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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
New Developments

Coming Soon: Fifteen New Condos At 1158 Sutter Street

February 12, 2008

What we know about 1158 Sutter Street: the final condo map for 15 units was approved late last year, and while the website remains “Coming Soon,” they’ve begun advertising two-bedroom/two-bath…

Seemingly Random

At The Very Least They Could Have Included “Nxt 2 Bsy Fr Stn”

February 12, 2008

A reader’s comment with regard to an online ad for 2243 Greenwich: Re the Craigslist rental ad–“Cntpry 6bd, 5bth,2-lvl, rmd, 2-cr pk, sng fm hs, bst lc” Does anyone else…

Listings (for sale) Rentals SocketSnaps

A Little Extra Perspective On The Listing: 2243 Greenwich

February 12, 2008

The tightly cropped photo from the listing: A bit broader perspective from SocketSite: And the close-up for those who might be more interested in renting: UPDATE (2/22): From a plugged-in…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

JustQuotes: Consider The Why, Not Just The What (“Project Lifeline”)

February 12, 2008

“At-risk borrowers with all types of mortgages, not just high-cost subprime loans, could be eligible for help under a new plan involving six big home lenders. The plan, called Project…

Neighborhoods New Developments

Ghirardelli Square & Fairmont Heritage Place: Overview And Sales

February 11, 2008

Erected in 1893 to house the Ghirardelli chocolate factory, once a locals destination, and having fallen prey to the Fisherman’s Warf tourist trade over the past couple of decades, San…

New Developments SocketSite Readers Report

SocketSite Readers Report: The Grand Opening of The Greenwich

February 11, 2008

The twenty-nine new condos at The Greenwich (1501 Greenwich) officially opened this weekend and a few readers have shared their thoughts. And while we’re still in search of a complete…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions SocketSite Readers Report

Another Apple Is Ripening On The Tree In District Nine: 701 Minna #19

February 11, 2008

Three months ago we received the following note from a plugged-in reader: I used to live at . In April 06 I had it listed for $930k and ended up…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

It’s All About The Holly Hulburd Design. And Views. And Dog.

February 11, 2008

It’s not a staircase in this Holly Hulburd redesigned Telegraph Hill TIC that caught our attention, but rather the stone, wood and small touches. For example, while the kitchen cabinet…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Up, Up And Into Pre-Foreclosure In The Avenues (794 38th Avenue)

February 11, 2008

In July of 2003 the single-family home at 794 38th Avenue sold for $450,000. In July of 2005 it sold for $676,000. And in November of 2006 it changed hands…

New Developments SocketSnaps

Four Views From Atop San Francisco’s Topped-Off Millennium Tower

February 8, 2008

The ceremonial last concrete bucket and traditional topping-off tree have been hoisted 645 feet atop San Francisco’s Millennium Tower. And from there, we head straight to the views. First up,…

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

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    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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