May Case-Shiller: San Francisco Tiers Up But Gains Moderating Atop
According to the May 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA rose 1.7% from April ’10 to May ’10, down 34.9% from a peak…
Mmm…Beer (Garden) In The Works For Parcel L (424 Octavia)
Speaking of Parcels K+L over in Hayes Valley, a plugged-in reader reports: “I saw some fellows from Suppenküche put up this sign this afternoon.” As if we weren’t fans of…
Still Not “Cheap” But Now Five Percent Even Cheaper
The list price for the first listed foreclosure at One Rincon Hill has just been reduced by $33,000 to $662,000 ($877 per square foot). Once again, 425 1st Street #3908…
Transbay Terminal Historians (And Futurists) Take Note
It’s T-Minus two weeks until the closing of San Francisco’s Transbay Terminal, and this Friday (7/30) you’re invited to “take a step back to celebrate the Transbay Terminal and its…
No Give Or Take Needed As 1409 20th Street Closes Escrow
Purchased for $860,000 in May 2005, the renovated single-family home at 1409 20th Street returned to the market as a “pocket listing” asking $949,000 in early 2009 before being listed…
Now Asking Under Five Hundred A Foot For Three Bedrooms Atop Noe
Speaking of distressed listings, the list price for the bank-owned 647 Grand View #1 has just been reduced $60,600 to $1,153,200 ($498 per square foot). Once again, the 2,316 square…
Leases For Temporary Inhabitations Along Octavia Boulevard
Amongst the items in front of San Francisco’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee this afternoon, resolutions approving the leases of Hayes Valley parcels K (the southeast corner of Octavia…
A New High For Distressed Listings In San Francisco
The number of bank-owned (102) and proposed short sales (185) listed in San Francisco has ticked up 6 percent over the past week to a new absolute high of 287…
Rent Versus Buy (Or Sell) A Landmark Mansion
Listed for $7,900,000 last September, the asking price for the fully restored Landmark Burr Mansion at 1772 Vallejo was reduced to $6,995,000 last October and then withdrawn from the MLS…
New Home Sales Pick Up The Pace But Still Running Second To Last
Sales of new single-family homes in the U.S. rose to annual pace of 330,000 in June, up 23.6 percent from May but down 16.7 percent on a year-over-year basis and…