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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
Real Estate Economics Seemingly Random

From Gain To Loss In Just Three Short Months?

June 8, 2006

This past March, Matt Lanning at the SFhomeBlog set out to demonstrate the “real-world” impact of rising mortgage interest rates on home values. As always, the devil is in the…

Design & Architecture Neighborhoods New Developments

The Cove (Candlestick Point)

June 8, 2006

Our first thought upon spying The Cove from 101: “Are they building a prison over there?” And after perusing their website (“Candlestick Point is one of the City’s hottest new…

RealRecentReductions

Even More Instant Equity!

June 8, 2006

In April we alerted you to the “instant equity” over-promise of 618 Precita Ave. And now a tipster points out that the property was re-listed at a reduced price two…

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QuickLinks: A Big Money Trilogy

June 8, 2006

∙ What the rich want in a home ∙ Affluent Americans sour on real estate ∙ Can you still get rich in real estate?

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

Never Underestimate Curb Appeal

June 7, 2006

Over at Inman News, Bill & Kevin Burnett tackle the question of how to care for the wooden steps of a Victorian home. “The staircase is the first thing a…

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235 Berry Street Sales Release (6/11/06)

June 7, 2006

Another six of the 99 units at 235 Berry Street hit the market this Sunday (6/11/06), and if you want one you might want to arrive “promptly at 10:00 am…

QuickLinks Real Estate Economics

QuickLinks: Cause And Effect

June 7, 2006

∙ Fed Chief Raises Inflation Concern “Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke expressed more concern about rising inflation than the cooling U.S. economy yesterday, sending his strongest signal yet that…

Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Not Huge (But Not Bad)

June 7, 2006

Despite a “Huge Price Reduction of $406,000!” this past April, 1081 Pine Street #401 failed to sell and has since changed brokers and been reduced by another $194,000 (7.8%). ∙…

Seemingly Random

Apparently A Non-Expert Opinion

June 7, 2006

Inman News hosted an audio conference on Monday titled “Blogs: The Power to Transform Your Business.” We weren’t invited to participate (we’re just going to assume our invitation was lost…

Bay Buildings New Developments

The “Shore|Line” (41 Federal)

June 6, 2006

Thanks to a reader’s comment, we finally have a little background on the Shoreline (or rather “Shore|Line”) to share. It’s a modern development of nine units ranging in size from…

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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

    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)

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