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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
Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Asking Rents in San Francisco Drop, Nearly 25 Percent Below Peak

March 1, 2024

Having held at around $3,450 a month in January but slipped on a year-over-year basis, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has since dropped to…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Two Years Later, And…

February 29, 2024

As we highlighted two years ago, the “stylish,” 1,361-square-foot unit #14 at 175 Russ Street, “in the heart of SOMA,” which was purchased for $1.165 million in April of 2019,…

As Proposed Commercial Elections Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics

The Potential Economic Impact of Proposition C on San Francisco

February 28, 2024

As we first outlined two years ago, from which we haven’t deviated, despite plenty of whining, whinging and uninformed opinion/lobbying pieces from others since: “the conversion of existing office space…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Purchase Mortgage Activity Continues to Drop

February 28, 2024

Once again, despite some misreports of a “market rebound” earlier this month, purchase mortgage application volume in the U.S., which is a leading indicator for sales, ticked down another (1)…

Breaking News East Bay Industry Stuff Marin (And Points North) Real Estate Economics San Jose (And South) Trends

Index for Bay Area Home Values Slips, Condos Drop

February 27, 2024

Having ticked down a downwardly revised 1.1 percent in November, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area (i.e., “San Francisco,” which includes…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

At Asking! (But Down Over 30 Percent in the Mission)

February 26, 2024

Purchased for $1.468 million in July of 2018, having been listed for $1.098 million at the time, the 1,027-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath unit #104 in the Union SF redevelopment at 2101…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

New Home Sales Tick Up, Inventory Nearing a 15-Year High

February 26, 2024

The seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. ticked up a percent and a half last month and was 2 percent higher than at the same…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Inventory Levels Tick Up in San Francisco, Asking Prices Down

February 26, 2024

The net number of condos and single-family homes listed for sale in San Francisco (i.e., inventory) ticked up another 3 percent over the past week despite a seasonally driven uptick…

As Proposed Bay Buildings City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Revised Plans for Historic Redevelopment Poised to Be Approved

February 23, 2024

With the pipeline of fully approved projects on the rise, the pace of construction slowing down, and more entitled projects being put up for sale or banked rather than preparing…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions Trends

Lux View Home Now Listed for a Million Less

February 23, 2024

Purchased for $5.15 million in mid-2021, the four-bedroom view home at 60 Clarendon Avenue, which steps down the slope of Clarendon Heights to yield 3,650 square feet of conditioned space,…

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