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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
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Discounting Helps Drive New Home Purchase Activity Up

November 17, 2023

Having dropped 12 percent from August to September, application volume for new home loan purchases in the U.S. ticked up 6 percent from September to October and was nearly 40…

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Apples-to-Apples-to-Index for a Desirable North Slope Home

November 16, 2023

Featuring panoramic skyline views, “from Twin Peaks to Downtown to the East Bay,” the newly renovated and “culturally significant” home at 147 Ripley Street, on the “desirable North Slope” of…

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Adjusted Purchase Mortgage Activity Inches Up (From a 28-Year Low)

November 15, 2023

Having dropped to its lowest level in 28 years earlier this month, the number of applications to secure a purchase mortgage loan for an existing home in the U.S. slipped…

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Russian Hill Masterpiece Just Resold for 50 Percent Less

November 14, 2023

As we outlined earlier this year, the rather spectacular new Russian Hill home at 2626 Larkin Street, “the crowning achievement of every artist, designer & craftsman whose passion & dedication…

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Best of San Francisco Living Now Listed at a Loss

November 13, 2023

Featuring “epic views,” “modern finishes,” and a “superlative location,” offering “the best of San Francisco living,” the 1,794-square-foot, three-bedroom Noe Valley home at 732 Duncan Street returned to the market…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Back Below Average at 7.5 Percent

November 10, 2023

As we outlined last week, while the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage had only inched down 3 basis points to 7.76 percent, according to Freddie Mac and headlines…

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Two-Bedroom Mid-Market Condo Now Listed for 38 Percent Less

November 10, 2023

Featuring two bedrooms, two baths and two parking spots in the boutique Mid-Market building’s garage, the 870-square-foot unit #513 at 1075 Market Street (a.k.a. Stage 1075) sold for $1.25 million…

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Asking Rents in Oakland Just Dropped to a Two-Year Low

November 9, 2023

Having suddenly dropped 4 percent in September to its lowest level in a year, the average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has since dropped another 3 percent to…

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Fully-Approved Development Listed at Loss Reduced, Again

November 8, 2023

As we revealed last year: Acquired for $4.125 million in June of 2016, plans to level the shuttered nightclub space at 280 7th Street – a through block building which…

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Rental Inventory/Availability in San Francisco Climbs

November 7, 2023

While the cost of capital has climbed, back to an average rate, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco proper has now held firm at roughly…

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

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

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