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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops Asking Rents in San Francisco Are Ticking Up, But… Benchmark Mortgage Rate Poised to Inch Down Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Down Year-Over-Year Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
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If The Plugged-In Readers Are Right, Jumbo-Conformings Are Here

March 13, 2008

From a plugged-in reader last week: ffective date of the conforming limit increase, it’s going to happen 3/14 (not public knowledge yet). From a plugged-in reader today: My mortgage broker…

Bay Buildings Trends

Another Apple Speaks On The Edge Of Nob Hill (1635 California #33)

March 13, 2008

Four months ago we pointed it out as “another apples to apples comp in the making.” And while 1635 California is on a busy street, and we’ll be the first…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Trends

JustQuotes: It’s A Good Thing We Don’t Have Any ARMs Around Here…

March 13, 2008

“U.S. home foreclosure filings jumped 60 percent and bank seizures more than doubled in February as rates on adjustable mortgages rose and property owners were unable to sell or refinance…

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Holy Architecture And Full-Floor Condominiums In Oakland Batman!

March 12, 2008

It’s across the bay, but we do love the building. Built in 1913 and designed by Benjamin Geer McDougall, the 14-story Oakland Federal Building is a shining example of the…

Bay Buildings Seemingly Random

The Newest Comp For A Two-Bedroom Condo At 246 2nd Street

March 12, 2008

Last week the sale of the bank owned 246 2nd Street #1302 closed escrow with a reported contract price of $775,000. That’s roughly $125K below what #902 sold for late…

Listings (for sale) Trends

Is It Simply The New New Strategy, Or Is It Actually A(nother) Sign?

March 12, 2008

It’s a plugged-in reader that points out another apple ripening on the Noe Valley housing tree. Purchased for $965,000 on 8/4/06, 1024 Sanchez is back on the market today with…

Listings (for sale)

Say Hello To My Little Friend Frond (And An Orchid) At 2221 Baker

March 12, 2008

Designed by Albert Sutton and Charles Peter Weeks in 1905, it’s actually not the architecture of 2221 Baker Street that caught our eye. No, it was simply the composition and…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Neighborhoods

JustQuotes: Redeveloping The Developments (And Changing The Mix)

March 12, 2008

“Three more decrepit San Francisco public housing developments will be refashioned into denser neighborhoods that include some market-rate housing, under a new agreement between the Housing Authority and construction companies…

Listings (for sale)

Forget The Rock Star Lifestyle, Anybody Want To Live Like A Mayor?

March 11, 2008

According to a plugged-in tipster, “the custom built 1953 Clarendon Heights home of Mayor Robinson is hitting the MLS tomorrow.” 100 Palo Alto Avenue offers huge views to both the…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

A Million “Motivated” Reasons To Get That New Album Out The Door

March 11, 2008

After 330 days on the market at $10,500,000, and a little de-rockstaring, the asking price on 2505 Divisadero has been reduced $1,000,000 (9.5%). And while a year on the market…

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  1. Fact on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    What's the status update on socket site? AI chatbots still on strike?

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern Noe Valley Compound Now Listed for 33 Percent Less

    152 days after after the revised listing mentioned in the penultimate paragraph above, 1647 Sanchez's listing was removed from the…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on “Full(er) House” Home Back on the Market

    Sold for 7.7 percent under asking. From India Roby at Architectural Digest, yesterday, in a story headlined The Full House…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits a New High, Leasing Drops

    Apparently, developers believe that S.F. doesn't have enough office space. But the vacancy rate is rising. According to an article…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Construction of Prominent Hub District Tower Has Commenced

    Might have been underway when the above was posted, but we weren't kept plugged-in. Lendlease’s tower to rise at 30…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern New Development Fails to Sell, Taken Back by The Bank

    Grubber2 pretty much nailed it. Sold by Avidbank to HSH Holdings for $14 million, or about 13.6 percent under the…

  7. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    My bad. Even realtor dot com is now showing that correct amount in its listing. I should have not taken…

  8. steve on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    I think someone mistyped the HOA fees. Redfin is now showing that as $1,764/mo. It doesn't change your main point,…

  9. Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    It's not all bad at The Millennium Tower, and we can take a look at the unit namelinked above by…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    Not only has the building — now dubbed Crescent Nob Hill — been completed since the above post, but certain…

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