Wells Fargo Tightens Local Lending Standards For HELOCs
Three months ago we alerted you to a trend in lending to tighten up on Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs), so please don’t let us hear that any plugged-in…
A Contemporary Remodel Backing Up To Bernal Heights Park
It’s not the largest space (floor plan), but it’s not a bad use of what there is (or was); we do like the setting (up the hill from Cortland Avenue…
Preaching To The Choir: Fundamentals, Cash-Flow, Longer Horizon
They’re preaching to the SocketSite choir: fundamentals, cash-flow positive and a long-term horizon. The current challenge: finding those opportunities a bit closer to home (assuming you’re not reading from Vallejo).…
Some Insight Into Adding Value (And Effect On Neighborhood Median)
From a plugged-in reader: From time to time, people have debated about the value of properties that are in total disrepair. 3373 22nd St. provides some insight. It was sold…
Not Exactly Cheap, But A Bit Below Their Initial Great Expectations
Granted, it was officially listed at just over 4,000 square feet (but according to one appraiser, is closer to 5,000); and it does offer an in-law unit, six parking spaces,…
JustQuotes: Fewer Transfers Yields Fewer Dollars And Offsets Savings
“On Tuesday, the City Controller’s Office released a report that put shortfall for next fiscal year at approximately $305 million, $33 million less than what was projected a few weeks…
JustQuotes: Barney Frank’s Housing Bill Reduced To Political Rubble?
“As the House prepared to vote on a housing-relief bill offered by Democratic leaders, President Bush on Wednesday told the lawmakers, in effect, not to bother. “I will veto the…
It’s Not Often A Listing Can Tout A Private Outdoor Amphitheater
So the pictures aren’t particularly fantastic, but the backyard and private amphitheater do sound quite fantastical. From the $17.5 million listing for 3444 Washington: A welcoming place to entertain, the…
A “Gut Check” Then And Now? (869 Alvarado Facing Foreclosure)
Described as a “gut check for SF realtors” when it sold on 6/1/2005 (establishing a new Noe Valley neighborhood comp at $1,500,000), 869 Alvarado appears to have been refinanced a…
It Might Just Be Marketing, But What The Heck: 1635 Castro Street
With only two weeks on the market it might just be marketing, but the list price on 1635 Castro (Noe Valley) was just reduced $100,000 (6.3%) and the listing now…