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“Here in the Castro, there are over a dozen empty storefronts and more expected. Yet, the hood chased WaMu out of a great (now empty) space. So, are people really…
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“Here in the Castro, there are over a dozen empty storefronts and more expected. Yet, the hood chased WaMu out of a great (now empty) space. So, are people really…
It’s an Oakland (both in terms of the city and Claude) Eichler across the bay. If our tipster is correct, it’s one of only 49 ever built (in terms of…
Fannie Mae lost $2.19 billion in the first-quarter, about four times that of average analyst expectations. And the largest U.S. mortgage company will now raise $6 billion in order to…
“ Buffett said he sold two residential units in San Francisco about two years ago. The real estate agents wanted him to list one of the properties for $995,000, but…
Two months ago we plugged you in to some neighborhood resistance to ICI Paints plan to open a retail outlet at 1575 South Van Ness (currently a shuttered Hollywood Video…
It’s a Mill Building (720 York) brick and timber loft with 15-foot ceilings; a 1,749 square foot floor plan; and plan by the current architect-owner to add a second bathroom…
According to Julian Hebron at RPM, local 30-year jumbo-conforming mortgages are currently being offered for around 6.625%. That’s a 0.25% (25 bps) discount to jumbo rates (6.875%) but a 0.625%…
“Colorado-based apartment real estate investment trust paid $115 million for a recently completed Mission Bay apartment complex, a deal that shattered price-per-unit records for a major multi-family property in San…
While the original 2,200 square-foot red-bellied Tudorbethan (69 Waller) sold on January 10th for $1,100,000, the 4,000 square foot upstairs mate (71 Waller) is on the market today for $1,749,000.…
A plugged-in reader in the market for a home at Homes on Esprit Park receives an email from the sales office alluding to some new pricing (“can’t release the pricing…