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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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High-End Jackson Square Condo Trades Down Over $300K

October 19, 2022

As we outlined back in April: Purchased for $2,305,000 in February of 2019, the two-bedroom, two-bath unit #3G at 288 Pacific Avenue, across from The Battery in Jackson Square, returned…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Mortgage Application Volume Drops to a 25-Year Low

October 19, 2022

With the benchmark 30-year mortgage rate having hit a 20-year high but still running below its long-term average, mortgage loan application volume in the U.S. dropped another 4 percent over…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

New Home Demand Drops Despite Rise in Supply

October 18, 2022

While the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. rebounded in August to an annualized pace that was effectively even with the same time last year,…

Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Remodeling and Renovation Trends

Plans for Pac Heights Mega-Mansion Took a Big Hit

October 18, 2022

On the market for $29.5 million last year, the Pacific Heights mansion and permits to expand at 2950 Pacific Avenue has just sold for $17 million. Acquired from Mark and…

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Home Sales Down, Inventory and Reductions Up in S.F.

October 17, 2022

Having effectively peaked a couple weeks ago, as projected, the net number of homes on the market in San Francisco (i.e., inventory) remains 20 percent higher than at the same…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Remodeling and Renovation Trends

Amazing Eureka Valley Home Trades for $325K Less

October 17, 2022

As we outlined last month: Speaking of price reductions in San Francisco and a decline in the price per square foot, the list price for the single-family home at 4540…

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Boutique Loft Officially Sold for “Over Asking,” But…

October 17, 2022

The multi-level South Beach loft unit #5 at 340 Ritch Street, which features dual catwalks, designer finishes and a private sunroom with access to the building’s rooftop deck, returned to…

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Enough Empty Office Space for over 150,000 People in S.F.

October 14, 2022

As we outlined earlier this week, the amount of vacant office space in San Francisco has just hit a new pandemic high of 19.9 million square feet. For context, the…

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Where Does Laidley Lay?

October 14, 2022

Hidden behind a relatively modest but sleek façade on “a coveted block of prestigious Laidley Street,” which offers panoramic downtown views, the now four-bedroom home at 131 Laidley was redeveloped…

Breaking News City Planning Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Timing for Approved 966-Unit Development Pushed Back

October 14, 2022

Deemed an Environmental Leadership Development Project by Governor Brown back in 2018, which limited the scope and timeline for any EIR-based challenges of the project, the plans for a 55-story…

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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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