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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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We Simply Can’t Resist Heated European Towels Racks

March 30, 2007

We haven’t been inside (and ceiling height might be an issue on the upper floor), but we do like what we see (especially the built-ins, skylights, and kitchen). It reads…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

The SocketSite Scoop On “Solaria” (166 Yerba Buena Ave)

March 30, 2007

According to a “plugged-in” tipster, a number of San Francisco’s power agents pased on this listing for a “French Chateau inspired” home that’s nearing completion in the self-proclaimed “Yerba Buena…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Think Of It As Only $29,000 For The House

March 30, 2007

And at the other end of the spectrum, we have 1951 Oakdale. It’s a single family residence in Silver Terrace/Bayview that’s listed at $379,000 and described as a “Real Fixer.”…

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Another Way To “Plug In” (And Never Be Off Topic Again)

March 30, 2007

We still haven’t worked out all the kinks, and we aren’t “officially” launching until Monday, but we wanted our readers to be the first to know: www.forums.socketsite.com

Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

A Building, Coffee and Movement That We Love In Hayes Valley

March 29, 2007

The New York Times provides a peek inside, and some back ground on, Loring Sagan’s office (Sagan Piechota Architecture and Build Inc.), loft (for those late nights), and coffee bar…

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Reader’s Questions: How To Structure/Negotiate A Discount

March 29, 2007

A “plugged-in” reader butters us up (“I’ve gone from clueless to rather informed in a brief period of time thanks in big part to Socketsite”) and then hits us with…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

On (And Perhaps Straight Out Of) Moscow

March 29, 2007

The listing describes it as “Must See!” A reader writes that it left her “speechless.” And we…well, we’re just going with “original condition!” ∙ Listing: 708 Moscow (4/4) – $999,000

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More Apples In Hayes Valley (525 Gough)

March 28, 2007

In July 2005, 525 Gough #105 sold for $881,000. Early last month, the Hayes Valley condo was listed for $929,000. And yesterday, it was reduced to $899,000. In related activity,…

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SocketSite Reader’s Report: Living In North Mission Bay (For Real)

March 28, 2007

Last October we solicited feedback from “past, current, or prospective inhabitants” of the ClockTower Lofts in order to “shed some light on the development in general, and the impact of…

Seemingly Random

JustQuotes: Is Higher Actually Smarter In San Francisco?

March 28, 2007

“There’s no question that home prices and test scores are linked,” said Linda Strean, managing editor at greatschools.net in San Francisco, a nonprofit that provides information on schools nationwide. “Anyone…

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Recent Reader Activity
  1. 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…

  2. 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…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    Here we are, more than six years later, and in a story datelined May 11, 2026 (Academy of Art sells…

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

    Noted. But of course I'm more interested in (what passes for) journalism over at the 'Standard'": consider this remarkable -…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

    And 12 years and 8 months later, brought to market asking $35 million only to be removed 122 days after…

  7. Notcom on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

    I would diagnose this type of disconnect: Ass Burgher's Syndrome

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    Yes. You correctly understood the schtick. Business people can make up all kinds of rationalizations for their pecuniary interests that…

  9. Daniel on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    The Chron has some numbers to put to this: They just published a rundown of office occupancy by largest tenants.…

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