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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
Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

2002 California: The Bigger Picture

April 24, 2006

According to our tipsters, 2002 California sold for $1,552,000 two weeks ago. And although we continue to believe that the property has great potential, we have to admit that we…

Editorial Real Estate Economics

From ‘Sticky’ To ‘Slippery’: A Fundamental Change In The Housing Market?

April 24, 2006

Technical traders and analysts often talk about support levels or a floor price. In the housing market, real estate agents talk about “stickiness.” Previous downturns in the housing market have…

Being Green Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

Yet Another Reason To Plug In To SocketSite

April 22, 2006

Almost six weeks since we brought the “Greenest Home In San Francisco” to your attention, the Chronicle publishes a great overview of the house (520 Clipper). If you were plugged…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Listings (for sale)

Three In 301 Bryant

April 21, 2006

301 Bryant is a beautiful building. Designed by Tanner Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (now in the portfolios of both TANNERHECHT Architecture and LEDDY MAYTUM STACY Architects) and developed by ECB,…

Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

Apartment Therapy San Francisco Goes Live

April 21, 2006

New York based Apartment Therapy has officially flipped the switch on the San Francisco edition. And despite the fact we don’t get a mention on the site (perhaps it was…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

Instant Equity! (a.k.a. Free Money)

April 21, 2006

From the “if it sounds too good to be true” files: the listing for 618 Precita Ave. Currently listed at $864,468, the listing agent taunts, “Folks, this house was appraised…

Bay Buildings Commercial Seemingly Random

Everything’s A Buck Thousand!

April 19, 2006

Is the market changing and you’re unsure how to price a commercial property? Well, you could just list it for $1,000 and then add this clever little addendum: “Listing price…

Real Estate Economics Trends

DataQuick Reports Part 1: The Basic Report

April 19, 2006

Ten hours later and this is already old news, but for those of you who missed it, DataQuick reported Bay Area sales stats for March this morning. For the Bay…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Sales & Deals Seemingly Random

The Royal San Francisco

April 18, 2006

The Royal Insurance Building at 201 Sansome Street was built in 1907 for the Royal Globe Insurance Company, and after ninety-nine years, it’s going residential. Designed by New York City…

Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

What, No Pictures Of Gore?

April 18, 2006

When you prominently feature a picture of a Lamborghini in your listing, what are you really selling? That would be lifestyle. Oh, and a condo at the St. Regis… ∙…

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  1. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    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)

    And 12 years and 8 months later, brought to market asking $35 million only to be removed 122 days after…

  7. Notcom on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

    I would diagnose this type of disconnect: Ass Burgher's Syndrome

  8. Brahma (incensed renter) on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

    Yes. You correctly understood the schtick. Business people can make up all kinds of rationalizations for their pecuniary interests that…

  9. Daniel on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    The Chron has some numbers to put to this: They just published a rundown of office occupancy by largest tenants.…

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    San Francisco clearly isn't doing enough to be a warm, welcoming and inclusive city for elite tech founders with lots…

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