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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
Seemingly Random Trends

Some Facts, Some Fiction

September 18, 2006

Last Tuesday the SFHomeBlog posted a number of sobering facts related to home sales in San Francisco for the week following Labor Day: • Fewest number of contingent properties in…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) New Developments

The Palms (555 4th Street) Update: 65% Sold

September 15, 2006

With closings and occupancy starting last month, and after about eight months of selling, we estimate there are still 100+ condominiums available for purchase in The Palms (about 65% sold).…

Bay Buildings New Developments

Arterra First Release: September 30

September 15, 2006

The first release of Arterra condos is officially slated for September 30. As is de riguer (at least for the time being), pre-qualification with the development’s “preferred lender” (Wells Fargo)…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

The Brannan: Four Months Later

September 14, 2006

In May we explored “The State Of The Brannan.” At the time there were 12 Active listings in the three upscale modern buildings that make up The Brannan (219-239 Brannan).…

Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

Sorry, No Neighborhoods Are Immune

September 14, 2006

Lest you have been led to believe that some San Francisco neighborhoods are somehow immune to price reductions, take note of the fact that 3 of the current 22 listings…

Bay Buildings Neighborhoods New Developments

The Heritage On Fillmore (1300 Fillmore)

September 14, 2006

Integrated into the Fillmore Heritage Center, the Heritage on Fillmore (1300 Fillmore) will consist of 80 condominiums (including 12 BMR units) ranging from one to three bedrooms. At the base…

Breaking News Bubble (Or Not) Real Estate Economics Trends

The President Of N.A.R. Goes To Washington

September 13, 2006

A couple of quotes from the testimony (pdf) of Tom Stevens, the President of the National Association of REALTORS, at today’s U.S. Senate hearing on “The Housing Bubble and Its…

Breaking News Commercial Neighborhoods New Developments

Proposed SF Cruise Ship Terminal Sunk

September 13, 2006

A couple of important questions now that the Port of San Francisco has pulled the plug on the proposed Cruise Ship Terminal project at Piers 30-32: 1. How will the…

Bay Buildings Breaking News Listings (for sale) New Developments

Watermark Update: 85% Sold

September 13, 2006

Once again, these are not “official” numbers, but as best we can tell another twelve units in the Watermark have sold (leaving around 18 units available or 85% sold). In…

New Developments

888 Seventh Street (f.k.a. 601 King)

September 13, 2006

Construction continues on 888 Seventh Street (originally identified as 601 King) in Mission Bay, and it’s looking like it will be well into 2007 before its completed (they’re now targeting…

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    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

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

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

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

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