“The neglected areas of San Francisco’s southeast shore would be remade into a destination spot with a new football stadium, hundreds of acres of open space and thousands of new homes…” “As it did for the San Francisco Giants’ waterfront ballpark, the city would contribute the land. Lennar (Lennar Corp. of Miami, a Fortune 500 … Continue reading Developing Hunters Point
Category: San Francisco
Atherton for Sale…no not the town
“Built in 1881 for Mrs. Dominga de Goni Atherton after the death of her husband, Faxon Dean Atherton, who was in the trading business and after whom the town of Atherton was named. The Atherton Home was one of the first or among the first Queen Anne residences to be built in San Francisco.” And … Continue reading Atherton for Sale…no not the town
Ask an Expert, Inner Parkside Weather (Alexander Clark)
“I enjoy reading your newsletter and your blog. Thanks for all the helpful info. Would you mind helping me better understand Inner Parkside w/respect with the weather? We’re looking at a home on the west side of 16th; does that mean we’re doomed to being shrouded in fog? Also, more importantly, is it virtually impossible … Continue reading Ask an Expert, Inner Parkside Weather (Alexander Clark)
My client walked…
We just got this over the cyber-waves from one of our members… “Just wanted to let you know that despite the market being ‘down’, my clients just walked from their transaction with a $343,467.89 profit. They bought 4 years ago. That is after deductions they calculated as ‘lost’ for repairs, payments, etc.” Hmmm. [Editor’s note-The transaction was … Continue reading My client walked…
Ask an Expert, Height limits Outer Sunset/Parkside (Sven Lavine)
“hello, I recently bought a house in the outer sunset district (48th and Ortega ) of San Francisco. I am trying to figure out exactly what are the building/remodeling restrictions for my zone. Specifically I am interested in finding out about height restrictions, such as building a third story for an ocean view or adding … Continue reading Ask an Expert, Height limits Outer Sunset/Parkside (Sven Lavine)
Ask an Expert, Height limits in Outer Sunset/Parkside (Alexander Clark)
“hello, I recently bought a house in the outer sunset district (48th and Ortega ) of San Francisco. I am trying to figure out exactly what are the building/remodeling restrictions for my zone. Specifically I am interested in finding out about height restrictions, such as building a third story for an ocean view or adding … Continue reading Ask an Expert, Height limits in Outer Sunset/Parkside (Alexander Clark)
Public School Assignments are in
So you move to San Francisco, you get out-bid on your first home, then again on your second, and finally you get the home of your dreams, a TIC that just won the condo conversion lottery. You’re excited about the neighborhood, you’ve seen the school down the street, and Wham! Reality hits. Your child might … Continue reading Public School Assignments are in
What’s going down (or up) in Mission Bay
Information provided by: Amanda Jones of Vanguard Properties, and a member of sfnewsletter ™. San Francisco’s new Mission Bay development covers 303 acres of land between the San Francisco Bay and Interstate-280. • 6,000 housing units, • 6 million sq. ft. of office/life science/technology commercial space, • A new UCSF research campus • 500,000 sq. … Continue reading What’s going down (or up) in Mission Bay
Scary Math…Indeed
Recently ran across this article on CNN Money.com, and couldn’t help but notice that it is yet another doom and gloom report on the subprime lending market. There are a couple quotes that do pertain to San Francisco: -“At a minimum, it means financing is drying up for those with less-than-perfect credit and that spells … Continue reading Scary Math…Indeed
Need a magnifying glass?
This is why we always recommend you pay close attention to the details of “bay area housing” reports. We see San Francisco exactly as it is…low inventory, prices up. How is that a bad thing? Remember too, the media and other reporters (bloggers) are not representing clients who are getting out-bid, or can’t find a home, on a … Continue reading Need a magnifying glass?
A reader vs. Lembi (David v. Goliath?)
One of our readers, who happens to be a very excellent, savvy, and successful real estate investor, sends us this little message: “I have been out-bid by a substantial margin twice in the last 3 weeks by Lembi. It seems that he will buy anything far above the highest bid and he is not a TIC … Continue reading A reader vs. Lembi (David v. Goliath?)
In San Francisco, this would be a ______
It looks like it has a garage. Is that included in the sale or is parking leased around the corner, along with ropes, carabiners, crampons, and helmet? Oh…they’re not selling, but who’s bringing groceries? Daly or McGoldrick? Refusing to Move[Ananova] Hold Out House[UgoTrade] [pic taken from UgoTrade]
You on the list?
Who’s going to take the cake for buying up all the multi-unit in the city? Of course they don’t give an award for that, but they should. Know the answer? Here’s a hint, it kind of rhymes with Bambi, and a previous post, Word on the multi-family street, could provide a clue. When: Thursday, March 22, … Continue reading You on the list?
Ask an Expert, Is it worth the money in Inner Parkside?
Because of the length of this question, we are not going to do individual posts for each reply. We will list the question above and each experts answer below. Thanks, sfnewsletter “What do you think of a property like this? We checked out the open house on Sunday: MLS Listing #320874 Listing #320874 $898,000 (LP)Price/SqFt: … Continue reading Ask an Expert, Is it worth the money in Inner Parkside?
In case you missed it, some STATS & NUMBERS
Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007C.A.R. reports sales decrease 12.6 percent in January, median price of a home in California at $559,640, up 1.9 percent from year ago LOS ANGELES (Feb. 27) – Home sales decreased 12.6 percent in January in California compared with the same period a year ago, while the median price of an existing … Continue reading In case you missed it, some STATS & NUMBERS
Tour de San Francisco…our way
Since this is our new home over here at WordPress, we thought we should let everyone know about our little real estate tour going on in the sfnewsletter, but archived over at Blogger…Tour de San Francisco Real Estate. Now that we’re back into this blogging thing, we’ll eventually have it all under this roof. -Editor’s … Continue reading Tour de San Francisco…our way