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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
Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Trends

Hayes Valley Penthouse Trades for Over 30 Percent Less

December 20, 2022

As we outlined last month: Positioned as part of “The Penthouse Collection at 8 Octavia,” the modern two-bedroom, two-bathroom unit PH-2 atop the Hayes Valley development sold for $1.5 million…

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Bay Area Employment Atypically Drops, Trending Down

December 19, 2022

While the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck typically ticks up in both October and November, driven by seasonal hiring for the holidays, net employment actually…

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Supersized Western SoMa Infill Development on the Boards

December 16, 2022

Acquired for $3.25 million last year, plans for a supersized 9-story building to rise on the Western SoMA parking lot parcel on the southwest corner of Folsom and 10th Street,…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Real Estate Economics Trends

Reductions, Rent and a Harsh Reality Part Two

December 15, 2022

As we outlined back in October: Purchased for $1.650 million in July of 2016, the 1,366-square-foot, two-bedroom unit #7E in the Lumina tower at 201 Folsom Street, an interior facing…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Bonus Plans for Mission District Development Closer to Reality

December 14, 2022

While originally envisioned as a four-story development that would rise up to 45 feet in height on the northwest corner of 26th and Shotwell and yield 22 apartments over 6,600…

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Asking Rents in Oakland Tick Up, Nearing Pre-Covid Rates

December 13, 2022

While the weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco dropped 3 percent in November, the average asking rent in Oakland ticked up ticked up a little over…

As Proposed City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Delay for Campus Redevelopment, as Dictated, Formally Sought

December 12, 2022

While building permits for the approved redevelopment of CPMC’s nearly 5-acre California Hospital Campus at 3700 California Street were in the works, and TMG Partners had been positioning to break…

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Single-Family Home Inventory Is Building Up

December 12, 2022

While the number of homes listed for sale in San Francisco ticked down 7 percent in the absolute over the past week with typical seasonality in play, there are still…

As Proposed City Planning Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Entitlement for Van Ness Redevelopment Sought, But…

December 9, 2022

As we outlined last year, plans to redevelop the 5-story building on the northwest corner of Van Ness and Pacific Avenues were on the boards, plans which would have converted…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Homebuyer Sentiment Remains Low Despite Drop in Rates

December 8, 2022

As expected, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage dropped another 16 basis points (0.16 percentage points) over the past week to 6.33 percent but remains over twice as…

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    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

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

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

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

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  6. tipster on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

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

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  9. Marcus on Modern Bayview Development on the Boards

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