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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
Interesting Opportunities

A Chance To Peek Inside San Francisco’s Pier 48 Tomorrow At Ten

January 3, 2008

From the Port of San Francisco (and related to the redevelopment of Seawall Lot 337): “If you are interested in viewing the inside of the Pier 48 facility, please join…

Listings (for sale)

And While Queen Anne Might Have Liked Her Tea, We Like Espresso

January 3, 2008

It looks to be a well kept and completely renovated Queen Anne Victorian that’s anything but 1899 on the inside (think built-in Miele espresso maker in the kitchen). Plus, there’s…

Remodeling and Renovation

The Six Million Dollar Man Single-Family Renovation Sells For Eleven

January 3, 2008

It’s a chance to note that 2740 Green Street has closed escrow with a reported contract price of $11,000,000 (which works out to $1,250 per square foot). And perhaps more…

Trends

SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 1/02/08

January 2, 2008

The year (2007) ended with an inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco that was 23.9% higher on a year-over-year basis. And more specifically (and…

Trends

JustQuotes: The Fast Changing Façade (and Faces) Of San Francisco

January 2, 2008

“San Francisco is changing so rapidly some say the San Franciscans of 2007 won’t recognize the place in five years. It’s part of a trend that began after the city…

Seemingly Random

1580 Masonic Closes Escrow For “Over Asking” (But At A Big Loss)

January 2, 2008

1580 Masonic closed escrow on 12/19/07 with a contract price of $3,050,000. It’s yet another example of a San Francisco home officially selling for “over asking” (by $55,000 or 1.8%).…

Seemingly Random Trends

Cashing Out: If It Can Happen There, Can It Happen Anywhere?

January 2, 2008

If hardened New Yorkers have started leaving The City for financial reasons, perhaps it’s not so crazy to think that a growing number of San Franciscans might consider doing the…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Another Chance To Get In Good With The Neighbors?

December 28, 2007

Purchased three years ago for $658,000 (with a variable rate first mortgage of $526,400 and a fixed rate second mortgage of $131,600), 689 Brunswick has been on the market for…

Seemingly Random

To Which We Respond: Michael(s) Be Nimble, Michael(s) Act Quick

December 28, 2007

Next month Michael Cohen, a former deputy city attorney, will replace Jesse Blout as the head of Mayor Gavin Newsom’s workforce and economic development department. Cohen said much of his…

Bubble (Or Not) Real Estate Economics

JustQuotes: National New Home Sales Drop To 12-Year Low

December 28, 2007

“Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell to a 12-year low in November, pointing to bigger declines in construction that will hobble economic growth throughout 2008.” “Purchases fell in…

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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

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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

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  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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