Apparently They’re Selling Expensive Lemon Trees At 861 Alvarado
Of the five photos in the $1,495,000 listing for 861 Alvarado Street in Noe Valley, one is of the façade (which is rather charming), one is of the brush covered…
Is It Better To Be A Buyer Or A Broker At The Montgomery?
While the sales office at The Montgomery is offering potential buyers who attend their November 17th open house and sales event (from 12 to 3) “a chance to win a…
Mint Plaza Officially Opens This Friday (November 16, 2007)
It was almost a year ago the we provided you with the scoop on the proposed Mint Plaza (and introduced you to the Mint Lofts). It was six months ago…
Listed San Francisco Home Sales Volume Up And Down In October
DataQuick will likely release their numbers later this week, but according to the San Francisco Association of Realtors, and via the SFCondoMap Blog, October sales volume for listed single family…
JustQuotes: The Foreclosure Spillover, Symptom Or Subterfuge?
“The losses (from foreclosures) are extending to neighbors and to entire communities,” said Martin Eakes, chief executive of the Durham, N.C., Center for Responsible Lending, which released the survey on…
JustQuotes: A Resident Questions The Presidio’s Account(ing/ability)
“I have lived in the Presidio for five years, and watched it turn into Pacific heights South, with a touch of downtown Redwood City. The emphasis is on real estate…
A Reader Asks, We Answer, You Embellish (3520 20th Street)
A reader asks: “I just drove by what looks like a new condo project on 20th Street, between Mission and San Carlos (right off San Carlos, actually). There were no…
What A Difference A Year Makes For Countrywide Financial Corp
October 2007 versus October 2006 results for Countrywide Financial Corporation: ∙ Purchase loan fundings: down 47% ∙ ARM fundings: down 81% ∙ Subprime fundings: down 99% ∙ Daily loan application…
A Not So New New Neighborhood Opens Back Up In The Presidio
Don’t like the thought of living next to modern? Well, you’re in luck. Four five-bedroom “Queen Anne style homes” on “the oldest intact Victorian streetscape in the city” (56-59 Funston…
There’s Little That’s High-Speed About The Politics And Planning
While the Pelli Clarke Pelli and Hines team might have won the design competition for San Franciso’s Transbay Terminal and Tower, the question remains, what exactly will they be building?…