No “Apples” But A Bit Of Garlic (And La Cornue) At 268 Lombard
A plugged-in tipster reports with respect to the condo at 268 Lombard #1: After being owned by an artist, with sculptures adorning its decks, was bought in 2005 for $2.225M…
San Francisco’s New Neighborhoods And Boundaries Come August 10
Like it or not, and a year later than expected, on the evening of August 10 the San Francisco Association of Realtors will roll out a new neighborhood and district…
A Concept For More Than Curry At 690 Van Ness
Digging for more information on the designs for the corner of Van Ness and Filbert, a plugged-in tipster comes across an “on the boards” rendering for 690 Van Ness at…
Three Amigos Of FHA Requirement Changes In Effect Or Coming Soon
Announced in January, all three amigos of requirement changes for FHA loans should actually be in effect soon: New FHA borrowers must have a minimum credit score of 580 to…
2683 San Jose: One Of Our One Hundred And Eighty
From the listing in 2007 when 2683 San Jose sold for $649,000 (listed for $648,888): Completely redone including electrical & plumbing. 2bd 2ba open floor plan. Inlaid hardwood floors, coved…
The Designs (And Approvals) For 1100 Ocean Avenue As Proposed
The 1100 Ocean Avenue site above, the design for development below. And the plans as proposed: The proposal is to demolish the existing bus shelter and surface parking lot and…
Bank-Owned And Short Sale Listings On The Rise In San Francisco
While the volume of bank-owned sales is on the decline for the greater Bay Area (26.7 percent of sales in June, the lowest since April 2008 and down from 36.7…
Proposed Noe Street Plaza DOA
Speaking of Noe Valley, the letter to residents from the Planning Department’s Andres Power last week with respect to a proposed Noe Street Plaza: Dear Noe Valleyans, As we have…
A Bounty Of New Noe Valley Apples (And Summer Inventory)
Purchased for $1,410,000 in August 2002, 636 28th Street sold for $1,600,000 in January 2005 (effective annual appreciation of 6% per year from 2002 to 2005) and then sold for…
A Grand Over Asking (But 36 Percent Under 2007) At 1310 Fillmore
As we wrote this past February: Asking “in the $900’s” for the five three-bedrooms at Heritage on Fillmore (1310 Fillmore) in December 2006, number 802 sold in November 2007 and…