By request: Can you put this on your blog? “Fire the whole Treasury Team“[MSN Money] These are my thoughts exactly. Glad to help.
Month: November 2008
Comment du Jour: “A Tide Going Back To The Ocean”
This from “asad” on “An Interesting Sale and Theory“. In that post, fluj essentially contributes strong home sales and prices in the southerly neighborhoods of San Francisco to their gentrification largely as a result of the jobs available even further south (think Silicon Valley and such). “asad” is not so convinced it will last: Wait … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “A Tide Going Back To The Ocean”
The State Of The Market
We take absolutely no credit for the below quotes whatsoever. They are pulled from a recent Domicile Properties newsletter that was sent our way. Enjoy: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and The State of the Market Beautiful, stylish, architecturally compelling single-family homes in prime neighborhoods are still in great demand. They are selling quickly … Continue reading The State Of The Market
An interesting sale and a theory
This Precita street Bernal Beauty was on and off the market in a flash. I’m not going to harp on over asking or anything. But I do want to point out that such a sale, no matter how lovely the home, would not have happened on Precita street three years ago, let alone four years … Continue reading An interesting sale and a theory
But Oh The Potential! 469 Clipper Returns ($979,000)
Prime Noe Valley Fixer has everything you need! But in order to get to this: you gotta get through this:
Rates Rising For TIC Loans
For those that aren’t quite aware, there is this great little invention called email that allows you to send questions, comments, topics directly to us. The email is [email protected]. Go ahead, give it a try. ;-) From “Noe Guy“: This is so way off topic, that I sincerely apologize in advance, but we had a … Continue reading Rates Rising For TIC Loans
Vultures, Commence Your Circling
Well, all, few and far between are homes we can look at and positively say: That’d be a good investment. Yet here is one, that frankly, given the size and location, has to be just that. The downside– yes, sorry, these days there simply has to be one- is that this could be a … Continue reading Vultures, Commence Your Circling
East Bay: Berkeley Named Top Spot For Selling Your Home
By Home Girl, aka real-estate blogger Tracey Taylor If you are selling your home, Berkeley is the place to be doing it, according to a piece in Forbes which ranks the ten best suburbs to sell a home. (Suburb? Ouch that hurts.) This is how they put it: Berkeley known sometimes as a hippie haven, … Continue reading East Bay: Berkeley Named Top Spot For Selling Your Home
On Top Of The World At The St. Regis San Francisco
So this was all the remodeling noise we heard while selling the unit directly below this spectacular Penthouse at the St. Regis. — Hats off to Gregg Lynn and Louis Silcox for getting this $70,000,000 20,000+ square feet (including 2,900 of terraces); six bedrooms, seven full baths, four powder rooms; 2,500 square foot master suite … Continue reading On Top Of The World At The St. Regis San Francisco
Down The Drain And Into The Toilet
We would consider this device/invention simply brilliant. It takes water wasted down your sink drain and uses it for water to flush your toilet. Not only does it save roughly 6,000 gallons of water per year (2 person household), but if you drop the diamond ring down the sink, no need to panic. Just look … Continue reading Down The Drain And Into The Toilet
Kevin Rose Should Buy This Pad
Certainly you’ve all heard of a little company called DIGG. It should be no surprise, Kevin Rose, the founder lives in, and loves, San Francisco (lots of talented company founders in this city, aren’t there). He even linked to theFrontSteps a long time ago, which was cool. With the un-denying success of Digg, and the … Continue reading Kevin Rose Should Buy This Pad
Noe Valley/Cole Valley Over $2 Million Past 12 Months
Have you been wondering what’s been happening in sales for Noe and Cole Valleys for the past 12 months? We have, so we thought we’d share with you too. Apparently it’s not all bad in Noe (according to the San Francisco Chronicle), but can Cole Valley step up to the plate? We think so. Enjoy! … Continue reading Noe Valley/Cole Valley Over $2 Million Past 12 Months
West Portal Wreck, What’s It Gonna Take? (145 Madrone)
Just curious to see how up on your real estate all y’all are. Take a look at 145 Madrone, a 3 bed, 1 bath, 1920’s home in prime West Portal, asking $849,000 (offer date next Monday). By all accounts, the one single photo doesn’t do this property justice. (Come on fellow Realtors! Even if it’s … Continue reading West Portal Wreck, What’s It Gonna Take? (145 Madrone)
East Bay: How Piedmont Brings Out the Worst in Me
By Home Girl, aka real-estate blogger Tracey Taylor). Go to Piedmont and you feel you have entered another world. That’s if you live in Berkeley or Oakland or anywhere else where you are a mere mortal. I suppose Piedmont is the East Bay’s equivalent to Pacific Heights. Rarefied, privileged, cocooned. The median list price here … Continue reading East Bay: How Piedmont Brings Out the Worst in Me
Obama Wants to Jump in on the Real Estate Crisis. Which Way should He Jump?
You might have already read Alex Clark’s article on the Bush plan to help homeowners, named optimistically “Hope for Homeowners.” Commenters on that post were less optimistic. Seems a lot of lenders won’t touch the program, though that might be because the program itself is new and everyone is so gun-shy right now. That leaves … Continue reading Obama Wants to Jump in on the Real Estate Crisis. Which Way should He Jump?
Bay Area Home Prices: a la San Francisco Chronicle
From the Chronicle: Home prices down in 90% of Bay Area Zip codes. A bold statement indeed, and thank God we don’t live in 90% of the Bay Area, but what’s this? One of the few standouts was the 94114 ZIP in San Francisco, home of Noe Valley, where houses go for well over a … Continue reading Bay Area Home Prices: a la San Francisco Chronicle