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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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Mortgage Application Volume Drops Back Down to a 22-Year Low

July 20, 2022

Mortgage loan application volumes in the U.S. dropped 6.3 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, with a 7 percent seasonally adjusted drop in purchase mortgage activity, which was…

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Purchase Activity for New Homes Drops Despite (Much) More Inventory

July 19, 2022

Despite the fact that the number of new homes on the market across the U.S. is up nearly 35 percent on a year-over-year basis to a 14-year high, mortgage loan…

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Office Vacancy Rate in S.F. Was Holding at a Pandemic High

July 18, 2022

Having hit a pandemic high of 21.7 percent in the first quarter of 2022, the effective office vacancy rate in San Francisco was unchanged in the second quarter of this…

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Specter of an Even Bigger Rate Hike Looms

July 15, 2022

Having dropped half a percentage point from its 13-year high of 5.81 percent last month, driven by increasing concerns of a recession and hard landing, the average rate for a…

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Purchase Mortgage Activity Drops, Average Loan Size as Well

July 13, 2022

Having inched up from a 22-year low last month, Mortgage loan application volume in the U.S. ticked down 1.7 percent on a seasonally adjusted basis last week, including a 4…

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Number of Homes for Sale in S.F. Up Over 35 Percent YOY

July 11, 2022

With an ongoing slowdown in the pace of sales, the net number of homes on the market in San Francisco ticked up 9 percent over the past week and is…

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Pending Home Sales in San Francisco Continue to Drop

July 11, 2022

Despite a marked increase in inventory, which has been up over 30 percent on a year-over-year basis over the past two months, the number of single-family homes and condos in…

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Contemporary One-Bedroom Condo Slips Below Its 2016 Price

July 8, 2022

Purchased for $650,000 in March of 2016, the 545-square-foot, one-bedroom unit #206 at 870 Harrison Street, which was built by JS Sullivan in 2015 and features “floor-to-ceiling windows with an…

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Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops Over Half a Point, But…

July 7, 2022

Having hit 5.81 percent two weeks ago, which was the highest average rate since November of 2008 and above-average over the past 30 years, the average rate for a benchmark…

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IKEA’s Redevelopment of Mid-Market Center Closer to Reality

July 6, 2022

Following a couple of false starts and mis-reports, the formal application to proceed with the conversion of the ill-fated and long-vacant “6×6 San Francisco” shopping center at 945 Market Street…

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