NoHousingBubble.com
No doubt you’ve heard that the HousingBubble.com domain name is up for auction. But what happens if a bubble fails to materialize? Well here’s your opportunity to put all those…
Investing In The Bubble
Entrepreneurs from coast to coast are creating investment funds and ancillary businesses to capitalize on any downturns in the real estate market. One such “opportunity fund” has a stated plan…
Greater Fool Theory Comes Home
Bubble buzz phrase of the week: ‘Greater Fool Theory‘. Even National Public Radio joined the debate this weekend. And like the old Saturday Night Live skit, it just begs the…
Market Similarities (Beyond Just The “U”)
Two select quotes and five “lessons” from CNNMoney’s look at the U.K. housing market slowdown. Perhaps a little foreshadowing of what’s to come in the U.S.? And isn’t our market…
Section 1386 Update: Andy Sirkin Weighs In
It’s worth reading Andy Sirkin’s overview and perspective on the Board of Supervisors vote to block the condo conversion of a lottery-winning six-unit TIC. Yes, the owners won the condo…
Riotous Living Anyone?
According to a study by the California Building Industry Association, Bay Area homeowners have increased the equity in their homes by roughly $234 billion over the past five years. Which,…
San Francisco ScrapHouse Nearly Complete
Blitz-built from salvaged materials (including street signs, phonebooks, and fire hoses), ScrapHouse will open to the public tomorrow (6/2). Built in conjunction with World Environment Day 2005, ScrapHouse is billed…
Curb Appeal: 3132 Laguna
3132 Laguna: A surviving bit of character on a block of nondescript facades. (
Great Advice For Buyers
James Stewart at SmartMoney hits the nail on the head. If you’re a first-time buyer looking to purchase a primary residence and you can easily afford the down payment, ongoing…
San Francisco’s Housing P/E
As sales prices have risen, and rents have dropped, San Francisco’s residential “rent ratio” has climbed to a nation-wide high of 34.1 (according to The New York Times). We’re higher…