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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
New Developments

New Developments: 871-881 Turk

March 10, 2006

FYI: The empty lot (871-881 Turk) next to the aforementioned Vanguard Turk Street development is slated to become a 9 story apartment building within the next four years. So just…

New Developments

SocketSite Inside Scoop: Vanguard Turk Street Development

March 10, 2006

Despite the fact that it’s not currently advertised on their website, the Vanguard development in Hayes Valley (800 block of Turk) should be finished within the next six months (according…

Breaking News Seemingly Random

Suge Versus Puffy?

March 9, 2006

We’re hoping to avoid all the public insults, nightclub brawls, and gunfire that erupted between the West’s Suge Knight and the East’s Puffy Combs. Instead, we welcome SFCurbed with open…

Neighborhoods New Developments

New Condos Starting In The $400,000s?

March 8, 2006

Demolition has started to make way for construction of The Hayes, an eight-story condominium (128 units) and retail development in Hayes Valley (55 Page at Gough). It’s a long way…

Neighborhoods QuickLinks

QuickLinks: Two Arms And A Leg (Up?)

March 8, 2006

∙ Homeowners with ARMs face big bill jump ∙ Getting Safely Out of ARMs Without Getting Squeezed ∙ SF commission approves redevelopment plan

Seemingly Random

It’s Called Perspective

March 7, 2006

Today we offer some perspective in the form of three excerpts from a recent Bankrate.com article. First up, managing expectations: “Last year, home values appreciated about 12 percent overall nationwide,…

Breaking News Listings (for sale) Seemingly Random

The $65,000,000 House

March 6, 2006

Well, 2845 Broadway has quietly replaced 300 Sea Cliff Ave as the most expensive house for sale in San Francisco (and it’s not because 300 Sea Cliff has sold). Boasting…

Seemingly Random Trends

The San Francisco Stare-Down

March 6, 2006

So is it a simple war of the wills, or a real war of the wallets? From the New York Times: Along much of the East and West Coasts, home…

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QuickLinks: Real Estate Acronyms (and Euphemisms)

March 3, 2006

Remember ‘Adorable’ Really Says It All? Well, the Matrix kicks off the weekend with a plethora of resources to help one understand all the real estate lingo, acronyms, abbreviations, and…

Bubble (Or Not) Real Estate Economics Seemingly Random

Don’t Fear The Bubble

March 2, 2006

As one of the New York Times “Most E-Mailed Articles”, chances are you’ve already read David Leonhardt’s Don’t Fear the Bubble That Bursts. But if not… …instead of panicking, most…

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