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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
Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Neighborhoods

“Full(er) House” Home Back on the Market

June 6, 2024

Designed by Charles Lewis Hinkel and built in 1883, the façade of the Lower Pacific Heights Victorian at 1709 Broderick Street was cast as the Tanner’s home in Full House,…

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Price Cut for San Francisco Living at Its Finest

June 5, 2024

The top-floor, one-bedroom condominium unit #4 at 2311 Scott Street, which overlooks Alta Plaza Park in Pacific Heights and offers “San Francisco living at its finest,” was purchased for $950,000…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Real Estate Economics Remodeling and Renovation Trends

Prestigious Nob Hill Penthouse Traded at a (Big) Loss

June 4, 2024

As we outlined last year, the 4,320-square-foot, two-level Nob Hill penthouse unit #1002 atop the Park Lane at 1100 Sacramento Street hit the market priced at $12.495 million in June…

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Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Is Ticking Down

June 4, 2024

The net number of single-family homes and condos in contract to be sold in San Francisco has been ticking down, not up, over the past month. And having just slipped…

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Asking Rents in Oakland Just Ticked Up, Less Than in S.F.

June 3, 2024

Having slipped back under $2,300 to a three-year low in April, the average asking rent for an apartment in Oakland has just ticked back over $2,300 a month but remains…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Expectation Gap on the Rise in San Francisco

June 3, 2024

The net number of single-family homes and condos on the market ticked up another (1) percent over the past week as new listing activity continues to outpace sales, with 2…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Average Asking Rent in S.F. Trending Up, Inventory Down

May 31, 2024

Having ticked up for the first time in eight months last month, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco has since ticked up nearly 4 percent…

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Apples+ In Hayes Valley

May 30, 2024

Measuring 714 square feet, the one-bedroom unit #435 at 555 Fulton Street, which overlooks the building’s tranquil interior courtyard, sold for $745,000 or roughly $1,043 per square foot in March…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Back Over 7 Percent

May 30, 2024

As we outlined last week, while the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage had slipped back under 7 percent for the first time since mid-April the expected value of…

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Purchase Mortgage Activity Continues to Drop

May 29, 2024

Despite the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage having ticked down over the past month, purchase mortgage application volume in the U.S. has dropped for the third week in…

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

    Closing a mere 25 days after it was listed, the 2 bedroom, 1 bathroom single family home with a single…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on Below Market Rate One-Bedroom Reduced

    Languishing on the market while trying to find an eligible buyer was correct in this case. Between the date of…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Amazing Mission District Loft Fetches Over $1K Per Foot! But…

    Well, it is now a little over 15 months after paulH's comment and we now know that the Potrero Yards…

  4. steve on Modern Mansion Atop Mount Sutro Returns

    thanks for the update, Brahma. as I commented on the original post in Feb 2021, "anything north of $15M seems…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern Mansion Atop Mount Sutro Returns

    Something weird happened with this one. According to an article by Emily Landes in The San Francisco Standard (Highest home…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on Price Cut(s) for A Great South Beach Investment

    I guess sometimes it pays to stick to your asking price and avoid accepting lowball offers in a down market,…

  7. Brahma (incensed renter) on Massive New Hillsborough Spec Home Relisted for 33 Percent Less

    Since no one felt they knew the market for new-build contemporary Hillsborough estates at the time, let's take a look.…

  8. The Milkshake of Despair on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    What metrics are you looking at to see things picking up?

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

    Probably unrelated since Mr. Hwang operates mostly in in South Beach, but if my feed is any indication, local agents…

  10. The Milkshake of Despair on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops

    What metrics are you using to determine that?

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