Bay Area Re-Employment Jumps, Labor Force Rebounds
Having sputtered in September, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck jumped by 25,400 last month, driving the unemployment rate, which had been averaging around 2…
Exceptional Noe Home Trades for Its 2016 Price
Purchased for $4.94 million in June of 2016, the 3,600-square-foot, 4-bedroom Noe Valley home at 481 Jersey Street returned to the market priced at $5.6 million this past February, a…
Yes, Mortgage Rates Just Dropped to New All-Time Lows
Having inched up last week from an all-time low of 2.78 percent the week before, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since dropped 12 basis points to…
Pace of Home Sales in the U.S. Ticks Up, Inventory Down
Having hit a 14-year high in August and then jumped another 9.4 percent in September, the seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. ticked up another 4.3 percent…
Densified Polk Street Development Slated for Approval
In the works since 2018 and since further densified, plans to level the Jug Shop complex on the northeast corner of Polk and Pacific and develop a six-story, mixed-use building…
In Contract in the Heart of Cow Hollow
Purchased for $2.6 million in August of 2014 and then completely remodeled by Plath & Co, with an emphasis on preserving the home’s historic details and craftsmanship while adding luxury…
Another Round of Reopening Rollbacks Hit San Francisco
Having rolled back the reopening of all indoor dining last week, and re-reduced the allowable operating capacities of fitness centers and movie theaters, San Francisco will now roll back the…
Former Drug Den Redeveloped, Fetches $4.8 Million
As we outlined back in 2017: Purchased for $440,000 in 1995, the Castro District duplex at 517-519 Sanchez Street has been raided numerous times over the past seven years, resulting…
Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Inches Up
Having ticked down 11 percent since hitting a two-decade high last month, which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise, the number of homes on the market in San…
Surprise! That’s Not a Legal Parking Spot (Or Unit)
While common in practice and rarely enforced, parking in the setback/driveway between a home’s garage and the sidewalk in San Francisco is technically illegal per Planning Code Section 132(f), and…