San Francisco’s Shrinking
More coverage of the net migration out of San Francisco that we first reported in June: according to CNN/Money, three percent of San Francisco’s population has moved to Stockton, Sacramento,…
San Francisco Perspective: Condominium Developments
Numerous new San Francisco condominium developments have recently, or will soon, come on the market. The nine developments below represent approximately 1,300 new condo units and are but a few…
Feel Our Pain (And Avoid Your Own)
A corrupt hard drive reduced our office to ruble (and our staff to tears) last week. Take it from us, spending four days reinstalling software, recovering files from a week-old…
UCLA Anderson’s California Economic Forecast
The Chronicle highlights the most recent UCLA Anderson Forecast: 1. Slower job growth but no recession 2. Home prices flatten but don’t plunge 3. A change at the Fed adds…
SocketSnaps: Hayes Valley Holiday Block Party 2005
Hopefully you made it to the Hayes Valley Holiday Block Party. It was perfect holiday weather, shopping, and cheer.
Yes, Yes, No!
Here we were, just about to close the office early and start getting ready for the Hayes Valley Holiday Block Party, when a story from The Bakersfield Californian lands in…
Confessions Of A Real Estate Agent
Bernice Ross opens up on Inman News today. The first two paragraphs of her article: “The buzz at NAR is that even the most heated markets are now slowing. Inventories…
Funny How That Happens
After nine months, the “sale pending” signs that have been so prominently displayed in the windows of two units in the 21 unit development at 525 Gough have suddenly morphed…
The “Rogue” Sales Report
According to the Commerce Department, US new homes (as opposed to existing homes) sold at an annual rate of 1.42 million in October, up from a revised 1.26 million pace…
California Median Home Prices And Sales Fall
Today’s California Association of Realtors press release carries the bold headline: “Median price of a home in California at $538,770 in October, up 17.2 percent from year ago; sales decrease…