A (Four) Million Dollar View And Yard
As we first reported six months ago: Purchased for $7,000,000 in 2004, the 4,836 square foot home at 333 Belvedere Avenue across the bridge in Belvedere returned to the market…
Turning To China For Capital To Kick-Start Developments In SF
Seeking nearly $2 billion to kick-start the development of Hunters Point and Treasure Island in San Francisco, according to the Wall Street Journal, developer Lennar is in talks with the…
S&P/Case-Shiller San Francisco: Home/Condo Prices Show April Gains
According to the April 2012 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA rose 3.4% from March 2012 to April 2012, down 1.4% year-over-year, down 40.4%…
A $225,000 America’s Cup Settlement That’s For The Birds
Tomorrow, San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors are scheduled authorize the payment of $225,000 to settle the lawsuit filed by “Waterfront Watch” over development activity related to the America’s Cup and…
Foreclosure Activity Falls In San Francisco, Pipeline Down 31 Percent
Having ticked up in April, pre-foreclosure activity in San Francisco has fallen 17 percent over the past two months with 397 properties in the pipeline, 39 percent of which are…
The Devilish Details For Bypassing SF’s Condo Conversion Lottery
Once again, as plugged-in people knew to expect, Supervisors Farrell and Wiener have introduced Condo Conversion Lottery Bypass legislation which would allow eligible TIC owners to condo convert for a…
U.S. New Home Sales: Up 19.8% YOY In May But Well Below Average
The seasonally adjusted annual pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. rose to 369,000 in May, up 7.6 percent from a revised rate of 343,000 in April and…
Plans For Parcel P: On This (Hayes Valley) Farm They’re Building…
Plans to develop the 49,500 square foot parcel bordered by Oak, Octavia, Hickory and Laguna known as Parcel P over in Hayes Valley and currently home to part of the…
Highlights And Insights From Warriors First Neighborhood Meeting
A few highlights and insights from the first meeting between Golden State Warriors President Rick Welts and neighborhood advocates from Rincon Hill, South Beach, South Park and Mission Bay by…
The Circle Of Life And 521 Liberty
Purchased for $1,161,500 in 2006 then gutted, rehabbed, and returned to the market asking and selling for $1,950,000 in 2007; the owner of 521 Liberty passed away and the home…