U.S. New Home Sales: Down 18.6% Year-Over-Year In January
The pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. fell 12.6 percent from a revised annual rate of 325,000 in December 2010 to 284,000 last month, down 18.6 percent…
Apples To Apples To Apples Again As 2312 Gough Returns
As a plugged-in reader notes, “the beautifully remodeled Pacific Heights Victorian home” at 2312 Gough which was returned to the bank in early January with no bidders at $2,100,000 on…
Quick Reminder: First America’s Cup Public Scoping Meeting Tonight
The first of two public meetings meant to help define the scope of development to support Francisco’s hosting of the America’s Cup is tonight at 6:30 at City Hall.
1823 Jackson: Before The Before And The “Fresh New” Now
Built as a single-family home but then legally converted to a six unit building (which it legally remains), 1823 Jackson was Ellis Acted in 1999 and sold for $3,050,000 in…
The Bank’s 330 Banks Returns 29 Percent Below Its 2005 Price
As we wrote about 330 Banks up in Bernal back in January 2008: On the market without finding a buyer at $649,000 last fall, 330 Banks is back on the…
Hartter’s Party Of Five Seven House Returns At 818 Steiner
Built for Louis Hartter, his wife Emily Geisel and their five children in 1899, the 5,693 finished square feet of 818 Steiner were completely refinished between 2004 when purchased for…
The Quintessence Of Russian Hill Living Or The Market As A Whole?
Purchased for $2,550,000 in December 2007 and unsuccessfully listed for sale five times since with prices ranging from $2,700,000 to $1,900,000, the Royal Towers (1750 Taylor) #1803 is now back…
Existing U.S. Home Sales Pace Picks Up As Median Price Falls
The pace of seasonally adjusted existing-home sales in the U.S. increased 2.7 percent from a revised 5.22 million in December to 5.36 million in January, up 5.3 percent on a…
Take Two For An Orange On Oak And Bumper Apple Crop On Masonic
Purchased for $1,245,000 In May 2007, the “Historic Sullivan Home” at 767 Oak Street returned to the market this past September asking $1,389,000 with a new master bathroom, a new…
S&P/Case-Shiller: San Francisco Home Values Dropped In December
According to the December 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 1.0% from November ’10 to December ’10, down 37.8% from a peak…