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“High-Tier” Home Price Index

Nationally, the Case-Shiller Index ticked down a tiny bit in November, but the SF Metro Area ticked up a tiny bit. Probably neither change is statistically relevant and we should simply say, according to C-S, that Bay Area prices remained flat month over month, and indeed have remained basically flat since the end of the […]

San Francisco New Construction Coming!

We boiled down the brand new 36-page SF Planning Dept. Pipeline Report – for both residential and commercial projects – into a “Highlights” report, and the PDF is attached. The bullet points are worth a browse. This first chart is straight from the city’s report. Almost 7000 residential units are currently under construction – including […]

New Case-Shiller: Bay Area Home Prices Tick Up a Little

After the feverish spring 2014 market, home prices in the high-price tier – which applies best to San Francisco and Marin counties – flattened and then ticked down a little, while more affordable home segments continued to tick up: It’s not unusual for the market to cool off and plateau during the summer months. The […]

How Does San Francisco Spend Their Money?

The New York Times had an interesting analysis of how people spend money on discretionary or status items in different metro areas as compared to the national average. I thought it would be fun to pull out the Bay Area metro data:

We Are At It Again!

This chart shows the top 6 residential brokerages in San Francisco. Paragon is the only one to increase its number of MLS transactions year over year. (For the period, Paragon and CB are basically tied for 3rd place for number of sales behind Zephyr and PU.)

This Recovery vs. Past San Francisco Recoveries

Generally speaking, these charts apply to SF, Marin and San Mateo markets – those in which “high-price-tier” houses predominate (high-price-tier is the upper third of Bay Area house sales – the median house prices in all 3 counties are well above the threshold for the high-price tier in the Bay Area).

December Is The Time To Buy!

This chart below reminds us that the balance of power between buyers and sellers (especially of listings that came on in October or earlier) shifts during the holiday season, and the SP-OP drops dramatically for sales negotiated during that period. The SP-OP for those listings that had already had one or more price reductions (not […]

New Listing – 88 Townsend St. #213

88 Townsend Street, No. 213 San Francisco WONDERFUL SOUTH BEACH CONDO! Offered at $599,000   One bedroom – One bath – Hardwood floors – Gourmet kitchen – Oversized deeded parking space – Sq.ft.: 762 (per tax records) – Built in: 2004 – HOA: $443 per month This one bedroom residence, only 5 years old, is situated […]

955 Clayton, No. 1

  955 Clayton, No. 1 San Francisco, CA GRAND SCALE ARTS AND CRAFT CONDO! Offered at $995,000   Grand scale Arts and Craft rooms, wonderful detailing – Phenomenal Ashbury Heights/Cole Valley location – Two to Three bedrooms, 2.25 baths – Remodeled kitchen and baths – Wood burning fireplace -Private outdoor deck and huge shared garden […]

1865 Clay Street, No. 1

1865 Clay Street, No. 1 San Francisco, CA 94109 Old World Charm Meets Chic Modern Living! Offered at $1,099,000  Status Active Bedrooms 3 Bathrooms 2 Living Area 1.667 Lot Size   3 bedrooms – 2 baths – Office – Hardwood floors – One car garage – Beautiful detail – Fireplace – 1,667 Sq. Ft. (per […]

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