St. Regis Rides Again
With a lengthy history of price reductions and agent changes stretching back to the Fall of 2008, 188 Minna #25D in the St. Regis Residences…
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Battle of the Bakers
Entering the market within two weeks of each other earlier this year, 1 Baker #3A and #4A continue to look for Haight buyers. These 2BR/2BA,…
Checking Out Q1 House Averages
With volumes and prices down, the first quarter of the year opened with a whimper. Buyers were reluctant to make purchase decisions, and sellers held…
Neighborhood Spotlight: Ingleside
An often overlooked neighborhood is Ingleside. Located south of Sunnyside and City College, east of the Stonestown area, and just west of Mission Terrace, Ingleside…
TICs vs. Condos on 3rd Ave
My broker tour brought me to Third Avenue between Balboa and Cabrillo this week, to check out two TICs and one condo all listed in…
Loft Market Gets a Lift
Listed most recently in January for $2,750,000, 650 2nd Street #502 closed escrow last week for $2,450,000 in an all-cash transaction. This 4,190 square foot,…
Sellers Slip Under Water in Noe
In addition to the short sales and foreclosures that are creeping into San Francisco, there’s another trend afoot: Owners are putting their homes on the…
Rent to Own at Cubix Yerba Buena
I toured the units at Cubix Yerba Buena over on Harrison at 4th Street several months ago. Though very small, all the studio condos were…
Mission House Gets Modern Price
Purchased in July 2005 for $1.1M, 2707 21st Street at York enters the market this week with a fresh, modern list price of $1,175,000. Featuring…
Rousseaus Popular Choice in Sunset
San Francisco is probably most known architecturally for its Victorians and Edwardians. And three out of five prospective buyers with whom I meet voice their…
New Twist on TICs in NoPa
Got a three-unit building you want to sell, but don’t want to tread the choppy waters of the multi-unit TIC ocean? Take a tip from…
1409 20th Meets the New Market
There once was a time when you could buy a small-but-cute Victorian in a reasonably good part of Potrero Hill and expect nice appreciation over…
Luxury Moves to Mission
There seems to be no stopping luxury development in the Mission, despite the current economy. I stopped in yesterday during my broker tour at 3099…
Conforming Loans Lead the Way
Conforming loans are about the only option these days for those prospective buyers who have less than a 20% down payment. Though this loan amount…
No Monster Home For You
141 27th Street in Noe Valley came on the market in the summer of 2008, I got a little nervous. This is the property directly…