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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…

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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 Modern Noe Valley Compound Now Listed for 33 Percent Less

    152 days after after the revised listing mentioned in the penultimate paragraph above, 1647 Sanchez's listing was removed from the…

  2. Brahma (incensed renter) on “Full(er) House” Home Back on the Market

    Sold for 7.7 percent under asking. From India Roby at Architectural Digest, yesterday, in a story headlined The Full House…

  3. Brahma (incensed renter) on Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits a New High, Leasing Drops

    Apparently, developers believe that S.F. doesn't have enough office space. But the vacancy rate is rising. According to an article…

  4. Brahma (incensed renter) on Construction of Prominent Hub District Tower Has Commenced

    Might have been underway when the above was posted, but we weren't kept plugged-in. Lendlease’s tower to rise at 30…

  5. Brahma (incensed renter) on Modern New Development Fails to Sell, Taken Back by The Bank

    Grubber2 pretty much nailed it. Sold by Avidbank to HSH Holdings for $14 million, or about 13.6 percent under the…

  6. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    My bad. Even realtor dot com is now showing that correct amount in its listing. I should have not taken…

  7. steve on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    I think someone mistyped the HOA fees. Redfin is now showing that as $1,764/mo. It doesn't change your main point,…

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

    It's not all bad at The Millennium Tower, and we can take a look at the unit namelinked above by…

  9. Brahma (incensed renter) on Prominent Nob Hill Corner Closer to Proposed Reality

    Not only has the building — now dubbed Crescent Nob Hill — been completed since the above post, but certain…

  10. Brahma (incensed renter) on Office Vacancy Rate in San Francisco Hits a New High, Leasing Drops

    Probably won't meaningfully decrease the amount of office space on the market. Google is pulling out of it's lease at…

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