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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
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Sometimes It’s Simply The View(s), And Sometimes It’s Not

October 27, 2008

We’d say if it was simply because of the views. But quite honestly, it’s not. There’s more. Like a private elevator if you’d prefer not to take the stairs. ∙…

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U.S. New Home Builders Start Seeing The Light (As Do Some Locals)

October 27, 2008

Sales of U.S. new homes rose 2.7% from July to September on a median sales price not seen since September 2004, but fell 33% from September 2007 on overall lower…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Still Drawn To The Decks (Amongst Other Things) For A Third Time

October 27, 2008

We were first drawn to the decks a little over five months ago when it was priced at $2,535,000. It was two months ago that the asking price was adjusted…

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Price Cuts Of Up To 30% At Symphony Towers (750 Van Ness)

October 25, 2008

Plugged-in people knew the cuts were coming. And as one reports, they’re here. Prices at Symphony Towers (750 Van Ness) have been reduced by up to 30% or $136,000. A…

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The 690 Stanyan Project Update: Conditional Use Approved 6-0

October 24, 2008

“Last night, the Planning Commission voted 6-0 to approve the Conditional Use for the 690 Stanyan project, the mixed-use proposal with Whole Foods as the anchor tenant.” ∙ Comments: The…

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The Google Chart Of The Day (And A Bit More Foreshadowing)

October 24, 2008

Click to enlarge. And once again, a bit of foreshadowing. Yes, with regard to local housing.

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New Development “Closeout” Sales: The Potrero And 170 Off Third

October 24, 2008

Last weekend it was The Potrero that was offering “an additional $25,000 off* in addition to…already reduced prices” of as much as $90,000 (11%) on its ten remaining homes. Oh,…

Commercial Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Trends

535 Mission Street: From Office To Residential To Office To Suspended

October 24, 2008

“With the markets in turmoil and rents falling, Beacon Capital Partners has suspended construction on its 27-story office tower at 535 Mission St., the only speculative downtown highrise slated to…

SocketSite Readers Report

Less Money For Nothing From Wells Fargo?

October 24, 2008

From a plugged-in reader: Just got a letter and a call from Wells Fargo offering a 1/2 point reduction in our 30 year fixed jumbo-conforming loan ($720K) through October 29th.…

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A Plugged-In Reader Reports (Rather Effusively): Go See 141 Ames

October 23, 2008

It’s not yet listed, but its website just went live. And while we haven’t yet been inside 141 Ames (aka Betty May’s School of Tap), a plugged-in reader reports (rather…

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Recent Reader Activity
  1. Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less

    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on 141 Below Market Rate Modular Studios Even Closer to Reality

    We now have two more recent data points. Tahanan Supportive Housing (at 833 Bryant St.) completed in winter 2021, was…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Beaux Arts Beauty Suddenly Back on the Market

    Maybe the seller knew what they had, didn't want to take a more than $1 million haircut and was willing…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Contemporary Little Saigon Condo Listed for Nearly 30 Percent Less

    The one-bedroom, one bathroom 719 Larkin #705 sold for $690,000 in November of 2019, conforming to building and neighborhood comps…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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 -…

  10. 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…

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