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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
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San Francisco Household Incomes Up In 2006

August 29, 2007

According to the latest U.S. Census Bureau survey, household incomes in San Francisco are indeed up. In 2006 the median household income in San Francisco was $65,497 (up 13.9% over…

Seemingly Random Trends

They’re Back In The Saddle Again (And With More Frequency)

August 29, 2007

It’s really nothing new. Properties fall out of escrow (and are reduced) all the time. We does appear to be new, however, is the relative frequency with which it is…

Interesting Opportunities

A SocketSite Save The Date/Time: September 18, 2007 at 6PM

August 29, 2007

Don’t ask too many questions (details next week), but you might want to pencil it in.

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Apples To Oranges Within The Same District Block Building Condo

August 28, 2007

Two weeks ago $196,000 (16.4%) was shaved off the asking price of 2040 Franklin #1207. And as best we can tell, the grand views (and “Euro Style” remodel) remain available.…

Trends

June S&P/Case-Shiller Index: San Francisco MSA Mimics U.S. Decline

August 28, 2007

According to the May 2007 S&P/Case-Shiller index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA slipped 4.0% year-over-year and fell 0.7% from May ’07 to June ’07. For the…

Listings (for sale)

That’s A Lot Of Lot Value (646 Balboa)

August 28, 2007

A reader notices that 646 Balboa (“I’ve looked at this house sit neglected and run down for the past 2 1/2 years that I’ve lived in the Inner Richmond”) has…

Being Green Seemingly Random SocketSite Readers Report

An Early Peek Inside “La Casa Verde” (a.k.a. The Future Idea House)

August 27, 2007

A reader notes that one “Chicken John” will be holding a political fundraiser this evening at “La Casa Verde.” And if the location (corner of 25th and Alabama) and design…

Seemingly Random

QuickLinks: U.S. Home Sales/Median Sales Price Down, Inventories Up

August 27, 2007

∙ U.S. Economy: Home Sales Drop, Inventories Increase ∙ Glut of homes hits 16-year high

Being Green Commercial Design & Architecture Neighborhoods New Developments Seemingly Random

A Greener View In The Works For Some At BLŪ (And Others)

August 27, 2007

TMG Partners has engaged Skidmore Owings and Merrill (SOM) to bring a completely new skin (likely glass and stone), public plaza (at third and Folsom), and green overhaul (targeting LEED…

Industry Stuff New Developments

The Montgomery (74 New Montgomery) Gets A New Sales Team?

August 27, 2007

According to a trusted plugged-in tipster, The Montgomery (74 New Montgomery) has switched sales teams (out with Pacific Marketing Associates, in with The Mark Company) two months after their grand…

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    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

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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

    Maybe the seller knew what they had, didn't want to take a more than $1 million haircut and was willing…

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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

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  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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  9. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

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