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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
As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Showplace Development Approved but not yet Permitted

June 10, 2019

As we noted back in April: Plans to raze the two-story Art Deco building at 828 Brannan Street, which was built for the Schweitzer Wholesale Meat Company back in 1936,…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Inventory of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Jumps

June 10, 2019

The inventory of homes actively listed for sale in San Francisco has jumped 18 percent over the past two weeks to 710, driven by a slowdown in sales along with…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Pair of Swoopy Central SoMa Towers Slated for Approval

June 7, 2019

With the plans for Tishman Speyer’s blocky office development to rise on the northeast corner of Brannan and Fifth Streets having been approved, marking the first approval of a key…

City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

More (Unpermitted) Housing in San Francisco!

June 7, 2019

Six years ago, the plans for the four-story infill development at 2867-2899 San Bruno Avenue in Portola were drawn, approved and subsequently constructed. Technically five separate buildings, with 10 residential…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Hearing for Redesigned Duboce Triangle Development Is Set

June 7, 2019

In the works since 2016, the proposed four-story building to rise up to 40 feet in height upon the underdeveloped Duboce Triangle parking lot parcels at 55 Belcher Street, behind…

Breaking News Real Estate Economics Trends

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Nearly Hits a Two-Year Low

June 6, 2019

The average rate for a 30-year mortgage dropped 17 basis points over the past week and now measures 3.82 percent. That’s the lowest 30-year rate since the third quarter of…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Previously Flipped Nob Hill Condo Now Listed at a Loss

June 5, 2019

As we outlined in April: Purchased for $1.74 million in May of 2015, renovated (“including all new kitchen, all new bathrooms, a lighting system, hardwood floors and window coverings”) and…

Breaking News City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation Rentals

City Investigating Unpermitted Pods in the Tendernob

June 4, 2019

Hidden away behind an imposing looking gate off Post Street, between Hyde and Larkin in the Tendernob, the 3,500 square foot home at 3 Meacham Place traded hands for $1.63…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Planning Questions “Open Space” for Key Central SoMa Site

June 4, 2019

As we revealed earlier this year, the proposed building to rise up to 160 feet in height upon the nearly one acre parcel at 490 Brannan Street, at the corner…

Being Green Neighborhoods

Calling All Contractors for Extension of Mission Creek Park

June 3, 2019

As we outlined earlier this year, of the 22 acres of additional open space that has yet to be built out across Mission Bay, six acres will be added to…

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    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

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    We now have two more recent data points. Tahanan Supportive Housing (at 833 Bryant St.) completed in winter 2021, was…

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  5. Aaron Goodman on Parkmerced: From The Plans To Develop, To The Plans To Preserve

    Gabriel Metcalf should apologize, 6 national organizations signed a memo against the destruction of Parkmerced, and to date they have…

  6. Notcom on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

  7. The Milkshake of Despair on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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