32 Collins: $115,000 over asking


From Janis Stone– “Spring has been hot (market-wise, not weather-wise) and it looks like summer will be even hotter. I can not stress to you enough how the absence of inventory can cause double-digit appreciation, when the few listings we do have sell, and it often creates multiple offer situations. A new listing I had … Continue reading 32 Collins: $115,000 over asking

Done deal in Pacific Heights for 2243-“A” Green


“boom” commented not too long ago in one of our posts about 3130 Pacific (priced to sell at $12,495,000): “Anybody know about 2243 “A” Green St asking $1.395 mil?” First open was last Sunday, and now it’s not on MLS anymore?” [This is a 3 bed, 2 bath, 1546 square foot condo with booming views … Continue reading Done deal in Pacific Heights for 2243-“A” Green

3711 Clay…and Another Heart Broken: An Update and Done Deal in Presidio Heights


3711 Clay the 4 bed, 4 bath, 3700 (approx) square foot home in Presidio Heights that was built in 1891, listed at $1,950,000. They handed out 30 disclosure packages, set an offer date of May 1st. They received 10 offers. Turns out the parties involved have decided not to share the final sales price with … Continue reading 3711 Clay…and Another Heart Broken: An Update and Done Deal in Presidio Heights

More Fun With 4065 25th Street…and a Wager?


Our post about 4065 25th is getting such good “traffic”, I thought it might be fun to place a little wager. The sale is set to close on Monday (5/21/07), and if you’ve been following, you’ll know that not many people felt the price was justified.  But we know they received 3 pre-emptive offers and that usually … Continue reading More Fun With 4065 25th Street…and a Wager?

3711 Clay…and Another Heart Broken


This just hurts, because anytime you have someone with $3MM cash burning a hole in their pocket that they’d like to dump into…well, a dump, you gotta shake your head in disbelief when the property is just not there for the taking. But then the shining star, 3711 Clay (maybe not totally shining) comes along … Continue reading 3711 Clay…and Another Heart Broken

It’s Madness! (no, not the band)


By now you’ve probably heard about 3840 Clay (pictured above), the Pacific Heights fixer that was asking $3,000,000 and sold for $4,020,000 in less than a blink of an eye. (In MLS on 4/12, 30 disclosure packages were handed out, offers reviewed on 4/16, in contract 4/19, sold 4/25… we’re told for cash.) The home … Continue reading It’s Madness! (no, not the band)

Update on “Why’s this keep happening to me” and it’s Done Deal in Hayes Valley


On April 1st (now we see that someone was playing a joke on us), we posted, Why’s This Keep Happening to Me?!” and gave you our story of despair and anguish. Now we can tell you the final sales price: $1,015,000 from an asking of $899,000 on 256 Page St. in Hayes Valley. There you … Continue reading Update on “Why’s this keep happening to me” and it’s Done Deal in Hayes Valley

Follow up to Reason we live here #1


On March 29th, we posted our very first reason we live herewith 3335 Clay, a 2bed, 2 bath condo in Presidio Heights asking $1,125,000, and a reader kindly commented there is “no way this property sells for over a million”. We’re not out to prove anyone wrong, or discount our readers (we love all of … Continue reading Follow up to Reason we live here #1

“Good Bones”


Another way to ensure hordes of buyers to your property, use the words, “Good Bones”.  This 2 bed, 1 bath, probate at 833 26th Ave is a total fixer that listed at $679,000, minimum bid is now $896,150, after receiving 23 offers.  As we said, fixers fly.  This one could easily get into the mid … Continue reading “Good Bones”

20 on 40


How do you attract hordes of buyers to your home?  Put these words in your marketing, “Bring your vision, and contractor!” In fact, if you have a totally remodeled gem just sitting on the market, you might as well make it look like hell.  Fixers sell better than anything. This property, a 2 bed, 1 … Continue reading 20 on 40

Why’s this keep happening to me?!


Here we have a 3 bed, 1.5 bath condo at 256 Page built in 1885 asking $899,000 (perhaps a little low, but that’s how you get the activity), received 4 offers on Thursday, of which we were one of them.  Our original offer was $925,000 (scared by all the media reports of a “down” market, we … Continue reading Why’s this keep happening to me?!

Done Deal In Noe Valley


4430 25th Street, a 3 bed, 2 bath, view, single family residence in Noe Valley.  Asking, $1,279,000, spent 14 days on the market, received 11 offers and just closed for $1,406,000.  That puts the price per square foot at $925, and the amount over asking at $127,000.  According to MLS, it last sold in 1999 … Continue reading Done Deal In Noe Valley

Score another one for Bernal


Bernal just continues to shine…of course pricing low and having a great kitchen, views, yard, and location help.  We present: 26 Samoset, a 3 bed, 1 bath, approx. 950 square feet (according to MLS), asking $699,000, sold for $850,000.  Oops!  Should have cleaned up this room and maybe $875,000 was in the cards.  [pics taken … Continue reading Score another one for Bernal

Maximum Overbid at the St. Regis, 30A


Yes…overbids still exist.  We run this kind of stuff on the sfnewsletter all the time, and it is nice to be able to do it more than once a week.  We like to call this a Maximum Overbid of the Week(tm).  Not a bad view, eh?  Listed for $2,995,000.  3 beds, 3 baths, 2027 square … Continue reading Maximum Overbid at the St. Regis, 30A