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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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Listing Activity Drops in San Francisco, Average Asking Price Down

June 17, 2024

Driven by a drop in new listing activity versus a spike in sales, the net number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco ticked down 2…

Apples To Apples Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) RealRecentReductions Trends

Fresh Prices Abound in San Francisco

June 14, 2024

As we outlined earlier this week, price reductions are on the rise in San Francisco. Or in euphemistic industry speak and marketing, “fresh prices” abound. Speaking of which, the “FRESH…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Austin, Do We Have Another Problem?

June 14, 2024

Purchased for $710,500 in December of 2017, the 442-square-foot, north-facing studio #207 in The Austin at 1545 Pine Street (“one of Van Ness & Civic Center’s most coveted developments”) briefly…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Down, Poised to Drop

June 13, 2024

Measured prior to yesterday’s affirmation by the Fed, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched down 4 basis points (0.04 percentage points) over the past week to 6.95…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

The Fed Affirms, Again

June 13, 2024

As we outlined last month, based on an analysis of the futures market, the expected value of the Fed’s rate cuts over the next six months had dropped, with an…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions Trends

Charming Cow Hollow Condo Reduced, Listed at a Loss

June 12, 2024

Purchased for $725,000 in October of 2004, the charming two-bedroom Cow Hollow condo at 2286 Filbert Street resold for $855,000 in March of 2007, up 17.9 percent despite the “short-term…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions Trends

Contemporary Noe Condo Reduced, Listed at a Loss

June 11, 2024

Speaking of price reductions being on the rise in San Francisco, despite reports of a “surging market,” the list price for the contemporary three-bedroom Noe Valley condo at 170 Clipper…

Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Still Ticking Up

June 10, 2024

Driven by a slowdown in the pace of sales, despite misreports to the contrary, the net number of single-family homes and condos on the market across San Francisco ticked up…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Apples-to-Apples-to-Index in Central SoMa

June 10, 2024

Purchased for $640,000 or roughly $940 per square foot in mid-2013, the 618-square-foot, one-bedroom unit #738 in The Palms at 555 4th Street, a quiet interior unit that now benefits…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

Price Reductions on the Rise in San Francisco

June 7, 2024

With the expectation gap between the list price per square foot of the homes on the market in San Francisco and the price per square foot of the homes for…

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Recent Reader Activity
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    Sold at the Sep 2025 asking price. 23 days after the immediately preceding comment, 1776 Green St Unit 201 closed…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    According to our local RE boffins, the AI startup boom is in full swing. From Queenie Wong's 8 Apr 2026…

  3. The Milkshake of Despair on Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Drop to Mid-2015 Levels

    The biggest impact will be on the San Mateo County housing market of course.

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Bay Area Employment and Labor Force Drop to Mid-2015 Levels

    In case the news isn't dominating your feeds like it is mine, some of the same billionaires who are selling…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Hot Piedmont Home Reduced, Re-Listed, Reduced Again

    Happy Farmworkers Day everybody! Californio turned out to only be off by about 8.8 percent. The seller knew what they…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on Contemporary SoMa Condo Re-Listed for Nearly 40 Percent Less

    Nice qualifier, I guess that prevents anyone from pointing out that the ultimate contract price guess was way wrong. The…

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

    Oh...my: You may want to pick a more reliable wingman, since the next few words in that link were but…

  8. Ohlone Californio on New Tower Tops Out, on Track for Delivery This Year

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

    Thoughts and prayers, sir, thoughts and prayers.... Except he doesn't actually build housing, does he? he just buys up exiting…

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