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Yes, Bay Area Employment Is Actually on the Decline

September 15, 2023

The number of San Francisco residents with a job dropped by 6,500 in August to 557,800, more than reversing “a seasonally driven increase that could some” in July, as we…

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Price for Modern New Place Has Dropped by Over a Third

September 15, 2023

As we first outlined back in May, the rather spectacular new building at 15-17 Guy Place, which replaced a little single-family home, hit the market priced at $15 million in…

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New Home Purchase Activity Ticks Up, But…

September 14, 2023

While mortgage loan application volume for new homes across the U.S. ticked up 4 percent from July to August and was 20.6 percent higher than at the same time last…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Back Up, Odds of an Easing Nil

September 14, 2023

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched back up 6 basis points (0.06 percentage points) over the past week to 7.18 percent and is back to within 5…

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Asking Price Per Square Foot in S.F. Drops to a Six-Year Low

September 13, 2023

While the number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco jumped last week and listed inventory levels are 30 percent higher, not lower, than average for…

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Entry-Level Mid-Market Condo Now Listed for 36 Percent Less

September 12, 2023

As we noted when the 672-square-foot, “once-in-a-lifetime” unit #306 at 1075 Market Street (a.k.a. “Stage 1075”) was quietly listed for 26 percent less than its 2018 price back in June,…

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Luxury Living in San Francisco for More Than a Million Less

September 11, 2023

Purchased for $5.475 million in April of 2015, the three-bedroom, 2,569-square-foot unit #28D in the Four Seasons Residences at 765 Market Street returned to the market priced at $5.475 million…

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Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Jumps, Pricing Drops

September 11, 2023

The net number of homes on the market in San Francisco, including condos, jumped over 20 percent last week following a typical holiday drop. As such, while listed inventory levels…

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Plans for Supersized Telegraph Hill Development Grow

September 8, 2023

As we revealed back in 2021, plans for a supersized, 10-story building to rise up to 94 feet in height upon the parking garage parcel at 955 Sansome Street, at…

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Pending Home Sales in S.F. Down Over 20 Percent YOY

September 7, 2023

The number of single-family homes and condos in contract to be sold in San Francisco is currently 22 percent lower than at the last time last year, at which point…

Brahma (incensed renter) on Academy of Art’s $58 Million Settlement Plan Slated for Approval
From a piece by Jessica Blough datelined Oct 9, 2026 (Illegal former Academy of Art dorms are being turned into…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Drawing a Line at Linea
After a bit over twenty-five months since last changing hands, the 8th floor with no unit above and views from…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Price Cut for San Francisco Living at Its Finest
Follow-up: Brahma won, at only a 13.7 percent difference between the above-commented guess and the ultimate selling price achieved 1…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Best Two-Bedroom Quietly Trades Down a Million Bucks
All they needed to do was hold. Returning to market four years ago at the asking price of $6,950,000 (or…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
If you're confused, it's understandable. For another piece of evidence, see this other site — which is not the listing…
Notcom on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
Call me confused, but this property's website https://www.3107th.com/ - it's own website??? Natch - shows a figure of $5.8. So…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Million Dollar Price Cut for Ken Fulk’s Opulent Magic Factory
Based on the reporting earlier this year in The San Francisco Standard, I would say he needs the money, largely…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Sellers at The Harrison are Taking Some Big(ger) Hits
It did languish on the market, for over 760 days. After originally listing in late May 2024 asking $1.275 million,…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Apt 35E at Apt 30A at The Millennium Tower was listed in mid-January 2026 asking $1,695,000 (or < $990 per…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less
While my selling price call turned out to be correct, the seller didn't have to wait until after the two…

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Yes, Bay Area Employment Is Actually on the Decline

Price for Modern New Place Has Dropped by Over a Third

New Home Purchase Activity Ticks Up, But…

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Inches Back Up, Odds of an Easing Nil

Asking Price Per Square Foot in S.F. Drops to a Six-Year Low

Entry-Level Mid-Market Condo Now Listed for 36 Percent Less

Luxury Living in San Francisco for More Than a Million Less

Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Jumps, Pricing Drops

Plans for Supersized Telegraph Hill Development Grow

Pending Home Sales in S.F. Down Over 20 Percent YOY

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