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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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    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on 141 Below Market Rate Modular Studios Even Closer to Reality

    We now have two more recent data points. Tahanan Supportive Housing (at 833 Bryant St.) completed in winter 2021, was…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Beaux Arts Beauty Suddenly Back on the Market

    Maybe the seller knew what they had, didn't want to take a more than $1 million haircut and was willing…

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  5. Aaron Goodman on Parkmerced: From The Plans To Develop, To The Plans To Preserve

    Gabriel Metcalf should apologize, 6 national organizations signed a memo against the destruction of Parkmerced, and to date they have…

  6. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  7. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

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    Here we are, more than six years later, and in a story datelined May 11, 2026 (Academy of Art sells…

  9. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    Noted. But of course I'm more interested in (what passes for) journalism over at the 'Standard'": consider this remarkable -…

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