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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
Seemingly Random

Coming Soon In Cow Hollow (But We Want To Know Now)

March 4, 2008

It’s featured on the San Francisco Properties website as “Coming Soon” in “Cow Hollow.” And while there’s no address, we’re wondering if a plugged-in reader or two might be able…

Real Estate Economics

Did Your Portfolio Help Bailout An Overleveraged Homeowner Today?

March 4, 2008

Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, urged lenders “to forgive portions of mortgages held by homeowners at risk of defaulting” this morning in Orlando. “Lenders tell us that they are reluctant…

SocketSite Readers Report

A Chance For You Your Broker To Be Riding In Style

March 4, 2008

From a plugged-in tipster who’s not a broker (“no idea why they would send me this”) but nonetheless received the following email from Pacific Marketing Associates: Subject: Brokers! Don’t miss…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

JustQuotes: Planning/Progress The Willie Brown Way (Via John King)

March 4, 2008

“The way tells it, were pulling every trick they could to stop the city from erecting a parking garage on Vallejo Street desired by North Beach and Chinatown merchants. So…

Neighborhoods New Developments

55 Laguna: Approved On Appeal And In Front Of San Francisco’s BOS

March 3, 2008

Unanimously approved by the Planning Commission in January, the redevelopment of almost six acres in Hayes Valley is on appeal and the project will be heard by San Francisco’s Board…

Industry Stuff

Premier Lender Thornburg Mortgage Headed Towards Bankruptcy?

March 3, 2008

Thornburg Mortgage, one of the premier jumbo ARM and Alt-A mortgage lenders, has at least one analyst raising the specter of bankruptcy as the lender failed to meet its latest…

Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

A New Floor Plan And Major Remodel Turns An Apple Into An Orange

March 3, 2008

The floor plan before: The floor plan after: And a peek inside: Purchased for $770,000 in 2005, 1080 Chestnut #7D is back on the market with a post-remodel price tag…

Seemingly Random

Fannie And Freddie Forced Aim To Help Fix Appraisal Fraud

March 3, 2008

Last week it wasn’t a done deal. This week it is. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the biggest sources of financing for U.S. home loans, agreed to overhaul the way…

Trends

SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 3/03/08

March 3, 2008

While we’ve seen sales volume in San Francisco trending up over the past two months, new listings continue to outpace new contracts as inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos,…

Commercial Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

No Real Story (But We Simply Couldn’t Resist): 2728-2730 21st Street

March 3, 2008

While Edwardians and Victorians represent one era of San Francisco’s past, this definitely represents another. ∙ Listing: 2728-2730 21st Street (Mixed Use) – $1,150,000

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