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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
Listings (for sale)

A Single-Family Apple On The Tree In Lower Pacific Heights

March 3, 2008

Twenty-one months ago 1515 Lyon was listed at $1,450,000. Two weeks later the asking price was reduced to $1,350,000. And five months after that it closed escrow with a reported…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods Seemingly Random

An Outstanding View (And Story Of Spite): Atop 947 Green Street

March 1, 2008

We’re not going to make a habit of publishing on the weekends, but we do prefer to kick them off with an outstanding view and perhaps a little history from…

New Developments

Infinity And One Rincon Hill: Closings By The Numbers To Date (2/29)

February 29, 2008

A few early numbers for closings at Infinity and One Rincon Hill (according to J.K. Dineen): ∙ Infinity: 11 closed, a “handful” moved in, 1 has walked away from a…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) New Developments

JustQuotes: The Timing On Turnberry’s Tower (45 Lansing) And Sales

February 29, 2008

“Turnberry Associates…has leased the defunct 25,000-square-foot Sound Factory nightclub at 525 Harrison St., directly next door to the One Rincon Hill sales center at 511 Harrison St. The space will…

Listings (for sale) New Developments

Coming Soon Here (And Starting At $559,00): 1158 Sutter Street

February 29, 2008

Forget “starting at $669,000” as originally advertised, three of the new two-bedroom condos at 1158 Sutter have hit the MLS and they’re listed from $559,000. Granted, the footprints aren’t huge…

Neighborhoods New Developments

An Unrendered Perspective On The Proposed 690 Stanyan Project Site

February 28, 2008

∙ The 690 Stanyan Project: Overview And EIR Hearing Tomorrow (2/28)

New Developments

Coming Soon Here: 2405 Folsom (Website And Listing)

February 28, 2008

Following in the footsteps of the signs, the website for 2405 Folsom is now up and fully functional. As previously noted, it’s six condos in total. As not previously noted,…

Seemingly Random

“Instant Equity” Hawkers Take Note (Along With Everybody Else)

February 28, 2008

It’s not a done deal, but as a plugged-in reader notes it’s looking like Fannie Mae (“the biggest source of financing for U.S. home loans”) will ban the use of…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

From The Future To The Past (Tense): 2021 Webster Cuts Again

February 28, 2008

From “seller relocating” in October, to “seller relocated” today, the list price for 2021 Webster was just reduced another $150,000 (its third cut). And while it’s now listed at a…

Real Estate Economics

JustQuotes: Freddie Follows Fannie (As Is Human Nature)

February 28, 2008

“Freddie Mac, the second-largest mortgage-finance company, posted a record $2.45 billion loss for the fourth quarter as rising defaults sent credit costs soaring….Government-chartered Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, which account…

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