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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
Listings (for sale)

If You Can’t Be A Whole Tycoon, You Might As Well Live Like A Half

November 11, 2008

From silver tycoon Richard Chambers’ single-family mansion in 1887 to two restored and renovated “single-familyesque” condos in 2002, the eastern half of this registered City Landmark (2220 Sacramento) is no…

Neighborhoods Seemingly Random Trends

Don’t Confuse Average Prices And Appreciation: Look To The Apples

November 10, 2008

The Chronicle quote with regard to Bay Area home price appreciation: One of the few standouts was the 94114 ZIP in San Francisco, home of Noe Valley, where houses go…

Trends

Reis Says: San Francisco Rents Up. Readers Say: But Falling.

November 10, 2008

“The average monthly price for a rental home in the San Francisco area, which includes San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin, leapt $251 over the past two years, from $1,579…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) SocketSite Readers Report

From A Comment A Year Ago To The Market Today: 3299 Gough

November 7, 2008

It’s been a while since we’ve talked about 1307 Bay Street. From a plugged-in reader with respect to the building a year ago: Which unit is the penthouse? I think…

Bay Buildings Bubble (Or Not) Commercial

Brugnara Properties Headquarters Headed For Foreclosure?

November 7, 2008

From a plugged-in tipster today: 351 California is one of the Dollar buildings (forgot which one), later the Pacific Bank Building, and currently the HQ Brugnara Properties. Luke Brugnara is…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

Liking The Island Vibe (As Well As The Urban View): 713 Rhode Island

November 7, 2008

If you’ve ever wondered what’s behind that sweet little gate, here’s your chance to see. We’re defintiely digging this “island” vibe and architecture. Don’t forget those invitations to the housewarming…

Apples To Apples

An Elegant Noe Valley Apple Still On The Tree: 4545 25th Street

November 7, 2008

By the numbers for 4545 25th Street: purchased twenty months ago (2/16/07) fully renovated for $2,725,000, listed two months ago for $2,895,000, and then reduced three weeks ago to $2,695,000;…

Commercial Design & Architecture Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Neighborhoods

Another Metreon Makeover: Opening Up And Out To Bring People In

November 7, 2008

“The will see significant changes, including a new main entrance on Fourth Street. The building will also face outward more; restaurants along Fourth Street will have entrances onto the street,…

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random SocketSite Readers Report

The Unofficial One Rincon Hill Floor Plan Challenge: It’s Flaneur Time

November 7, 2008

Another reader (“Flaneur”) responds to our unofficial One Rincon Hill penthouse floor plan challenge with a great attitude (“I can hardly wait for my ‘design review’”), a bit of humility…

Bubble (Or Not) Real Estate Economics

JustQuotes: Proposing To Change The Terms To Protect The Principal

November 7, 2008

“ imposing a 90-day stay for the foreclosure process for owner-occupied homes that have received notices of default. Lenders could be exempted from the stay by proving they have an…

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    From a piece by Jessica Blough datelined Oct 9, 2026 (Illegal former Academy of Art dorms are being turned into…

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