1487 McKinnon Finally Sells In July 2008 (At A December 2000 Price)
Fifteen months after hitting the market, 1487 McKinnon has closed escrow. A sales recap for the small (900 sqft) single-family house (on a larger lot) since the year 2000: sold…
Actual Bay Area Foreclosures Up 314% (San Francisco Up 182%)
The good news, while Bay Area foreclosures (trustee deeds recorded) in the second quarter of 2008 were up over 314% on a year-over-year basis, actual foreclosures in San Francisco only…
The Scoop On 2157 Green Street (Could You See The Foreshadowing?)
You’ve seen the house next door. A plugged-in Sleepiguy delivered the scoop on the lot. And now, 2157 Green Street is officially on the market in all its rendered, video,…
For A Select Few First-Time Buyers Willing To Cross The Bay
San Francisco County doesn’t qualify for the new CalHFA Community Stabilization Home Loan Program, but Alameda and Contra Costa counties do. In a nutshell (but with plenty of devilish little…
What’s Twenty-Five Billion Between Three Hundred Million Friends?
The good news, there’s a “better than 50 percent” chance it won’t happen. The bad news, if it does it will “probably” cost taxpayers $25 billion (luckily not each). And…
Exceptional, Exquisite, And Impeccable…And Now Reduced As Well
719 Ashbury remains “exceptional,” “exquisite,” and “impeccable.” And as of this afternoon, it’s now “REDUCED!” – by $200,000 or 7.7% – as well. ∙ Listing: 719 Ashbury (5/3.5) – $2,395,000…
The Heights At Candlestick “On Hold” According To The Sales Center
It was six weeks ago that a plugged-in tipster correctly called the construction hold on 5800 3rd Street and
378 Cumberland: Additional Background, Insight and Photos
If you liked the looks of 378 Cumberland, a plugged-in reader shares some additional insight, background and photos: “This was just a very special house; I saw it when it…
JustQuotes: A Hard Lesson To Learn, So Let’s Not Forget
“The San Francisco Redevelopment Agency will leave the Western Addition in January, ending a 40-year “urban renewal” project that was touted as a move to wipe out blight but actually…
Sometimes It’s The Small Things (In More Ways Than One)
While 236 States #1 doesn’t look to be particularly large, it does look to make decent use of the space (although it’s tough to tell about storage). And to be…