nailed a while back, but it’s a “name that house” challenge nonetheless. Four pictures above, a…

Seemingly Random SocketSite Readers Report Trends

Some “Older Folks” (His Words, Not Ours) Perspective On The Market

December 22, 2008

Some excerpted perspective from an older experienced plugged-in reader: Us older folks (48 years myself) have seen this all before. I sold my second home in Santa Monica in 1990…

Listings (for sale) Rentals Seemingly Random

313 Duncan: Going The Rental Route (But Still Available For Sale)

December 22, 2008

After two months on the market 313 Duncan remains available for purchase and seeking $2,850,000, but the developer is now testing the rental waters as well. Asking $15,000 per month…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Trends

Perhaps It’s The Market That’s More Unbelievable To Some…

December 19, 2008

Purchased for $1,600,000 a year ago when they were asking $1,675,000, 214 Arguello Boulevard returned to the market nine months later (September 2008) asking $1,595,000. The list price was lowered…

New Developments

The Newest Chelsea Park Comp: 3620 19th Street #28 Closes Escrow

December 19, 2008

The sale of Chelsea Park (3620 19th Street) #28 closed escrow on 12/12/08 with a reported contract price of $619,000 (including five years of leased parking). Listed for $749,000 (or…

New Developments

And Now We Do, It Wasn’t (Have An Answer And Possible)

December 19, 2008

As we wrote 14 months ago: What most people already know about Frank Norris Place (81 Frank Norris): it’s a new development of 32 one bedroom “luxury condos” on Polk;…

Commercial Trends

Doesn’t Everybody Want To Work Here? (Class A Rents Plunge)

December 19, 2008

“A new Colliers International report found weighted average rents in the financial district dropped from $56.17 to $41.34 a square foot during the , a 26.4 percent decline. Across the…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Bubble (Or Not) Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Another Non-Comp Comp On The Market At 246 2nd Street (#1003)

December 19, 2008

In October of 2005 246 2nd Street #1003 sold for a reported $950,000. In April of 2008 the unit was bought back by the bank for $835,783. And yesterday it…

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    Gabriel Metcalf should apologize, 6 national organizations signed a memo against the destruction of Parkmerced, and to date they have…

  2. 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…

  3. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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  4. 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…

  5. 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 -…

  6. 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…

  7. Brahma (incensed renter) on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    And 12 years and 8 months later, brought to market asking $35 million only to be removed 122 days after…

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    Yes. You correctly understood the schtick. Business people can make up all kinds of rationalizations for their pecuniary interests that…

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