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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 You Can’t Beat Them…Give Them A Post Of Their Own

January 29, 2008

If you’re looking for first-hand reader impressions and insight with regard to San Francisco’s Chelsea Park, head on over here: Chelsea Park (Phase I): On The MLS And Opening Tomorrow…

Coming Soon

Update: Complete Inventory Index And Stimulus Package Follow-Up

January 28, 2008

Our apologies to all those who plugged in today looking for either our Q1 2008 Complete Inventory Index (Cii) or our follow up discussion regarding the proposed stimulus package and…

Bay Buildings Neighborhoods New Developments

The Greenwich (1501 Greenwich): Website Live And Floor Plans Return

January 28, 2008

Four months ago we provided the scoop on the transformation (as in complete razing and rebuild) of 2655 Van Ness from a 27,000 square foot office building into twenty-nine (29)…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

It’s Not Our Style (Or Scale) But A Few Might Find Them (Or It) Sexy

January 28, 2008

While we happen to favor more of a Lundberg staircase aesthetic, there’s a few that might find these quite sexy. And sorry folks, but unless a plugged-in reader helps us…

Trends

Recap: What’s The Scoop On Foreign Investment In San Francisco?

January 28, 2008

Four months ago we asked the readers, “What’s The Scoop On Foreign Investment In San Francisco?” And perhaps Malin Giddings’ quote in yesterday’s Chronicle summarizes our readers’ comments best: “I…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

An Investor/Contractor (And Perhaps Attorney) “Special” In Bernal

January 28, 2008

638 Banks in Bernal Heights changed hands in September of 2005 for $780,000 and then again August of 2006 for $658,744 (likely a sale to the bank). And after a…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Real Estate Economics

JustQuotes: U.S. New Home Sales Follow In The Footsteps Of Old

January 28, 2008

“Purchases of new homes in the U.S. fell to a 12-year low in December , capping the biggest annual decline on record. Sales decreased 4.7 percent to an annual pace…

Listings (for sale) New Developments

Chelsea Park (Phase I): On The MLS And Opening Tomorrow (1/27)

January 26, 2008

Originally expected to hit the market early last month, seven (7) of the 39 condos that comprise Chelsea Park will be “released” to the public tomorrow afternoon (1/27) with a…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Not Overheard Everyday (Again): Five Months After Closing, It’s Back

January 25, 2008

Six months ago it was on the market for $1,695,000 and caught our attention for two reasons: 1. the design of the central staircase/fireplace, and 2. it had changed hands…

Seemingly Random

San Francisco Currently A “Category Two” Soft Market To Countrywide

January 25, 2008

Countrywide’s recent “Soft Market Policy Changes” via a seriously plugged-in tipster: As you are well aware, 2008 is forecasted to be a challenging year for the mortgage industry, characterized by…

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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…

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    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…

  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 -…

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