Month: May 2009

Renaming San Francisco Neighborhoods (Little Hollywood Gets The Nod)

Some of the new monikers have bubbled up from popular culture, others have the whiff of real estate marketing euphemism, and some are a return to names that stuck despite trendsetters’ efforts to change them. Since Realtors have been given the power to rename some of San Francisco’s neighborhoods, we thought we’d share the one … Continue reading Renaming San Francisco Neighborhoods (Little Hollywood Gets The Nod)

Parking Love Letters, San Francisco Style & The Red DPT Curb

Judging by the hand-writing, we’d say the author of this love letter was female, approximately 38-45 years old (not a Cougar), mother of….we’ll say two, likely drives a Volvo or Mercedes “SUV”, we’re thinking blond hair, light colored eyes, ponytail, and definitely not the life of the party. You? Happy Friday…somebody needs a f*cking cocktail! … Continue reading Parking Love Letters, San Francisco Style & The Red DPT Curb

Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Home In Forest Hill (One San Marcos)

We were fans at Usonian, but if you must…the whip cream on top: Polished concrete floors; radiant heating; chef’s kitchen; custom walnut cabinetry; multiroom sound system; remodeled bath with handcrafted Heath tile; Sub-Zero refrigerator with glass front; Viking convection oven; Miele range; 2,344 sqare feet all on one level; two car side-by-side garage. Some history … Continue reading Frank Lloyd Wright Usonian Home In Forest Hill (One San Marcos)

From Fractional To Full And Almost On: 181 O’Farrell #513 @ Odeon $2,349,000

It was years ago when we broke the news of a luxury fractional ownership in the heart of San Francisco, and here we are again. The Odeon is back on the screen and the penthouse is coming to an MLS near you (assuming you live in or near San Francisco). The fractional ownership of this … Continue reading From Fractional To Full And Almost On: 181 O’Farrell #513 @ Odeon $2,349,000

Claude Oakland Designed Mid Century Eichler In Marin

Oh if we had time to publish these things when they’re hot off the presses. Oh well, we’re still fans of all things architecture, especially when Eichler is involved, so we’ll throw them up for your delight. Coming soon to the Lucas Valley (Marin) real estate market (and what we’d almost consider an epicenter of … Continue reading Claude Oakland Designed Mid Century Eichler In Marin

Cole Valley Sales Too Low To Count, But Area Remains Strong Nonetheless

From the author of these graphs: The monthly sales data for Subdistrict 5E (Cole Valley/Parnassus/Ashbury Heights) is so low that running percentage declines off of median values, as I did for Noe Valley, would have been worthless. As several of your readers and I myself pointed out, it’s hard to draw conclusions when there are … Continue reading Cole Valley Sales Too Low To Count, But Area Remains Strong Nonetheless

Ask Us: Why The Obsession With Price Per Square Foot?

Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Yes – people are obsessed with cost per square foot – why or why shouldn’t we concern ourselves with that statistic? Thanks! Thanks for the email. Price per square foot in San Francisco and around the country, hell the world for that matter, is an … Continue reading Ask Us: Why The Obsession With Price Per Square Foot?

Ignorance Is Bliss When Buying At The Ritz

We know there are many of you out there sad at the fact you may have missed out on Ritz-Carlton Residence #2203 when it came on the market at $2,600,000 over two Stalecades ago. You may have been sad then when you missed out on the price reduction after price reduction down to the most … Continue reading Ignorance Is Bliss When Buying At The Ritz

Deep Thoughts For A Friday: Your Tax Dollars (Hard) At Work For Gavin

From a reader: Could San Francisco tax payers be footing the bill for the street cleaning (in this case vacuuming) in front of the Mayor’s [Gavin Newsom] apartment on Russian Hill? At least the street cleaner curbed its wheels….and our readers still send us quality tips. As a reminder, if you have something to share: … Continue reading Deep Thoughts For A Friday: Your Tax Dollars (Hard) At Work For Gavin

Dark Thoughts For A Friday: Stock Guy On Real Estate

So we gave you Deep Thoughts already today, but deep thoughts are usually followed by dark thoughts, so why not give you some of them too. From a stock guy to us investors (in stocks): About the market: My primary thesis is that we are now into one of the primary home selling months, May, … Continue reading Dark Thoughts For A Friday: Stock Guy On Real Estate

Ask Us: Why Walk From Your House But Not Your Car

Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer. This is a good one, and a great thought. Thanks for the email MM: So I have a question that I’d love your take (and maybe your reader’s take) on: Why do people walk away from a house that’s underwater when no one walks away … Continue reading Ask Us: Why Walk From Your House But Not Your Car

Glen Park, Charles Warren Callister Designed Mid-Century Drooler

You know we often get stuck on the mid-century homes in and around the San Francisco Bay Area, and if you’re gonna spam us, it better be good (or at least mention mid-century or modern.) This home at 66 Everson surely fits the bill of good & mid-century. A little bit heavy on the dark … Continue reading Glen Park, Charles Warren Callister Designed Mid-Century Drooler

San Francisco Real Estate Sales Trends & Prices Report

From RE Reports: San Francisco Property Sales & Prices Up in April Sales of single-family, re-sale homes and condos continued rising last month as we enter the Spring selling season. Home sales were up 11.1% from March, off 22.7% year-over-year. Year-to-date, home sales are off 21%. Condo sales were up 22.3% month-over-month, but off 31.8% … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Sales Trends & Prices Report