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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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Boardinghouse Turned Mansion Finally Trades

March 12, 2021

Unofficially priced at $29.5 million when it was showcased in 2008, the 15,000-square-foot Pacific Heights mansion at 2820 Scott Street, which was a boarding house prior to being purchased by…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Permits for a Designer Mega-Mansion Have Been Secured

March 11, 2021

As we outlined back in 2018: Purchased by Mark and Alison Pincus for $16 million in 2012, the nearly 12,000-square-foot Pacific Heights pad at 2950 Pacific Avenue, the rear facade…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Rates Inch Up

March 11, 2021

Having inched over 3 percent for the first time in seven months last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since inched up another 3 basis points…

Commercial Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Densified Polk Street Development Positioning to Break Ground

March 10, 2021

With the refined plans for a denser, 53-unit building to rise up to 65 feet in height upon the current Jug Shop complex site, on the northeast corner of Polk…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Loan Activity Slips Driven by a Drop in Refinancings

March 10, 2021

Having ticked up 2 percent last week, mortgage loan activity across the U.S. has since slipped a percent, driven by a drop in refinancing activity, according to the Mortgage Bankers…

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Redesigned Penthouse Reduced, Donated and in Contract

March 9, 2021

Purchased for $2.85 million in May of 2013, the 2,100-square-foot penthouse unit 1C atop the Watermark at 501 Beale Street was redesigned and dramatically remodeled in 2014, yielding a designer…

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COVID Case Rate Drops to a 4-Month Low in San Francisco

March 8, 2021

Having hit a revised pandemic high of 375 on January 8, the 7-day average number of daily new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in San Francisco has dropped to 52, which is…

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Challenged Infill on Valencia Street Slated for Approval

March 8, 2021

Speaking of bonus-sized infill buildings poised to rise in the Mission, the refined plans for a 65-foot-tall building to rise on the San Francisco Auto Works parcel at 1021 Valencia…

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Inventory Levels Inch Up in San Francisco

March 8, 2021

Having slipped last week, the net number of homes on the market in San Francisco has since inched back up 1 percent to 980, representing 35 percent more inventory than…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Bonus-Sized Development in the Mission Closer to Reality

March 5, 2021

As we first revealed back in 2019, a redesign of the proposed development to rise on the shuttered Mission District garage site at 1721 15th Street was in the works,…

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    It did languish on the market, for over 760 days. After originally listing in late May 2024 asking $1.275 million,…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    Apt 35E at Apt 30A at The Millennium Tower was listed in mid-January 2026 asking $1,695,000 (or < $990 per…

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  6. Notcom on Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Slated for Foreclosure, Again

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