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Landmark Bourn Mansion (2550 Webster) Bankruptcy Sale Approved

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

As we reported with respect to the landmark Bourn Mansion (2550 Webster) via a plugged-in tipster a week ago: …[they] had to find a trustee for Chapter 11 so all previous bids were thrown out. Now the trustee has…

Not So Lucky Number Eights (Maybe The Nines Will Be Better)

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

Purchased for $562,000 in April 2004 but then “completely renovated [with] extensive high quality and designer touches throughout this charming house,” 6521 California returned to the market just three months later asking $888,000. It closed escrow in August 2004…

A Sprinter’s Or Marathoner’s Pace?

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

“[U.S. existing home] purchases increased 7.4 percent to a 6.54 million annual rate from a revised 6.09 million pace the prior month, the National Association of Realtors said today in Washington. The median sales price declined 4.3 percent from the…

The "Confidential" Infinity Short Sale Scoop: 301 Main #9E

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

Asking just under $900,000 when the Infinity sales office first opened, tax records suggest 301 Main Street #9E was purchased for $867,000 in March 2008. The upgraded Tower One condo returned to the market at the end of 2008…

Insight Into The Inevitable Once Again?

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

“Nearly 40 percent of homeowners who received a loan modification that reduced monthly loan payments by 20 percent or more were at least two months late again within a year…” UPDATE: A plugged-in reader comes through with a link…

The Grinch That Stole A Reader’s Wreath

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

From a plugged-in reader in Pacific Heights this weekend: I’m looking to enlist your support in some public shaming. You can also point-out the utility of installing a video camera system during a renovation :) This Grinch stole the…

A Not So Sweet December For Marquee Lofts #702 Five Year Hold

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

Purchased for $1,400,000 in November 2004, returned to the market this past March asking $1,800,000, and reduced to $1,365,000 in October, the sale of the Stanley Saitowitz re-designed Marquee Lofts (151 Alice B. Toklas) #702 closed escrow on 12/18…

A Country(wide) Home In The City: 31 Clipper

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

Purchased for $675,000 in March 2003, public records would suggest 31 Clipper has actually been bank owned for the past two years (and taken back with $857,500+ owed). “Freshly painted” but unfortunately not as freshly renovated as well, the…

A Rather "Junior" Russian Hill Resale For 2552 Hyde

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

As a plugged-in reader notes, the sale of the single family 2552 Hyde Street closed escrow today with a reported contract price of $1,385,000, 29 percent under its February 2007 acquisition for – and neighborhood comp setting price of…

More Along The Lines Of A Figurative San Francisco "Tsunami"

December 24, 2009 in Uncategorized

“[Moody’s Investors Service] now expects losses of 3.8 percent on loans underlying 2005 prime-jumbo bonds, with estimates of 8 percent for 2006 securitizations, 10.9 percent for 2007 debt and 12.3 percent for 2008 securities.” “Since March, serious delinquencies among the…