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

Modernized Pac Heights View Condo Returns

April 29, 2024

Purchased for $950,000 in November of 2013, the 1,550-square-foot, two-bedroom, two-bath view unit #601 in the classic Pac Heights doorman building at 1835 Franklin Street, a block from Lafayette Park,…

Industry Stuff Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics Trends

Number of Homes on the Market in S.F. Holds, Prices Drop

April 29, 2024

The net number of single-family homes and condos on the market in San Francisco effectively held at a 13-year seasonal high over the past week as a slowdown in the…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Average Asking Rent in S.F. Ticks Up for First Time in Eight Months, But…

April 26, 2024

The weighted average asking rent for an apartment in San Francisco ticked up a (1) percent over the past month to $3,330, representing the first uptick in eight months. That…

Apples To Apples Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods RealRecentReductions

Stunning Dolores Heights Penthouse Returns Anew

April 26, 2024

The top floor and attic of the three-unit building at 3758-3762 21st Street were turned into a light-filled penthouse unit (3762 21st Street) with high-end finishes and Dolores Heights views…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Listings (for sale) Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics Rentals Trends

Contemporary Little Saigon Condo Listed for Nearly 30 Percent Less

April 25, 2024

Developed by JS Sullivan and completed in 2019, the one-bedroom unit #301 in the 42-unit building at 719 Larkin Street sold for $685,000 in September of 2019, establishing a building…

Apples To Apples Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Benchmark Mortgage Rate Continues to Climb

April 25, 2024

Having leapt back over 7 percent last week, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since ticked up another 7 basis points (0.07 percentage points) to 7.17 percent,…

Apples To Apples Bay Buildings Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Trends

Contemporary Western SoMa Condo Trades Down Over 30 Percent

April 24, 2024

Speaking of “over asking” sales in this “surging” market, the re-sale of the two-bedroom condo #219 at 99 Rausch has just closed escrow with a contract price of $885,000, which…

Apples To Apples Industry Stuff Neighborhoods Real Estate Economics

Converted Cole Valley TIC Unit Fetches an “Over Asking!” Price

April 24, 2024

As we outlined earlier this year, the light-filled, top floor one-bedroom unit #5 at 762-764 Cole Street returned to the market listed for $950,000 this past September, having been purchased…

Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Purchase Mortgage Activity Ticks Down, Jumbo Rates Jump

April 24, 2024

Purchase mortgage application volume in the U.S. was effectively unchanged over the past week in the absolute but ticked down a (1) percent on a seasonally adjusted basis and was…

Breaking News Industry Stuff Real Estate Economics Trends

Pace of New Home Sales “Surged” Last Month, But…

April 23, 2024

Having dropped a downwardly revised 5.1 percent in February, the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. rebounded 8.8 percent in March and was 8.3 percent…

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