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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 Contact Us
Nope. Apt 504 at Opera Plaza sold on Christmas Eve 2024, trading 2.5 percent “OVER asking” after being officially on…
Jim on Index Versus Reality for Another “Over Asking!” Sale
Yes the hall-wall he proposed removing is load bearing in these Victorians. They are, logically, framed transversely.
Brahma (incensed renter) on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
And a mere 33 days after being offered for sale, 631 Ofarrell St Apt 2101's listing was withdrawn for reasons…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Contact Us
Nobody bit. I'll give it a go then. 601 Van Ness Ave Apt 131, located in the Opera Plaza complex…
jenofla on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
HOA is $7159!
jenofla on Upgraded Penthouse Trades at a Loss
This unit just sold again, for $1.91 mil. Fairly short hold!
Brahma (incensed renter) on Trendyloin Penthouse Finally Trades after Nine Years on the Market
They are about to find out if you are right. The current owner and/or their agent appear to either have…
sockettome on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
Thanks for this update and your efforts to keep the site fresh.
Brahma (incensed renter) on Apples+ In Hayes Valley
In what might be a harbinger of things to come for the market in Stanley Saitowitz | Natoma Architects' glass…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Motivated Sellers Drop Price for Light Filled Dogpatch Loft, Again
It's easy to conclude that the sellers aren't really that “motivated”. After a listing withdrawal in May, 1578 Indiana Street…

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New Pricing for Luxury Condo Already Listed at a Loss

Another Supersized Development Has Been Abandoned

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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

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