Cleaning Up The Yard
The extreme makeover of the Hunters Point Shipyard is continuing to move forward. The Shipyard, which has been on the EPA’s toxic “Priority List” for nearly 15 years, will undergo…
Condo Investing Myths
Ready to cash in on the condo craze? Not so fast. Three condo investing “myths” as dispelled by CNN/Money: Myth 1: Get in early and you’ll be guaranteed a profit.…
Friday Fantasy: Great Affordable House Design
That’s it. We’ve had it with the “quaint” (un-renovated), “charming” (non-functional), and “unique” (schizophrenically designed) properties that have dominated the Bay Area listings these past couple of months. It’s time…
Mortgage Warnings
We were pleasantly surprised to learn about a brochure titled, “Shopping for a Mortgage? Do Your Homework First” (jointly published by the National Association of Realtors and the Center for…
QuickLinks: Good, Bad, And Ugly
The Good: The tale of an eviction that turned into a home [Chronicle] The Bad: Most overpriced home markets [CNN/Money] The Ugly: HOW DO THEY AFFORD IT? [Chronicle]
Just A Typo (But Not Ours)
Our eyes widened as we did the math this morning. The Examiner reported a median San Francisco home/condo sales price of $786k in July of 2004 versus $804k in July…
Real Estate Subterfuge
This is the kind of stuff that makes our heads hurt like a Slurpee induced brain freeze. Hell, we’ll be the first to point out that there are numerous reasons…
Bay Area Sales Slowdown
According to DataQuick, July Bay Area home sales were down 11.9 percent from the month prior. Interesting, but not too surprising considering the typical summer real estate slowdown. Perhaps more…
Five Years Late (And One “N” Short)
“The Millenium Tower, a 60-story skyscraper at 301 Mission St., will begin construction in early September next to the terminal, as a developer down the street at 535 Mission St.…
Home Prices Up (And Down)
According to the latest survey by the National Association of Realtors®, existing single-family home prices in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont MSA increased by 12.3% over the past 12 months (versus 13.6%…