In a self-described rant on Inman News, columnist Lou Barnes shares his perspective on the recent explosion of financial press coverage regarding a real estate “bubble”. In Lou’s own words: There is no evidence whatever that home prices are unsustainable, nor any evidence of widespread default. The bubble is... Read More »

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Bill Cosby once said, “I don’t know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.” We couldn’t agree more. “Great” design is subjective, and so are we. We can’t help it, and honestly, we wouldn’t want too. We believe that a distinct voice... Read More »

While dismissing a national bubble, Alan Greenspan acknowledged signs of market “froth” and local housing bubbles during his address to the Economic Club of New York this evening. A couple of choice quotes: “We don’t perceive that there is a national bubble but it’s hard not to see …... Read More »

Tenancy-in-common (TIC) units created through an Ellis Act eviction of previous building tenants may be denied eligibility for condo conversion in San Francisco. On Tuesday the San Francisco Board of Supervisors rejected the condo conversion application for the six-unit building at 400-410 Vallejo based on Section 1386 of the... Read More »

Financial savvy for some, financial folly for others. According to The Chronicle and LoanPerformance, in 2002 less than 20% of property purchases in San Francisco utilized interest-only mortgages. In 2005? Nearly 70%. And according the Federal Reserve, owners’ equity in household real estate has grown 46 percent over the... Read More »

Okay, so our “one week quiet period” actually lasted three months. Our bad. But now we’re back with a vengeance, more knowledge, and more insight. So without further ado… Read More »

In order to prepare for our official launch, SocketSite™ is heading into a one week three month “quiet period”. Behind the scenes we’ll be making a number of changes to provide our readers with a better site, more in-depth content, and a couple of new features. In addition, we... Read More »

Something just doesn’t jibe with the majority of statistics we see published on the San Francisco rental market. Last year the Chronicle published a story pointing to increasing residential rents, and decreasing vacancies, in San Francisco. But as we walk down the street we see more “For Rent” signs... Read More »

Anyone else read the Matier & Ross piece on three apparently ‘rent free’ office spaces provided to Mayor Gavin Newsom’s election campaign? It’s not the potential campaign law violations or political ramblings that really interest us, but rather the thoughts of Newsom’s campaign manager Eric Jaye. Jaye, according to... Read More »