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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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Massive Dolores Park Light House Condo Just Sold for $2M Less

April 17, 2023

As we outlined last year, 93 Cumberland Street is one of the four massive “Light House” condos that were created when the former Second Church of Christ at 651 Dolores…

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50 Percent More Single-Family Homes on the Market in S.F.

April 14, 2023

We’ll run the full breakdown on Monday, but having atypically ticked down last week, the net number of single-family homes on the market in San Francisco has since ticked back…

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As Office Vacancy Rate Climbs, Another Shoe Is Poised to Drop

April 13, 2023

The effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco ticked up to just under 25 percent in the first quarter of this year, representing over 21 million square feet of vacant…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Holding Firm at Over 6 Percent

April 13, 2023

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage effectively held over the past week, inching down 1 basis point (0.01 percentage point) from 6.28 to 6.27 percent. As such, the…

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Updated Richmond District Pad Fetches Its Pre-Pandemic Price!

April 12, 2023

Purchased for $2.78 million in May of 2019, the remodeled three-story, roughly 2,800-square-foot home at 591 18th Avenue, an “ideal location near Golden Gate Park, shopping, and freeways for the…

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Home Buying Activity Rebounds, Only Down 31 Percent YOY

April 12, 2023

With the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage having ticked down to a 2-month low, the volume of applications to secure a purchase mortgage loan for a home in…

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Refined Pac Heights Home Reduced, Nearly to Its 2017-Era Price

April 11, 2023

Purchased for $9.7 million in July of 2017, the nearly 6,900-square-foot, six-bedroom Pacific Heights at 3149 Washington Street, which had been completely restored and remodeled to yield “unparalleled luxury and…

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Inventory Levels Atypically Dip in San Francisco, But…

April 11, 2023

The net number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco ticked down 4 percent over the past week, versus typically ticking up by the same amount,…

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Updated Top Chef Home Reduced, Now Listed at a Loss

April 10, 2023

Purchased for $3.7 million in early 2018, the very first ‘Top Chef’ home at 3159 Baker Street in San Francisco has since been updated a bit, including a refresh of…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Apples-to-Index for that Modern Hayes Valley Lily Pad

April 10, 2023

As we outlined last month: Purchased as new for $1.775 million in May of 2010, which was below asking and near the bottom on the Great Recession era market, the…

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  1. Brahma (incensed renter) on Looking for (Another) Sub-2014 Priced High-End Loft?

    The owner apparently disagreed, and tried the leasing option. Roughly a month after the above main post, Apt 602's listing…

  2. Conifer on Seized Pac Heights Home Listed with a $14M Price Tag

    Perhaps Brahma should take over SocketSite and bring it back to life. I am just a long-term, half a century,…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Seized Pac Heights Home Listed with a $14M Price Tag

    You were spot on for the selling price, but years off on the time frame. After several listing removal and…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Motivated Sellers Drop Price for Light Filled Dogpatch Loft, Again

    The AI Boom! continues to show the incredible impact of wealth creation in S.F. and on S.F. real estate. 578…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    Then the owner should sell the property to someone who can get the job done. Apparently the Y-I-M-B-Ys are apparently…

  6. tipster on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    Ha ha, "upon the slopped site" Little did the editor realize the foreshadowing of this typo in the 2019 post.…

  7. Notcom on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    I've never heard of a billboard holding up a project - and can a billboard really be "demolished"? - so…

  8. The Milkshake of Despair on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    No update, just a guess that the developer realized a modern new development was not going to attract the offers…

  9. Marcus on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

    It's now seven years since this posting. Any update? Seems Mavrik Studio is out of business.

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Dolores Park Light House Condo Listed for a Million Less

    I completely agree, and if you're looking for a natural test of whether or not the extremely heated market dynamics…

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