San Francisco Loses 85,000 Jobs
Well, so much for justifying the San Francisco real estate run-up over the past five years on a booming local job market. According to the Examiner, “San Francisco has lost…
Boast Busters (SocketSite Style)
On September 20th, real estate agent Matt Lanning posted the following to his blog: There is a veritable saturation in the market this week of way too many homes. This…
Word Of The Day: Palpable
Under the heading “Signs of a changing real estate market”, Inman News kicks off a three-part series on the rapidly changing real estate market. And wouldn’t you know it, Northern…
Not Only Fashion Trends Move East To West
For months we’ve been keeping our eyes on the steady uptick of San Francisco listings that have languished in the market and have finally succumbed to the dreaded scarlet “r”…
Sign Of The Real Estate Times
Have you noticed that the San Francisco Real Estate Times is quickly approaching the thickness of a small town phone book? Page count has increased 30% since September ’04 (yes,…
San Francisco Inventories On The Rise
Although a 16% increase in the San Francisco for-sale listings is hardly substantial, it is directional (and important to note). According to the New York Times: For-sale listings have also…
Pier Wars
We’d like to believe that we’re such a force in San Francisco that we were singled out as recipients of a very nice voicemail asking us to take a look…
First Housing Maps Now Trulia
Another housing “innovation” is upon us with Trulia Real Estate Search. Think MLS meets Google Maps meets your local agent’s site. Trulia is an independent and unbiased residential real estate…
Tour Grand Buena Vista Park Homes
The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society’s annual Home Tour is this Saturday, October 8, from 10am to 4pm. Tickets cost $20 for SFMHS and BVNA members ($25 for non-members)…
Uppity Academics
It’s doom and gloom Wednesday. Not only are the economists at UCLA’s Anderson school calling the peak of the California real estate market, they’re putting 50/50 odds on a statewide…