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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
Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Seawall Lot 337 Proposal: Inspired By Chicago’s Millennium Park

February 8, 2008

The proposal deadline for the re-development of Seawall Lot 337 is next week (2/14), and we’re liking the direction the front runners appear to be headed. While the concept is…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale)

A Little Bit Of SOHO Down In SOMA Take Two (357 Tehama #2)

February 8, 2008

If you liked the vibe of the building (and can get past the fear of vibrations), another full-floor loft at 357 Tehama is now on the market. And while number…

Neighborhoods

JustQuotes: The Seemingly Daily Dose Of Daly Shtick (And Stick)

February 8, 2008

“As land zoned for San Francisco’s blue-collar businesses dwindles, one of the city’s most influential supervisors on real estate issues is seeking protection for industrial property across a wide swath…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale)

A Few Of Our Favorite Things: Big Windows, Views, And A Floor Plan

February 8, 2008

It’s a full floor co-op on the sixth floor of The Heights (1940 Broadway)… …with classic big windows (and views)… ..and a nice big floor plan to peruse. ∙ Listing:…

Breaking News

Senate Passes Bill To Temporarily Increase Conforming Loan Limits

February 7, 2008

The good news (to some), the Senate passed an economic stimulus bill which temporarily increases conforming loan limits in high cost areas: Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the government-sponsored mortgage…

New Developments Seemingly Random

SoMa Grand (1160 Mission) Update: Sales And Smart Car(s) Arrival

February 7, 2008

The official sales tally at SoMa Grand is now 40% (roughly 100) up from 35% (roughly 90) a little under two months ago. And while we can’t provide any evidence…

Design & Architecture Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Seemingly Random

JustQuotes: We’ve Been Wondering About Window Coverings Too

February 7, 2008

“On a somewhat related note, why do no new buildings in SF include window coverings? If you think is odd looking now, wait till people move in and there’s a…

Trends

Foreclosure Activity In San Francisco As Mapped By Trulia: 2/07/08

February 7, 2008

As a reader points out, over the past two months the number of San Francisco properties in some stage of foreclosure as mapped by Trulia has increased from 215 to…

Real Estate Resources

The 200 (Out Of 1,944) Golden Conversion Tickets Have Been Drawn

February 7, 2008

The 200 winners in San Francisco’s 2008 condo conversion lottery have been drawn. 1,744 units have lost (and will likely roll into next year’s pool). And the redesigned SFgov website…

SocketSnaps

No Story, Simply A Fresh SocketSite Perspective On One Rincon Hill

February 6, 2008

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  1. Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less

    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…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Contemporary Little Saigon Condo Listed for Nearly 30 Percent Less

    The one-bedroom, one bathroom 719 Larkin #705 sold for $690,000 in November of 2019, conforming to building and neighborhood comps…

  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…

  8. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    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 -…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

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