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New Pricing for Luxury Condo Already Listed at a Loss

February 13, 2024

Purchased for $2,486,500 in December of 2018, the 1,400-square-foot unit #6C at 288 Pacific Avenue, a luxurious “modern oasis…ideally situated on the 6th floor of an architectural masterpiece,” with 24/7…

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Another Supersized Development Has Been Abandoned

February 12, 2024

Having faced some pushback from Planning, related to the approved plans for up-zoning and infilling San Francisco’s Central SoMa District, the Fifth and Folsom Investors, LLC subsequently received a notice…

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Mortgage Availability Inches Up From an 11-Year Low

February 12, 2024

Having dropped back down to its lowest level in over a decade at the end of last year, mortgage credit availability inched up 0.7 percent last month, with a 1.9…

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Tenant Buyouts Drop in San Francisco

February 9, 2024

Landlords in San Francisco inked 260 legally recorded tenant buyout agreements last year, as mapped above, a 33 percent drop from the 389 inked in 2022 and 391 inked in…

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Plans for Pac Heights Redevelopment Entitled! But…

February 9, 2024

As we outlined at the end of last year, plans for converting the landmarked Health Sciences Library building on the southeast corner of Sacramento and Webster into a 24-unit luxury…

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Expected Value of Rate Cuts Tumbles, Mid-Six Rates Normalized

February 8, 2024

In a move that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the probability of a rate cut this quarter, based on movements in the futures market, has dropped to under…

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Nearly 30 Percent Cheaper for a One-Bedroom With Views

February 7, 2024

Purchased for $1.65 million in November of 2017, the high-floor unit #35D in the Lumina tower at 201 Folsom Street, a “stunning 1-bed, 1-bath + den gem with amazing views…

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Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Finally Trades

February 6, 2024

On the market for $19.675 million back 2016, returned to the market listed for $17.5 million in 2020, having been “cleaned up” and positioned as a “beautiful blank canvas ready…

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Number of Homes for Sale in S.F. Ticks Up, Asking Prices Down

February 5, 2024

The net number of condos and single-family homes listed for sale in San Francisco ticked up 4 percent over the past week. While 6 percent lower than at the same…

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Modernized Pac Heights Home Drops Below Its 2016 Price

February 2, 2024

Purchased for $9.500 million in March of 2020, the four-level, five-bedroom Pacific Heights home at 2741 Vallejo Street, “an exclusive and quiet street surrounded by lovely homes and a short…

Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval
From a piece by Jessica Blough datelined Oct 9, 2026 (Illegal former Academy of Art dorms are being turned into…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Drawing a Line at Linea
After a bit over twenty-five months since last changing hands, the 8th floor with no unit above and views from…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Price Cut for San Francisco Living at Its Finest
Follow-up: Brahma won, at only a 13.7 percent difference between the above-commented guess and the ultimate selling price achieved 1…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Best Two-Bedroom Quietly Trades Down a Million Bucks
All they needed to do was hold. Returning to market four years ago at the asking price of $6,950,000 (or…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
If you're confused, it's understandable. For another piece of evidence, see this other site — which is not the listing…
Notcom on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
Call me confused, but this property's website https://www.3107th.com/ - it's own website??? Natch - shows a figure of $5.8. So…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
Based on the reporting earlier this year in The San Francisco Standard, I would say he needs the money, largely…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Sellers at The Harrison are Taking Some Big(ger) Hits
It did languish on the market, for over 760 days. After originally listing in late May 2024 asking $1.275 million,…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Apt 35E at Apt 30A at The Millennium Tower was listed in mid-January 2026 asking $1,695,000 (or < $990 per…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less
While my selling price call turned out to be correct, the seller didn't have to wait until after the two…

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New Pricing for Luxury Condo Already Listed at a Loss

Another Supersized Development Has Been Abandoned

Mortgage Availability Inches Up From an 11-Year Low

Tenant Buyouts Drop in San Francisco

Plans for Pac Heights Redevelopment Entitled! But…

Expected Value of Rate Cuts Tumbles, Mid-Six Rates Normalized

Nearly 30 Percent Cheaper for a One-Bedroom With Views

Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Finally Trades

Number of Homes for Sale in S.F. Ticks Up, Asking Prices Down

Modernized Pac Heights Home Drops Below Its 2016 Price

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