A Reader Reports: Apples To Apples On Potrero Hill (1304 De Haro)
From a plugged-in reader with respect to the listing for 1304 De Haro: My wife and I were bidding on this exact condo a year ago and did not counter…
You Like It In San Francisco. You Really, Really Do! (Then Again…)
“Thousands of new technology industry and other professional jobs and a burst of new housing construction attracted more new residents to San Francisco in 2007 than in any year in…
Subprime And Alt-A Statistics By County: The Feds Mortgage Map
Well, while a plugged-in tipster directed us to the site last week (cheers), another plugged-in reader steals a bit of our thunder and forces a pre-analysis publication by pointing it…
Argenta (1 Polk) Update: The Scaffolding Starts To Get Stripped
As a plugged-in reader notes, the scaffolding and wrap that has surrounded Argenta (1 Polk) has started to be stripped. And while 766 Harrison seems to be ringing true to…
Foreclosure “Activity” Dips Slightly In California (But Foreclosures Up)
According to RealtyTrac, while foreclosure activity across the U.S. increased 4 percent from March to April (and is up almost 65 percent on a year-over-year basis), activity decreased slightly in…
Coming Soon (And The Scoop): 2820 Vallejo (A Julia Morgan Design)
While we do like modern design, we’re also suckers for the classics. And the designs of Julia Morgan most definitely count. We don’t yet know the price, nor are any…
Freddie Mac Changes Accounting, Reports Lower Than Expected Loss
Freddie Mac, the second-largest U.S. mortgage finance company behind Fannie Mae, announced that it will raise $5.5 billion in capital following a lower than expected first-quarter loss of $151 million.…
From Rendering To Reality (Although Not Quite Finality): 766 Harrison
A plugged-in tipster notes that the scaffolding has been stripped from 766 Harrison and what’s rising rings true to the rendering (with the exception of that two-way street). And while…
While Libor Heads Up, Jumbo-Conforming Rates Head Down
While Libor has been heading up amid complaints “that financial institutions weren’t telling the truth about their funding costs after rising mortgage defaults contaminated credit markets and drove up borrowing…
Fourth and King Railyard: Now You See It, Perhaps One Day You Won’t
While the Planning Department’s recommendations for building heights and development surrounding the new Transbay Terminal is currently the center of attention, don’t forget that the potential for San Francisco’s Fourth…