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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) New Developments

Pride Of (A Few Weeks Of Arterra) Ownership: 300 Berry #518

October 7, 2008

Residents started moving in two months ago, an understated “grand opening” event was held last week (looking good and tasty margaritas), and at least one resale unit has been listed…

Industry Stuff

Bank Of America’s Loan Abuse Settlement By The Numbers

October 7, 2008

The potential extent of Bank of America’s “loan abuse” settlement by the numbers for select Californians: ∙ $3.4 billion: reduced interest payments and principal ∙ $33.6 million: waiver of late…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

When Taking A Cold Shower Might Have The Opposite Effect…

October 7, 2008

Unfortunately there aren’t more (or better) photos and we haven’t been inside (readers?), but the stairs caught our attention. And the voytastic bath just won’t let it go. ∙ Listing:…

Editorial

From ‘Sticky’ To ‘Slippery’ Revisted: The SocketSite Original

October 6, 2008

Technical traders and analysts often talk about support levels or a floor price. In the housing market, real estate agents talk about “stickiness.” Previous downturns in the

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Still An Architectural Work Of Art, But Still A Bidding War To Be?

October 6, 2008

As we wrote eighteen months ago when 25 Mercedes Way was listed for $1,895,000 but sold for $2,200,000: This Joseph Leonard designed Arts and Crafts house is described as an…

Industry Stuff Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

Did Somebody Say Alt-A? (Yes) And Crackup As In Like A Clown? (No)

October 6, 2008

“The Federal Housing Administration has grown so large that by the end of the year it will guarantee mortgages for three in 10 U.S. borrowers, many of whom have bad…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale)

A Renovated Cow Hollow Apple On The Tree: 1968 Greenwich Street

October 6, 2008

Purchased for $2,100,000 in May of 2005, 1968 Greenwich in the heart of Cow Hollow (District 7) is back on the market today. Asking $2,100,000 (with nary an alley, moldy…

Coming Soon Commercial Neighborhoods SocketSite Readers Report

Noe Bagel’s Days Might Be Numbered. Now About Next Door…

October 6, 2008

As a plugged-in reader notes, a notice has been hung on 3931-3933 24th Street (the Noe Bagel building). From our reader: They are planning a 8,000 sqft 4 story mixed…

New Developments RealRecentReductions

Symphony Towers Update: Buying Love (But Dropping Prices Too)

October 3, 2008

Symphony Towers (750 Van Ness) is now offering brokers 4% commissions as well, with studios starting at $329,000 (down from around $350,000 when they first opened a year ago and…

Bay Buildings Fixtures & Furnishings Listings (for sale)

You’ve Seen Two, But You Haven’t Seen Them All: 300 Beale #406

October 3, 2008

Boffi, Miele, Porro and Agape (the tub above) inside. And yes, Embarcadero Lofts (this time #406). As we said, you’ve seen one (or two), but you haven’t seen them all……

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