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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
Design & Architecture San Jose (And South)

$47.5 Million Woodside Estate Fetches Under $10 Million at Auction

February 27, 2019

Originally marketed by Sotheby’s with a $47.5 million price tag back in 2012, the asking price for “Woodhaven Manor” – which was built in 1988 and includes a 12,000-square-foot main…

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

Indexes for Bay Area Home and Condo Values Continue to Drop

February 26, 2019

Having dropped another 1.4 percent in December, which is the largest month-over-month decline in seven years, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

Oakland A’s Refine Design for Proposed Waterfront Development

February 25, 2019

From the Oakland A’s President, Dave Kaval: “Back in November, we were thrilled and humbled by the initial positive response to our preliminary concepts for the ballpark design. Fans and…

East Bay Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Asking Rents Inch up in San Francisco, Slip in Oakland

February 25, 2019

Having reversed course last year, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has inched up over the past two months and slipped in Oakland. Including one-off…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Trends

Déjà Vu All over Again at the Ritz in San Francisco

February 25, 2019

Purchased as new for $1.53 million, or roughly $1,284 per square foot, in early 2008, right as the Great Recession was picking up steam, the two-bedroom Ritz-Carlton Residences unit #1702…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

House-Like Russian Hill Gem Drops Below its 2016 Price

February 22, 2019

The three-bedroom Russian Hill townhome at 2201 Leavenworth street, which offers “fabled Bay views,” a remodeled kitchen with a restored Wedgewood stove, stacked parking for two cars in its garage…

As Proposed City Planning East Bay San Jose (And South) Trends

Proposed Timeline and Route for New Rail Line over the Bay

February 21, 2019

As envisioned by Cross Bay Transit Partners, which is private affiliation between Facebook and Plenary, in conjunction with the San Mateo County Transit District, the Dumbarton Transportation Project would yield…

Bubble (Or Not) Trends

Inventory Up and Pace of Home Sales Continues to Drop in the U.S.

February 21, 2019

The seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. dropped another 1.2 percent last month to an annual rate of 4.94 million sales, which is 8.5 percent lower versus…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Plans for Slender, 25-Story Micro-Room Hotel Revealed

February 20, 2019

Plans for a slender 25-story hotel to rise up to 260 feet in height on the 4,000-square-foot parking lot site at 36 Tehama Street have been submitted to Planning. And…

Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

Another Million Dollar Drop for Rare Pac Heights Parcel and Plans

February 19, 2019

As we outlined this past November: The Pacific Heights parcel and approved plans for a modern 6,800-square-foot home to rise on the 2921 Vallejo Street site, which were drawn by…

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