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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 Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods

If You Think You Know the Mission, Now’s the Time to Tell

September 7, 2022

Purchased for $2.6 million in late 2014, the two-level, 2,215-square-foot Mission District condo at 859 Alabama Street, which “epitomizes sophisticated San Francisco city living and a rare opportunity to own…

Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

Boutique Loft Reduced to Within 5 Percent of Its 2014 Price

September 6, 2022

Purchased for $1.125 million in September of 2017, the multi-level South Beach loft unit #5 at 340 Ritch Street, which features dual catwalks, designer finishes and a private sunroom with…

Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Prominent Cultural District Site in the Mission Has Sold

September 6, 2022

As we first revealed earlier this year, the single-story House of Brakes building/garage on the southeast corner of 24th Street and South Van Ness, a rather nondescript concrete structure above…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Pending Home Sales in S.F. Remain Down Over 30 Percent

September 6, 2022

While the number of homes on the market in San Francisco remains up over 30 percent on a year-over-year basis, as has been the case since early May, the number…

Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions Remodeling and Renovation Trends

$10 Million Reduction for Record-Setting Pac Heights Penthouse

September 2, 2022

Speaking of “recalibrating,” the list price for the record-setting Penthouse Unit #10 atop the überexclusive Pacific Heights building at 2006 Washington Street has just been reduced from $45 million to…

As Proposed Bay Buildings Design & Architecture Industry Stuff Neighborhoods

Plans to Expand and Convert Central SoMa Data Center Into…

September 2, 2022

Built in 1924 and acquired for $9.25 million in March of 2006, plans to expand and convert the Colgate Building at 620 3rd Street, which also fronts Rich, is a…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Sellers “Recalibrating” as Mortgage Rates Climb, Buying Wanes

September 1, 2022

The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up another 11 basis points (0.11 percentage points) over the past week to 5.66 percent, an average rate which is now…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Asking Rents in San Francisco Hold, Demand for Studios Up

August 31, 2022

Having jumped to $3,750 at the end of July, which was 11 percent higher than at the same time last year and 23 percent ($700) above last year’s nadir for…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Demand for Mortgages to Purchase Homes Continues to Shrink

August 31, 2022

Mortgage loan application volume in the U.S. dropped nearly 4 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and 5 percent in the absolute over the past week, with a 4 percent…

Breaking News East Bay Industry Stuff Marin (And Points North) Real Estate Economics San Jose (And South) Trends

Indexes for Bay Area House and Condo Values Drop

August 30, 2022

Having inched up 0.9 percent in May, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay…

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Recent Reader Activity
  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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