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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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You Had Us At Heated Granite Floors (And We’re Not Granite People)

July 26, 2007

The little (and not so little) things that caught our eye at 801 Teresita: heated granite floors, a Duravit sink, Axor fixtures and skylight in the bathroom; Scavolini, Sub-Zero, DCS…

Listings (for sale)

An Entirely Different Le Petit (As In Not Trianon)

July 26, 2007

The relative price per square foot ($1,178) is sure to raise an eyebrow or two (if not ire), but in absolute terms 151 Bronte is (only?) $589,000 (and 500 square…

Neighborhoods New Developments Rentals

Mint Collection Update (7/25): Sales, Leasing, Plaza And Eats/Drinks

July 25, 2007

A quick update for the Mint Collection: Twelve (12) of the fifty-two (52) condos at 410 Jessie (“Hales Warehouse”) remain available for sale (77% sold) with studios ranging from $480,000…

Bubble (Or Not) Real Estate Economics Trends

San Francisco Notices Of Default/Foreclosures Are Way Up (Sort Of)

July 25, 2007

We’re just going to pretty much parrot what we wrote three months ago: While a 102.4% year-over-year increase in San Francisco Q2 “Notice of Default” activity sounds quite dramatic, in…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

We Have To Wonder: What’s The Seller Saying Now?

July 25, 2007

The listing for the 355 1st Street #1907 (in the Metropolitan) notes, “MAJOR REDUCTION: Seller says sell now!” It was, however, about a month ago (and after a month on…

Design & Architecture New Developments SocketSnaps

Those Amazing Automated Aluminum Louvers On 1234 Howard

July 24, 2007

A reader notices the individually operated (unit-by-unit that is) aluminum louvers being installed on the south face of 1234 Howard (and notes floor plans on the updated property website). And…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Interesting Opportunities

Transbay Design Competition: The Revised Schedule And Unveiling

July 24, 2007

Frederick has heard rumblings of a 1,500 foot tower (despite the current height limits of 550 feet), and as Jamie notes, you can watch the unveiling on SFGTV (channel 26)…

Fixtures & Furnishings

Nevermind The Condos, I Really Want That Table On Townsend

July 24, 2007

From a comment on yesterday’s piece concerning 310 Townsend: “On a side note, does anyone know where I can find the dining table pictured?” The readers nailed it when it…

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JustQuotes: Is The Subprime Sickness Spreading?

July 24, 2007

“Countrywide Financial Corp. reported a 33% drop in second-quarter net income on Tuesday and signaled that problems in the subprime mortgage market have spread to the highest-quality home loans….Countrywide said…

Listings (for sale)

It’s Now Seven Days And Counting For 75 Miraloma Drive

July 24, 2007

After six months on the market (this time), 75 Miraloma Drive is now advertising “Will be rented by aug 1 last chance to purchase!” That’s seven days and counting. And…

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