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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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Subterfuge at 301 Bryant?

July 31, 2006

Four days ago the original listing for 301 Bryant #101 (and its history of price reductions) was withdrawn from the MLS and replaced with a new listing at an even…

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

Eichler Gets Sucker Punched

July 31, 2006

You don’t have to be an expert to write about architecture and design, but as the Frisco Kid points out (without exactly mincing his words), it might be nice if…

Bay Buildings New Developments RealRecentReductions

Watermark Update: 78% Sold (And Discounting)

July 28, 2006

Okay, while these aren’t official sales office sanctioned statistics, they’re also not just some wild ass guesses. (We like to think of it as deductive reasoning.) That being said, here’s…

Design & Architecture

Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects: The T House

July 28, 2006

Ogrydziak/Prillinger Architects (OPA) identifies it as the “T House.” The Noe Valley Voice calls it “The House That Google Bought.” We simply call it our fantasy. The T House is…

Bay Buildings New Developments Seemingly Random

Handy Hint Of The Day: Wash The Windows

July 28, 2006

SocketSite’s handy hint of the day: if you’re showcasing your home, condo, or building to potential buyers, agents or brokers, go ahead and invest the extra cash to wash the…

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That’s Sir Arthur Ignatius Conan Doyle To You

July 27, 2006

Don’t get us wrong, we love this plaque (and the building). As to the plaque’s validity, however, Mister SF isn’t buying it: A plaque on this 1881 house at 2151…

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We’re Doing Our Part

July 27, 2006

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ZMobile: Zestimates By Email

July 26, 2006

SocketSite has the inside scoop on getting “Zestimates” via email (Zillow Mobile). Email (or text message) z@labs.zillow.com and include a property’s address, city, state (or zip code) in either the…

Seemingly Random

Congratulations to UrbanDigs!

July 26, 2006

Congratulations to UrbanDigs (as well as Noah and his team), the winners of the 2006 Inman News Innovator Award for ‘Most Innovative Real Estate Blog.’ We’ll be ready to rumble…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

The Real 595 Buena Vista Avenue

July 26, 2006

595 Buena Vista Avenue is a modern Bauhaus style condominium. Yet as far as we can tell, nary a Barcelona (Mies van der Rohe) or Wassily (Breuer) Chair, nor a…

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

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