Tag: San Francisco

Ellis Act Senate Bill 464 Update

From the San Francisco Association of Realtors Advantage Online: “SB 464 Amended SB 464 (the anti-Ellis Act bill) still is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. The speculation is that the bill’s author, Sheila Kuehl of Santa Monica, still does not have the votes needed for passage. But to improve her chances she has … Continue reading Ellis Act Senate Bill 464 Update

BLŪ (631 Folsom), Sales Office Opening in September

BLŪ, San Francisco’s newest new is planning on opening their sales office in September (so we’re told), and they’re claiming “fresh concepts, crisp lines, attention to detail, clarity of purpose…in an intimate high-rise community.” The development will be one hundred eight condominium units total, and there will be six residences per floor. On the top … Continue reading BLŪ (631 Folsom), Sales Office Opening in September

Stats & Numbers

Ask nicely and you shall receive. We did the Single Family Stats and Numbers last week, and a kind email request came for the same thing for condos. Thank you for reading, commenting on, and contacting the sfnewsletter BLOG.   Here are the graphs representing Median Price for CONDOS in San Francisco by zip code: Inner … Continue reading Stats & Numbers

A Cool Cube in a Hot City

Nothing more, nothing less than cool looking Cube Condos starting at $168,000 in Dubai that have nothing to do with San Francisco real estate, except maybe inspire. That midrise pool could be a problem though, with our howling wind and persistent foggy weather.

Tour Friday!

We just posted the newest stage of our Tour de San Francisco (real estate). This week we tour Balboa Terrace, district 4a. You can find the entire tour here: http://www.tdsf.blogspot.com, and we turned comments on (per request), so you can share your knowledge. It was termed the “Definitive Blog on San Francisco Neighborhoods“, so you … Continue reading Tour Friday!

2901 Broadway, a Google drive-by

We had so much fun comparison shopping with 2901 Broadway (the $55,000,000 listing we have here in San Francisco), we thought why not do a drive by and scare the ___ out of the Gettys and Ellison, and Trainas, who live on this block? Not that kind of drive by, but a Google drive by, with … Continue reading 2901 Broadway, a Google drive-by

Stats & Numbers

Thanks to “Boom”, who commented on one of our posts, and provided us with this link to the latest Bay Area Home Sale Activity for April 2007, which we copied below to show you just how San Francisco stacked up to the same month last year. [source: Data Quick] Our problem with relying on zip … Continue reading Stats & Numbers

Entry Level Housing Affordability at 18 percent in San Francisco

“The percentage of households that could afford to buy an entry-level home in California declined to 18 percent in the first quarter of 2007, compared with 20 percent for the same period a year ago, according to C.A.R.’s First-time Buyer Housing Affordability Index (FTB-HAI). The minimum household income needed to purchase an entry-level home at … Continue reading Entry Level Housing Affordability at 18 percent in San Francisco

“The Definitive Blog on San Francisco Neighborhoods”

We didn’t say it, but we love when other people do. Of course…we do use their graphs and charts on our sfnewsletter, so maybe they’re a bit biased, but hell…it feels good nonetheless. “Lots of pictures, a highlighted neighborhood map, and commentary on the homes currently on the market. Just outstanding. I’d encourage our realtor … Continue reading “The Definitive Blog on San Francisco Neighborhoods”

Is What We’ve Been Saying for Months Finally Catching On?

“Bay Area’s housing prices buck national trend, Median cost is up 6.6%, driven by strong upscale market, but number of homes sold is down 20%” (source: SFGate) “-The Bay Area appears to be shaking off the nation’s housing doldrums. Local home prices are still going through the roof, even though far fewer properties are changing … Continue reading Is What We’ve Been Saying for Months Finally Catching On?

Cut/Paste: Another Follow Up to Senate Bill 464 (Ellis Act)

“SB 464 (the anti-Ellis Act bill) still is awaiting a vote on the Senate floor. The speculation is that the bill’s author, Sheila Kuehl of Santa Monica, does not have the votes she needs for passage. Currently, virtually all of the Republicans and several key Democrats are opposing SB 464. If these keys Democrats reverse … Continue reading Cut/Paste: Another Follow Up to Senate Bill 464 (Ellis Act)

733 Front Street, A Walkthrough, Details, and Opinion

Generally, I don’t like to post about properties I haven’t visited in person. Now that I finally have been to 733 Front, I’m happy to share what I know and thought. In a nutshell, 733 Front goes down as one of my favorite new developments for many reasons.  The biggest being the use of the … Continue reading 733 Front Street, A Walkthrough, Details, and Opinion

The FlippingPad.com Launches…a First Impression

What the hell is the FlippingPad…besides a cool name? Actually, it’s a pretty cool site with very good intentions. In a nutshell, it is is a forum/blog/site for all you property flippers, aspiring property flippers, and past property flippers to get together and talk story. It has a national audience, albeit small but definitely growing, … Continue reading The FlippingPad.com Launches…a First Impression

Nothing to do with Real Estate

While watching the gut-wrenching defeat of the Warriors by the Jazz last night, I couldn’t help but notice a couple things, and I wish I had a picture to illustrate: 1. How many white people (I’m white) were in the Arena, or do they call it… Arian(a). 2. How many of the Jazz players were … Continue reading Nothing to do with Real Estate