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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
Breaking News Real Estate Economics Trends

The Fed Institutes Another Rate Hike, Signals Two More This Year

June 13, 2018

As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling accelerated expectations for two…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Impact Report for 250-Foot-Tall Ballet School Tower Released

June 13, 2018

As we first reported earlier this year and has been newly rendered below: The plans for a 27-story tower to rise up to 250 feet in height at the intersection…

Breaking News Elections

London Breed Wins SF Mayoral Race (UPDATED)

June 12, 2018

With a total of 244,398 ballots having now been tallied, representing 50.71 percent of 482,000 potential votes, London Breed has extended her lead in San Francisco’s mayoral race to 1,861…

As Proposed Commercial Design & Architecture East Bay Neighborhoods

The Master Plan for Two New Kaiser Center Towers to Rise

June 12, 2018

Plans to demolish the mall portion of the Kaiser Center complex at 300 Lakeside Drive in Oakland and build two skinny office towers rising up to 574 feet in height…

City Planning Transit

Schedule for Modernization of Caltrain (Unofficially) Slips

June 12, 2018

As we first reported last year, the risk-adjusted timeline for the completion of Caltrain’s electrification and modernization project had slipped from the second to last day of 2021 to April…

Listings (for sale) New Developments Real Estate Economics Trends

Inventory of Homes for Sale in San Francisco Ticks Up

June 11, 2018

Driven in part by a slowdown in sales activity since the beginning of the year, the number of single-family homes and condos actively listed for sale in San Francisco has…

As Proposed Neighborhoods

Plans to Redevelop the Iconic Jug Shop Site on Polk

June 11, 2018

Plans to level the iconic Jug Shop complex on the northeast corner of Polk and Pacific are in the works. And as envisioned by JS Sullivan Development, a six-story building…

Breaking News Elections

London Breed Takes the Lead in SF Mayoral Race (Updated)

June 9, 2018

With an additional 55,407 mail-in ballots having now been tallied and added to the Election Day count, which, in total, now account for 209,697 (43.51 percent) of roughly 480,000 potential…

As Proposed City Planning Commercial Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Refined Designs for Showplace Square Maker / Office Development

June 8, 2018

As we first reported yesterday, the proposed Showplace Square maker/office project to rise up to four stories in height at One De Haro Street has qualified for a streamlined environmental…

Breaking News Elections

Leno’s Lead Down to 144 Votes in SF Mayoral Race

June 8, 2018

With an additional 32,194 mail-in ballots having now been tallied and added to the Election Day count, which, in total, now accounts for 186,484 (38.69 percent) of roughly 480,000 potential…

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

    And don't forget the simultaneous implosion of the The California College of the Arts (CCA)...guess that move to SF wasn't…

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

    The Academy of Art is a reminder of what the city has lost with the San Francisco Art Institute. The…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval

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  4. Notcom on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

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  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Coveted LEED Condo Listed Below its 2015 Price

    Wound up closing at asking 39 days after the above post. Then something happened which appeared on the MLS like…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on 2830 Pacific: A Tripling Of Taxes (At Half Off Initial Hopes)

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  7. Notcom on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

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