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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

Appreciation For An Apple With Improved Curb Appeal (49 Hill)

September 30, 2010

The sale of 49 Hill closed escrow yesterday with a reported contract price of $2,500,000. While not perfectly apples-to-apples as the curb appeal has improved, the real remodeling occurred prior…

As Proposed Neighborhoods QuickLinks

QuickLinks: Term Sheet For San Francisco’s Bid For America’s Cup

September 30, 2010

∙ Term Sheet For Hosting 34th America’s Cup In San Francisco ∙ Mayor Newsom’s America’s Cup Term Sheet Summary Memorandum ∙ San Francisco’s America’s Cup Fundraising And Property Pledge ∙…

Design & Architecture Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

From Seven To Three (And Rebuilt Facade) Over The Past Thirty Years

September 30, 2010

Seven units with a stucco façade when purchased in 1977, over the past thirty years the owners of 2409 Octavia have rebuilt the façade and recombined a few of the…

As Proposed Design & Architecture Seemingly Random

The Planning Department’s Very Different Criterion For 448 Diamond

September 29, 2010

While San Francisco’s Planning Department recommends the Planning Commission deny a family’s application to demolish and rebuild their long-time single-family home at 673 Brussels, at the same time they’re recommending…

Listings (for sale) Remodeling and Renovation

Before, After, And Back On The Market At 3878 Jackson

September 29, 2010

Picked up for $3,841,000 this past April (35 percent below expectations in 2008), the exterior and interior of 3878 Jackson have since been toned down with varying results (the monkey…

Trends

Purchase Mortgage Volume Down 32.4% YOY And Refi Activity Slips

September 29, 2010

With average 30-year mortgage rates falling by 12 basis points over the past three weeks, mortgage application volume for purchases in the U.S. is running 32.4% lower on a year-over-year…

As Proposed

San Francisco’s America’s Cup Fundraising And Property Pledge

September 29, 2010

San Francisco’s pitch to host the 2013 America’s Cup now includes a promise “to raise at least $270 million from businesses and other sponsors” as well as “helping event participants…

Apples To Apples Listings (for sale) Real Estate Economics SocketSite Readers Report

1167 Bosworth Is Back And Seeking Another Outlier Bid

September 28, 2010

While the sale of 48 Chenery closed escrow on Friday, 1167 Bosworth returned to the market. Having sold for $1,000,000 in 2004, the single-family Glen Park home was listed for…

Trends

July Case-Shiller: “San Francisco’s” Top Tier Slips For Second Month

September 28, 2010

According to the July 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA rose 0.5% from June ’10 to July ’10, down 34.4% from a peak…

As Proposed Seemingly Random

A Family’s Plea To Rebuild Their Home (And Planning’s Objections)

September 27, 2010

This isn’t a case of neighbors objecting while those outside the neighborhood with a vested interest in the project make up the majority of support. It isn’t a case of…

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