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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
Seemingly Random Trends

Foreshadowing A Fall For Northern California? Or Forecasting Folly?

October 16, 2007

According to DataQuick sales volume plunged last month in Southern California “to the lowest level in more than two decades, as financing with “jumbo” mortgages dropped by half.” And when…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Rentals Seemingly Random

Fast Sale Wanted! Must Sell. All Offers Considered. Or Not.

October 16, 2007

A month ago (and after two months on the market) 1255 California #603 was listed as: “Reduced! Fast sale wanted! Vacant! Gorgeous view! Renov kitchen! Fabulous opportunity. Owner is in…

Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

From Couch To Kitchen To BBQ And Back In No Time Flat: 176 Palm

October 16, 2007

It’s an elegant façade, enclave (Jordan Park) and remodel. And while some might be quick to judge the “great room” above (which we quite like), keep in mind there’s also…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added) Trends

JustQuotes: Horton Hears A Who And A Where (Are The Buyers)

October 16, 2007

“D.R. Horton Inc., the second-largest U.S. homebuilder, said orders in the fiscal fourth quarter plunged to the lowest in almost six years as customer cancellations soared and banks restricted lending.”…

Trends

SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 10/15

October 15, 2007

New listings continued to outnumber new sales over the past two weeks in San Francisco as inventory of Active single family, condo, and TIC listings increased 3.4% (and has closed…

New Developments

Arterra (300 Berry) Update: 40% Pre-Sold?

October 15, 2007

A year ago it was a plugged-in tipster that reported Arterra was ~19% pre-sold (with around 50 of 269 condos in contract). And this past Friday it’s the Business Times…

Listings (for sale)

If Only It Were Tuesday At Least We’d Have Some Nice Alliteration

October 15, 2007

Four of six TIC units in a newly remodeled Queen Anne Victorian have hit the market in Cow Hollow with list prices ranging from $479,000 to $699,000. And we’ll note:…

Neighborhoods

The Rough And Tumble “Inner City” Of Pacific Heights

October 15, 2007

The Chronicle’s C.W. Nevius characterizes Envision Schools’ Metropolitan Arts & Tech High School as being “ocated where Pacific Heights meets the Western Addition.” A characterization which is the antithesis of…

Listings (for sale)

2515 Scott Street: Then And Now (And On The Market)

October 12, 2007

Then: Now: And by the numbers: 1 sweet Otis elevator; 2 lots; 4 levels; 6 car garage; 8+ bedrooms; 11 bathrooms/fireplaces; 97 pictures; 2,000 bottle wine cellar; and 19,750,000 dollars.…

Breaking News

Big House, Big Views, Big Dreams, And Big News…It’s In Contract

October 12, 2007

It was but seven days ago that we introduced you to the $15,000,000 120 Sea Cliff Avenue. And now, it’s in contract. And not only in contract, but rumor has…

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  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…

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    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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