What’s 140 Days On The Market And $280,000 Between Friends?
Asking $1,975,000 in April; $1,850,000 in May; $1,750,000 in June; and then relisted for $1,695,000 a few days ago, 1915 15th Avenue is now in escrow. In other words, MLS…
Big Swinging…Doors (And Here Comes The Competition)
It’s a 1905 Edwardian that’s been redesigned by architect Jonathan Feldman and interior designer Joseph Oroza (the seller). Big glass doors with some big city views. And you’ve got to…
Why Settle For A Master Suite When You Can Have A Master Floor?
Alternate headline: For Those Who Have Been Feeling A Little Porny… ∙ Listing: 3460 Clay St (6/4.5) – $5,995,000
It’s The End Of The GSE’s As You Know Them (Do You Feel Fine?)
The Federal government has officially seized control of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and once again, no plugged-in person should have been caught by surprise. The question now, how will…
Name That Magazine In One Listing Or Less (2526 Broadway)
From the listing for 2526 Broadway: “Recently featured in a prominent design magazine.” Bonus points to the first plugged-in person to identify it (the magazine, not the address). Negative points…
It Gets A Little Easier To Reach The Summit (4121 Cesar Chavez)
List prices haven’t fallen to reader laura’s $800 per square foot target at The Summit, but the asking price for 4121 Cesar Chavez #6 has dropped from $1,949,000 ($1,029/sqft) to…
A Reader’s Query: Any Downside To Individual TIC Assessments?
A plugged-in reader seeks an answer we can’t definitively provide. And if you own (or plan to own) a TIC, it might be a question you’ll one day ponder as…
The Staging (And Reduction) Of That Ritz-Carlton Penthouse Shell
Plugged-in people might recall the empty 3,595 square foot penthouse shell at San Francisco’s Ritz-Carlton Residences known as 690 Market #2401. And as a tipster notes, while it’s still a…
Budding Big Buildings Across The Bay (Oakland And Emeryville)
Encinal Jackson has submitted an application to build a 56-story mixed-use tower at 1938 Broadway in Oakland. At 715 feet, the proposed tower would nearly double the height of Oakland’s…
U.S. Foreclosure Rates For Prime Loans Continues To Accelerate
According to the latest report from the Mortgage Bankers Association, the pace of new U.S. home foreclosures “increased to 1.19 percent, rising above 1 percent for the first time in…