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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
Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Seemingly Random

Not A Big Reduction (3208 Pierce #407) So Only A Little Mention

August 16, 2007

It’s true, a price reduction on a property without a sales history isn’t necessarily the most telling. And $1,070 per square foot isn’t exactly on the cheap. Regardless, we do…

Trends

San Francisco Sales Activity: Volume And Median Prices Up

August 15, 2007

According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $799,000 last month, up 3.1% compared to a revised July ’06 ($775,000) but down 3.2% compared…

Just Quotes (Emphasis Added)

JustQuotes: An Isolated Incident Or Important Insight?

August 15, 2007

“‘The loan was approved and locked in. People were ordering moving trucks, everyone was feeling euphoric.’ On Thursday, the couple buying the house learned that their lender was rescinding their…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Another Two-Year Comp In The Making (525 Gough #203)

August 15, 2007

Listed at $899,000 three weeks ago, 525 Gough #203 first sold in June of 2005 for $849,000. A sale at the current asking would represent an average annual appreciation of…

Being Green Design & Architecture

Sunset’s 2007 San Francisco Idea House: Opening Delayed

August 15, 2007

As a tipster notes, “The San Francisco Idea Home open house has been delayed.” No word on the anticipated opening (“Please check back often for updates“). And of course we…

New Developments

Fifty-Four Market Rate Condos At 888 Seventh Street Coming Soon

August 14, 2007

While the application deadline and lottery for the 170 BMR (100% Median Household Income) condos at 888 Seventh Street has come and gone, the remaining fifty-four (54) market rate condos…

Listings (for sale)

We Learn Something New Every Day

August 14, 2007

From the listing for 2945 Baker Street #5: “…Baker at Greenwich is one of the most sought after Locations in United States.” We do like the location (not to mention…

Seemingly Random

Revisiting The “Real-World” Impact Of Rising Rates On Home Values

August 13, 2007

It was over a year ago that we first published our relatively tongue-in-cheek look at the “real-world” impact of rising mortgage rates on property values in San Francisco. The basic…

Trends

San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 8/13/07

August 13, 2007

While running 9.2% below 2006 levels, listed housing inventory in San Francisco increased 4.2% over the past two weeks as new listings outpaced new sales in San Francisco in a…

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JustQuotes: 72 Townsend To Become 74 New Condos In San Francisco

August 13, 2007

“Westbay Builders has purchased a 25,380-square-foot industrial property at 72 Townsend St. for $9.2 million and plans on developing a nine-story, 74-unit condo building on the site….The project is fully…

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  6. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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  7. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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