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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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Welcome To Bernal Flipper Heights

October 19, 2012

We don’t consider development projects like 455 Prentiss to be flips. The quick resale of 15 Nebraska, however, fits the flipping bill. In the words of a plugged-in tipster with…

Real Estate Economics Trends

San Francisco Unemployment Under 7% For First Time Since 2008

October 19, 2012

Preliminary September labor force counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties peg the unemployment rates at 6.9%, 5.8% and 6.4% respectively, down 0.5 points in San Francisco and…

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Proposed 1,070-Foot Transbay Tower Approved To Rise

October 19, 2012

The proposed 1,070-foot Transbay Tower to rise at 101 First Street was approved by San Francisco’s Planning Commission last night. We’ll let you know when the appeal is filed. In…

Trends

Existing U.S. Home Sales Tick Down In September

October 19, 2012

The pace of seasonally adjusted existing-home sales in the U.S. fell 1.7 percent from 4.83 million in August to a 4.75 million pace in September but remains 11.0 percent above…

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Fifty Shades Of Saitowitz Grey

October 18, 2012

While Saitowitz designed buildings, such as 1234 Howard Street, typically feature many shades of grey, reactions to Saitowitz’s modern aesthetic tend to be black or white. Purchased as new for…

As Proposed Interesting Opportunities Neighborhoods

Calling All Billionaires Looking To Build Something Big On Broadway

October 18, 2012

As we first reported in August, the development plans for the verdant vacant lot at 1000 Broadway were recently dusted off having lain relatively dormant for the past six years.…

Commercial Neighborhoods

A Fresh & Easy Start On Ocean Avenue?

October 18, 2012

Empty since 2010 when Rite Aid vacated the 17,000 square foot site, this afternoon San Francisco’s Planning Commission is set to vote on whether or not Fresh & Easy will…

Apples To Apples Neighborhoods

Bumps All Around

October 18, 2012

As we wrote last month: Beyond a modern color scheme and “approval from HOA” (but not yet the city) to replace the condo’s front parlor with a second bathroom and…

Neighborhoods RandomRumors

Sorry Hipsters, You Can’t Claim Zuckerberg As Your Own

October 17, 2012

Based on sightings of Mark Zuckerberg walking his dog and eating in neighborhood restaurants, a number of news sites have reported that the Facebook founder has purchased a pied-à-terre in…

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On The Verge Of Being Un-Acquired. Again.

October 17, 2012

Previous owners of the Pacific Heights home at 1945 Franklin Street have included Nicholas Cage, Howard Grossman, and Patricia Arquette. And as plugged-in people know, the infamous Excalibur with “ACQUIRE”…

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

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

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