Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Fell 11 Percent Last Month
The seasonally adjusted rate of new single-family home sales in the U.S. fell 11.4 percent from March to April to a rate of 569,000 annual sales and is now running…
Iconic Flintstone House in Contract, Will It Survive or Get Crushed?
Having hit the market listed for $4.2 million back in 2015, “priced for somebody who really wanted the quirky 2,730-square-foot home rather than a developer or individual looking for a…
Uptown Oakland Tower Qualified for Quick Review
The parade of proposed Oakland towers continues with the plans for a 24-story tower to rise on the Uptown parking lot parcel at 2305 Webster Street. As designed by Studio…
The First Candlestick Blocks Slated to Rise
Having revealed the design for Candlestick Point, Block 9a, which is intended to set the “sense of place” for the neighborhood, we now turn our attention to the timing and…
Plans for Building up on West MacArthur Boulevard
Purchased for $550,000 in 2014, plans to level the former gas station turned car wash at 411 West MacArthur Boulevard, across the street from Mosswood Park and a park-block away…
The Future Look and Feel of Sixth Street
In addition to the plans for an eight-story building to rise on the southeast corner of (999) Folsom and Sixth, there are three other developments in the works for the…
Bay Area Unemployment Drops to near Record Lows, But…
Following the weakest first quarter for employment growth since 2009, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job slipped by 700 to 543,900 in April. But with…
Plans for 529 Units of Senior Housing in Deep East Oakland
Plans for 529 units of senior housing to rise along 105th Avenue and International Boulevard, near Durant Manor in deep East Oakland, have been drawn for the Riverside Charitable Corporation.…
In the Black or Red at Blu?
Purchased as new for $763,500 or roughly $621 per square foot in August 2009, the two-bedroom unit #7D at 631 Folsom Street (a.k.a. BLU) hit the market in September 2015…
The First Glen Park Home to Break the $5 Million Mark
Having just closed escrow for $5.4 million, the newly built home at 80 Laidley Street is now the most expensive home sale on record in Glen Park, easily surpassing the…