Judge tosses S.F. law meant to shield evicted tenants – SFGate
The ordinance “seeks to force the property owner to pay for a broad public problem not of the owner’s making,” said Breyer,…
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Luxury on the Way at the Lumina
Information about the Lumina, a luxury development coming to San Francisco now.
Read moreAre We in an Affordability Crisis or a Housing Bubble? | SPUR
No one in San Francisco is arguing about whether real estate is expensive. There is, however, some debate about how to characterize…
Read moreCurbed SF : The San Francisco Neighborhoods and Real Estate Blog
The San Francisco luxury home market has traditionally been entrenched in the city’s long-established northern neighborhoods, from Sea Cliff through Pacific Heights…
Read moreThe Latest Chapter in Ellis of Our Lives: Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions Amended, Key Exception Added – SocketSite™
Drafted “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants,” Senate…
Read moreCurbed SF : The San Francisco Neighborhoods and Real Estate Blog
As San Francisco enters into a condo construction boom reminiscent of that before the 2008 crash, new condos are grabbing premiums of…
Read moreS.F. Ellis Act reform bill rejected by Legislature – Politics Blog
Legislative efforts to give San Francisco the ability to curtail the number of Ellis Act evictions in the city failed Wednesday night as…
Read moreAverage US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.21 pct – SFGate
Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off…
Read morePac Heights Home Sells for Jaw-Dropping $1.405M Over Asking – Sold Stuff – Curbed SF
The San Francisco bidding war madness has officially reached new levels with the sale of this 2-bed, 2.5 bath Gough Street home…
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The latest census data estimates that San Francisco’s rise in population since 2010 was 32,000 people, but only 4,200 new housing units…
Read moreWhere Homes Are Going Fastest This Spring — The Bay Area | from Trulia Trends
The Market is Fastest in the Bay Area, Quickening in New York, and Slowing in SoCal The share of homes for sale…
Read moreAmerica’s Urban Future – NYTimes.com
FOR all of the attention showered on hipster enclaves like Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Portland, Ore., America is only in the beginning stages…
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