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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
Neighborhoods

Last Night’s Week’s Gathering: A Reader Driven Wrap Up (We Hope)

October 29, 2007

Considering the standing room only crowd, one might expect appreciate a few more comments (and discussion) from those who were able to attend. So let’s try this again… Our end…

Neighborhoods

JustQuotes: From Mission Bay To Chinatown In Mere Minutes/Years

October 26, 2007

“One of San Francisco’s most ambitious subway projects finally has funding in place, thanks to budget cutting and an unexpected windfall from the state. The Central Subway project, which will…

Seemingly Random

We’re Only Surprised Nobody Has Gone With The Gherkin

October 26, 2007

Yesterday we asked, “might a reader or two with mad photoshopping skills (and in need of a little afternoon break) care to brighten our day with an interpretive mashup of…

New Developments SocketSite Readers Report

A Plugged-In Reader And Hayes (55 Page) Buyer Reports: 60% “Sold”

October 26, 2007

A plugged-in reader with a deposit at The Hayes (55 Page) takes a hard had tour and reports 60% of the 128 condos “sold” (i.e., in contract with a deposit):…

Listings (for sale) New Developments

The Palms Finds More Inventory And A Resale Hits The Market

October 26, 2007

It was two months ago that the sales office at the Palms (555 4th Street) was advertising “Only 8 Left!” And while none of those eight condos are currently listed…

Industry Stuff

Don’t Panic (Unless Perhaps You’re A Mortgage Broker)

October 25, 2007

Yes, Bank of America is exiting the wholesale mortgage business. No, that doesn’t mean they’re going to stop lending. The nation’s second-largest bank will stop offering home mortgages through brokers…

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

Note To Hearst: Any Chance You’ve Still Got His Number Handy?

October 25, 2007

While Hearst might be shopping their block (quite literally) of real estate in San Francisco, a reader notes that the corporation took a different approach to maximizing the value of…

Breaking News Neighborhoods

A Huge (Potential) Development For The Mid-Market/SoMa ‘Hood

October 25, 2007

“The Hearst Corp. is quietly seeking a developer for 3.9 acres of prime property in the fast-changing Mid-Market neighborhood, 20 separate parcels that include the current home of Hearst’s San…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale)

The Landmarked Nightingale House (201 Buchanan) Hits The Market

October 25, 2007

It is thought that the Nightingale House at 201 Buchanan (corner of Waller) was built for a former president of the California Pioneers (John Nightingale) in 1882. It is known…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Real Estate Economics

JustQuotes: Pick Your U.S. New Homes Sales Headline And Spin

October 25, 2007

U.S. New-Home Sales Rose in September After Revisions “Sales of new U.S. homes unexpectedly rose in September after figures for previous months were revised down, maintaining concern the housing slump…

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Recent Reader Activity
  1. tipster on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    Ha ha, "upon the slopped site" Little did the editor realize the foreshadowing of this typo in the 2019 post.…

  2. Notcom on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    I've never heard of a billboard holding up a project - and can a billboard really be "demolished"? - so…

  3. The Milkshake of Despair on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    No update, just a guess that the developer realized a modern new development was not going to attract the offers…

  4. Marcus on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    It's now seven years since this posting. Any update? Seems Mavrik Studio is out of business.

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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…

  8. 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…

  9. 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…

  10. 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…

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