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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
Apples To Apples Neighborhoods Trends

A Renovated Single-Family Noe Valley Apple Gets Picked: 1604 Castro

November 6, 2008

The sale of 1604 Castro Street closed escrow yesterday (11/5/08) with a reported contract price of $1,000,000 (was listed for $1,050,000). Purchased for $920,000 in December of 2004, the sale…

Breaking News Neighborhoods New Developments SocketSite Readers Report

The Turnberry (45 Lansing) Scoop: Construction Starting Early 2009?

November 6, 2008

From a plugged-in tipster with respect to Turnberry’s development at 45 Lansing: They just sold a 50% stake in the project to another group led by Mike Zoi. Expected to…

Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Seemingly Random

Solid Or Squishy? (And Being “Cash Flow Positive” Isn’t Always So)

November 6, 2008

From the listing for 555 4th Street #715 in The Palms: Solid investment property, already rented $2800/month…Property virtually rents and manages itself…No eviction control, no rent control…Low maintenance since the…

Breaking News Neighborhoods Seemingly Random

Hold The Phone (Or At Least The Official Local Election Results)

November 6, 2008

While the San Francisco Department of Elections website notes 241,090 total ballots cast on November 4th in San Francisco and includes 191,962 from “Election Day Reporting” and 49,128 “Vote by…

Breaking News Industry Stuff SocketSite Readers Report

It’s Official: McGuire Real Estate Acquires Urban Bay Properties

November 6, 2008

Yesterday’s scoop via a plugged-in Charlie Moore (CEO of McGuire): I wanted to personally give you the official word that McGuire and Urban Bay are merging. The companies have been…

Neighborhoods

Seawall Lot 351: This Time The Port Does The Punking (RFP Wise)

November 5, 2008

From the Port of San Francisco via a plugged-in tipster: On August 13, 2008, the Port of San Francisco issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) seeking private sector development proposals…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

1438 Jackson: If You Missed It When New (And Now That You Know)

November 5, 2008

Speaking of Dawson&Clinton developments, a plugged-in tipster notes that 1438 Jackson is back on the market and asking $1,629,000. Once again, high-end finish and fixtures (Bulthaup, Miele, Subzero, Dornbracht, Lefroy…

Neighborhoods

The Day After: November 4 Real Estate Related Election Results

November 5, 2008

With 100% of the San Francisco precincts reporting, but only 95% Statewide, Proposition 1A (high-speed rail) is passing, Measure A (General Hospital) passed, Measure B (affordable housing) failed, Measure D…

Seemingly Random

So You Want To Be In Renderings…

November 4, 2008

Steel Blue and Neorama are working on a video for San Francisco’s Transbay development. And if you’ve ever wanted to be immortalized in one of those mixed media renderings we…

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random SocketSite Readers Report

The Unofficial One Rincon Hill Floor Plan Challenge: Ryan Responds

November 4, 2008

Reader Ryan responds to our (unofficial) One Rincon Hill penthouse floor plan challenge: A little tweak…Done very quickly but you get the idea. Also like mentioned plumbing fixtures such as…

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Recent Reader Activity
  1. Aaron Goodman on Parkmerced: From The Plans To Develop, To The Plans To Preserve

    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

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

  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…

  8. Notcom on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

    I would diagnose this type of disconnect: Ass Burgher's Syndrome

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

  10. Daniel on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    The Chron has some numbers to put to this: They just published a rundown of office occupancy by largest tenants.…

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