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What happens when well over 1,200 buyers enter into contract on pre-construction condominiums in San Francisco (in new developments ranging from The Potrero, The Hayes and Arterra; to One Rincon…
Listed housing inventory in San Francisco dipped slightly (4.5%) over the past two weeks in a typical pre-Labor Day slowdown and is currently running just 3.1% (or 36 listings) below…
The remodeled kitchen, baths and backyard at 2722 Sutter are interesting. But to be honest, it was the original woodwork, ceiling, and glass (both stained and leaded) in the study…
666 Post Street #404 (background music warning) is a 1,750 square foot half-floor conversion of two units in the Crown Towers (a 16-Story Coop built in 1926). We take note…
“Thornburg Mortgage Inc., the jumbo home-loan specialist, sold bonds backed by $1.44 billion of mortgages to pay down credit lines and free up financing to accelerate new lending. The transaction…
Another tower, this one a mere 900 feet, has been proposed for the area surrounding San Francisco’s new Transbay Terminal and Tower. And according to J.K. Dineen, the “razor-thin skyscraper”…
Three weeks ago we pointed out President Bush’s careful choice of words when he spoke out against federal bailouts for struggling homeowners (“If you mean direct grants to homeowners, the…
There’s no doubt 273 Shipley #B is compact (835 square feet), yet it offers a traditional bedroom plus loft over three levels; a wall of south facing (albeit shaded) windows…
The good news: according to the OFHEO, home prices in the United States increased 3.19% year over year in the second quarter of 2007 (many had predicted a historic drop).…
“U.S. commercial paper outstanding fell for a third week, dropping 3.1 percent as more investors refuse to buy debt secured by mortgage assets.” “Commercial paper outstanding has fallen by $244.1…