SF Parks Portal Baffling, and is Data Open?

SF Parks Portal Baffling, and is Data Open?

San Francisco is soon to unveil a new website that tracks goings-on in public parks. If you're holding a public-park event, you can enter it into the website, and then (the thinking goes) users will browse around, find your details, and show up for your BBQ or whatever. Sounds like a nice enough ...

Park Terrace Developer (Opus West) To File For Bankruptcy
Opus East and West (which developed Park Terrace at 325 Berry in Mission Bay) will file for federal bankruptcy protection, with Opus East expected to go the chapter 7 route while Opus West is expected to reorganize under chapter...

Going going Gone - $10k CA Tax Credit Used Up (with a caveat)
So for those of you who follow me on twitter you will have seen this last week. For those of you who were trying to get that tax credit under the wire, chances are you were watching it daily - like me. My client who bought at the Arterra got his tax credit request faxed in the day before the Franchise Tax Board reported they had reached their limit of $100 million in credits issued. On Monday the FTB ...

Home prices down - but not as much as the month before

The slowing pace of decline suggests that the US housing market is moving toward stabilization.

For the first time in two years, a closely watched index of US home prices shows San Francisco posting a month-over-month gain.

The 0.6 percent gain in Bay Area prices is modest, but along with other ...

June City/Neighborhood Price Reductions
Let's take our monthly look at which cities and towns have the most price reductions. The following charts show the percent of MLS, FSBO or REO listings that were price-reduced at some point before leaving the market (either sold or removed unsold from the market) in the past 90 days. Cities/towns or neighborhoods in which [...]

Dept of Real Estate issues fraud warning on Loan Mod's

The DRE recently issued a fraud warning alerting consumers about loan modification scams and informing consumers of what they can do to protect themselves. The alert is available in both English and Spanish. Last July, the DRE had fewer than 10 complaints involving loan modification companies; today the department has 750 pending investigations. In addition, since last October, the DRE has filed more than 200 Desist and Refrain ...

Daly's Draconian Renters Relief Package Passes - Mayor veto coming
It's basically on Beven Dufty and Sophie Maxwell who does not have to vote for now...to make sure it does not end up in a veto-proof vote. I have no problem with certain aspects of rent control (although there's a decent argument that it hurts more than it helps) - but this measure weights all the burden, ...

Redfin Open House Tuesday: Great Loft in SOMA
Check out this loft in SOMA close to everything tomorrow, Tuesday June 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. Open House Dates and Times Tuesday June 9 from 2 - 4 p.m. Sunday June 21 & 28 from 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. 175 Bluxome St San Francisco, CA 94107 Priced at $629,000 2 BR/1.5 BA Listing Agent: Gina Pio Roda Coffee shop of [...]