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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
Coming Soon Design & Architecture

David Ireland’s 500 Capp Street: Inside And Soon To Be On The Market

January 7, 2008

The inside of San Francisco artist David Ireland’s 500 Capp Street home has been chronicled in both print and video by Cal’s Regional Oral History Office. And according to the…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Remodeling and Renovation

Another Contractor Comments On The Cost Of Construction In SF

January 7, 2008

“Planning can be a great friend if you know how to ask but they are crippled by the mentioned heavy conformance to CEQA and a series of mandated delays (i.e.…

Listings (for sale)

Back On The Market And Below “Below Market Value!” In Bayview

January 7, 2008

Six months ago 1487 McKinnon Avenue was listed at $559,000 and advertising “below market value!!” and “wont last!” Today it’s back on the market, bank owned, and asking $369,900. And…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

JustQuotes: Words Of Wisdom By Which To Start The Weekend

January 4, 2008

“The views are what are called “peek-a-boo” by real estate agents. That’s great for lingerie, but not real estate.” (Reader comment with regard to 41 Federal #42)

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

One Part Bank And One Part New Building, But Any Parts New Market?

January 4, 2008

It was a little over a month ago that the listing for the bank owned 246 2nd Street #1302 was touting “By far, the best value in soma!” and “Priced…

Listings (for sale) Rentals Seemingly Random

Might $22,500 A Month In Rent Actually Make More Financial Cents?

January 4, 2008

As has been noted by readers and a number of tipsters alike, they’re now accepting rental applications for the Theodore Eden designed “Renaissance Italian Villa” at 2550 Lyon Street (which…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) SocketSite Readers Report

JustQuotes: Oakland Is In The House

January 4, 2008

“We still own a flat in Noe…. we moved to Oakland because of it’s great livability, great hills schools, the weather, swift commute,etc. etc. It’s a mistake to assume a…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Going Once, Going Twice…Going Five Times At Shore|Line: 41 Federal

January 4, 2008

We didn’t bother to mention it when the list price on “penthouse” unit #42 at Shore|Line (41 Federal) was dropped from $830,000 to $813,400 this past November. But along with…

Industry Stuff

First American Title Co. Closing Castro Branch (565 Castro Street)

January 3, 2008

According to a plugged-in tipster, First American Title Co. is closing their branch at 565 Castro Street. The unofficial reason: “market conditions.”

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods New Developments

The (Re)Development And Design Of 1198 Fillmore And 1345 Turk

January 3, 2008

While the San Francisco Redevelopment Agency is seeking RFP’s from developers interested in restoring and re-purposing the long vacant two-story brick Muni Substation at the southeast corner of Turk and…

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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…

  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 -…

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

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