Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Rebounds, but Not out West
Having dropped a downwardly revised 3.7 percent in April, the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. rebounded 6.7 percent in May to annual pace of…
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Only in San Francisco, Take Two
If the whitewashing of ornate detailing and original woodwork in the name of modernizing drives you crazy, now’s the time to look away. Purchased for $2.55 million last year, the…
Oakland Tower Project Redesigned, Sixth Extension Requested
Plans for a pair of residential towers to rise up to 275 feet in height at 325 Seventh Street, on the edge of Oakland’s Chinatown, were first approved by the…
Pricing Index for New Condos in S.F. Inches Up, Sales Slip
Having ticked up 4.5 percent in April, the Mark Company’s pricing index for new condos in San Francisco inched up another 0.4 percent in May and is now running 1.7…
San Francisco Sues Developer with History of Under-Permitted Work
City Attorney Dennis Herrera has just filed suit in San Francisco Superior Court against Ashok Gujral, a local real estate developer and investor accused of routinely engaging in under-permitted construction…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Slips Post Hike
With last week’s expected rate hike already priced in, and the 10-year Treasury having dipped following said hike, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 5 basis points…
Plans for Infilling Another Central SoMa Parking Lot
Plans for a new mixed-use office building to rise on the southwest corner of 3rd and Harrison are in the works. While the 50-car parking lot site is slated to…
Pace of Existing Home Sales in the U.S. Slips, Inventory Ticks Up
Having dropped 2.5 percent in April, the pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. slipped another 0.4 percent in May to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.45 million sales…
Mission Bay Ferry Clears Environmental Hurdle
As we first reported earlier this year: If the Port’s plans are approved as proposed, and dredging commences in mid-2019 as currently envisioned, San Francisco’s future Mission Bay Ferry Landing…
Planning for the Population Doubling and Public Realm of Dogpatch
With around 3,000 units of housing expected to be built in Dogpatch over the next decade, not including another 2,700 units which could eventually rise on the Potrero Power Plant…