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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 Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Less Height, More Density for Proposed Tower to Rise Right Here

September 6, 2018

While plans for a new Mid-Market tower to rise on Nordstrom’s underdeveloped parking lot parcel at 469 Stevenson Street continue to move forward, it would appear as though the expected…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Rates Inch Up, Probability of a Rate Hike Hits 100 Percent

September 6, 2018

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up 2 basis points over the past week to 4.54 percent, which is 76 basis points above its average rate of…

City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods New Developments Trends

Where They’re Building in San Francisco

September 5, 2018

As we reported earlier this week, there are now nearly 70,000 units of housing in San Francisco’s overall pipeline of development, which includes all units which are under construction, permitted…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Stanyan Street Addition Slated for Approval

September 5, 2018

As we first reported last year: With American Cyclery having shuttered their “too” annex at 858 Stanyan Street at the end of 2016 in anticipation of a significant rent hike,…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

Plans for Outer Mission Infill Development Emerge

September 5, 2018

Purchased for $2 million mid-2016, plans to level the Grant’s Auto Repair shop and parking lot parcels on the southeast corner of Mission Street and Foote Avenue, on the border…

Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Bernal Heights Home Goes Missing on Gates

September 4, 2018

The one-bedroom Bernal Heights home at 121 Gates Street was seriously damaged by a fire back in 2016, after which its entry was fenced and secured from those attempting to…

As Proposed Bubble (Or Not) Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Massive Recology Site Rezoning and Redevelopment Plans Revealed

September 4, 2018

Ambitious plans to redevelop the nearly 6-acre Recology site at 900 7th Street – which is bounded by 7th, Berry, De Haro, Carolina and Channel – are in the works.…

As Proposed City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods New Developments Real Estate Economics Trends

Record Pipeline of Development in San Francisco Continues to Grow

September 4, 2018

With the number of newly proposed units of housing to be built in San Francisco having outpaced the number of units that recently finished up construction for the third quarter…

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

Bay Area Home Sales Slip to a 7-Year Seasonal Low

August 31, 2018

The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area totaled 7,547 in July, slipping 0.3 percent on a year-over-year basis to a 7-year seasonal…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Trends

Sub-2015 Pricing for a Coveted One-Bedroom

August 30, 2018

Purchased for $925,000 in September of 2013, 338 Spear Street #26G, a 807-square-foot, one-bedroom “with a coveted floor plan” at the Infinity resold for $1,175,000 in June of 2015, which…

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