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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…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics RealRecentReductions Trends

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…

Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Your guess is as good as mine. He may be really good for SF, or he may be worthless. I…
Notcom on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Yes it is, definitely...one of the two.
sf on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Daniel Lurie as mayor... is this a turning point for San Francisco or more of the same?
Brahma (incensed renter) on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
That's not surprising and it's probably just an opener. The City Controller’s Office put out a report fairly recently that…
Neighborhood Activist on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
I feel like this might be a psychological experiment to see when the last of us gives up and goes…
Notcom on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
OTH - or is it "furthermore"...well, whatever... - I understand SF's expected Federal money to complete the Downtown Extension for…
Brahma (incensed renter) on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
If you think that having someone with no previous public sector experience as a manager or an elected official in…
Fact on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
Did SF mayor breed get herself fired??
Brahma (incensed renter) on Another 2 Million Square Feet of Vacant Office Space in San Francisco
Regarding the Angus McCarthy-proposed project at 1088 Sansome St. I brought up earlier in this thread, it looks like the…
The Milkshake of Despair on Pace of Home Sales in San Francisco Drops
Ironically Wilshire Blvd is nearly set up for a complete mega datacenter vertical integration. It already has the oil wells…

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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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