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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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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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