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Population Growth of San Francisco Really Slows Its Roll

May 1, 2019

Having grown at an average rate of over one percent per year over the past decade, peaking at 1.7 percent in 2012, the estimated population of San Francisco proper inched…

Being Green Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Renovated Cottage and Rose Garden Priced at $898K

May 1, 2019

Set behind an unassuming privacy fence and garage at 745 Lakeview Avenue sits a landscaped courtyard and entrance to a renovated 672-square-foot, two-bedroom cottage. The home’s remodeled kitchen has been…

East Bay Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Asking Rents Inch Up in San Francisco, Slip in Oakland

April 30, 2019

The weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco, including one-off rentals as well as units in larger developments, has inched up $25 over the past month to…

East Bay Marin (And Points North) Real Estate Economics San Jose (And South) Trends

Index for Bay Area Home Values Ekes Out a Gain

April 30, 2019

Having dropped 1.3 percent in January, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area (which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula)…

Trends

Fewest First Quarter Home Sales in San Francisco Since 2009

April 30, 2019

Recorded home sales in San Francisco totaled just under 1,000 in the first quarter of 2019. That’s down nearly 13 percent versus the first quarter of last year, the fewest…

Trends

Pending U.S. Home Sales Tick Up

April 30, 2019

Having slipped 1 percent in February, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, for which 100 denotes “an average level” of activity, ticked up 3.8 percent in March…

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

Bay Area Home Sales Are Down, Median Price Has Slipped

April 29, 2019

Following a trend which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, while the number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area increased a seasonally…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Designer Penthouse Fetches a Few Percent over Its 2016 Price

April 29, 2019

Purchased for $3.125 million in mid-2016, having been listed for $3.2 million, the designer two-bedroom penthouse #708 atop 255 Berry Street, which features a wood-paneled ceiling, walls and wide plank…

Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

Number of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Inches Up

April 29, 2019

With the number of homes newly listed for sale over the past two weeks having outpaced sales, the listed inventory of homes on the market in San Francisco has ticked…

Design & Architecture Neighborhoods San Jose (And South)

Modern Silicon Valley Mansion Finally Fetches $1,300 Per Foot

April 26, 2019

Having hit the market priced at $29.8 million early last year, touting nine Feng Shui selling points, the modern Atherton mansion at 96 Ridge View Drive has finally fetched a…

Notcom on Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Slated for Foreclosure, Again
Remember being a currently imprisoned felon is not a bar to running for President! So will Luke allow Eugene Debs…
The Milkshake of Despair on Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Slated for Foreclosure, Again
Wow, that guy has really taken to heart our nation's recent "cheat, lie, and deny" zeitgeist. Thanks for the update.
Brahma (incensed renter) on Infamous Sea Cliff Mansion Slated for Foreclosure, Again
Follow up: After six months on the lam, Luke Brugnara was taken into custody in the Sunset District in late…
Brahma (incensed renter) on New Plans for Big Polk Gulch Infill Project
Y-I-M-B-Y advocacy journalists want us to believe that if only we support State Legislators in their campaign to impose political…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Looking for (Another) Sub-2014 Priced High-End Loft?
The owner apparently disagreed, and tried the leasing option. Roughly a month after the above main post, Apt 602's listing…
Conifer on Seized Pac Heights Home Listed with a $14M Price Tag
Perhaps Brahma should take over SocketSite and bring it back to life. I am just a long-term, half a century,…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Seized Pac Heights Home Listed with a $14M Price Tag
You were spot on for the selling price, but years off on the time frame. After several listing removal and…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Motivated Sellers Drop Price for Light Filled Dogpatch Loft, Again
The AI Boom! continues to show the incredible impact of wealth creation in S.F. and on S.F. real estate. 578…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards
Then the owner should sell the property to someone who can get the job done. Apparently the Y-I-M-B-Ys are apparently…
tipster on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards
Ha ha, "upon the slopped site" Little did the editor realize the foreshadowing of this typo in the 2019 post.…

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Population Growth of San Francisco Really Slows Its Roll

Renovated Cottage and Rose Garden Priced at $898K

Asking Rents Inch Up in San Francisco, Slip in Oakland

Index for Bay Area Home Values Ekes Out a Gain

Fewest First Quarter Home Sales in San Francisco Since 2009

Pending U.S. Home Sales Tick Up

Bay Area Home Sales Are Down, Median Price Has Slipped

Designer Penthouse Fetches a Few Percent over Its 2016 Price

Number of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Inches Up

Modern Silicon Valley Mansion Finally Fetches $1,300 Per Foot

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