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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 East Bay Neighborhoods

More Height, Less Parking, New Design for Approved Oakland Tower

June 18, 2018

Plans for a 33-story building with 345 apartments to rise up to 330 feet in height at 1900 Broadway, adjacent to the historic Tapscott Building in Uptown Oakland, which is…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation

Sleek Russian Hill Remodel Nearly Fetches Its 2015 Price

June 18, 2018

Remodeled with a decidedly minimalist/modern aesthetic, and to leverage its panoramic Bay View, the two-bedroom Russian Hill unit #201 at 1070 Green Street hit the market listed for $2.9 million…

As Proposed City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods New Developments Trends

Record Pipeline of Residential Development in San Francisco Grows

June 15, 2018

With the number of newly proposed units of housing to be built in San Francisco having outpaced the number of units that finished up construction, the overall pipeline of apartments…

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

Bay Area Employment Inches Up, but Not in San Francisco

June 15, 2018

While the unemployment rate in San Francisco is holding at a record low 2.1 percent, the number of people living in the city with job has actually dropped by 4,900…

As Proposed City Planning Commercial Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Central SoMa Development Closer to Reality Sans X Space

June 15, 2018

Having qualified for a streamlined environmental review, plans to raze the former Pacific Bicycles building at 345 4th Street could be approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission next week. And…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Plans for Infilling within the Alamo Square Landmark District

June 15, 2018

Speaking of plans for building new accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in San Francisco, the development of which has greatly lagged expectations, plans to remove ten (10) of the eleven (11)…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions

Million Dollar Price Cut for the 2018 Showcase Home

June 15, 2018

As we first noted last month, while it’s certainly not unusual for Decorator Showcase homes to hit the market shortly after their ticketed showcasing has ended, they typically don’t hit…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Russian Hill Two-Bedroom Quietly Fetches $11 Million Price

June 14, 2018

Purchased as a three-bedroom for $4.98 million in 2012, the full-floor cooperative unit #3 at 945 Green Street, high atop Russian Hill, was rebuilt as a two-bedroom, returned to the…

Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Rates Ticked Up Prior to Yesterday’s Rate Hike

June 14, 2018

While measured prior to the Fed’s announcement yesterday, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage had ticked up 8 basis points over the past week to 4.62 percent, which…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Neighborhoods

Proposed Club Zone Infill Condos Closer to Reality

June 14, 2018

As newly rendered below, plans to raze the two-story warehouse building and adjacent parking lot at 33 Norfolk Street and build a five-story residential building upon the Western SoMa site,…

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