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At last: interior details of SFMOMA expansion
Six months after the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art released conceptual designs of how a new wing would look alongside its current home, the institution on Wednesday showed how the two pieces might fit together inside. The biggest surprise: … Continue reading
IPOs stoke San Francisco housing market
By Sarah McBride SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Adam Holm has been looking to sell his three-bedroom Victorian house in San Francisco’s Potrero Hill neighborhood all year, but he needs one thing to happen first: gaming-company Zynga’s initial public offering. “It … Continue reading
Is San Francisco the new definition of Silicon Valley?
by HERMIONE WAY http://thenextweb.com/insider/2011/11/15/is-san-francisco-the-new-definition-of-silicon-valley/ Silicon Valley is the term used to describe the region in the San Francisco Bay Area home to the world’s largest technology corporations. As Wikipedia says, ‘Silicon Valley refers to the southern part of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California’. But now … Continue reading
Tale of Two Cities: San Francisco vs. Las Vegas and the distressed property blues
Nationally, foreclosures are up– no one, not even the sunniest, most Pollyanna-esque of Realtors, can deny it. Bloomberg reports that the U.S. will experience as much as a 20% increase in foreclosure filings, up record numbers filed in 2010. This figure … Continue reading
State Clarifies Questions Regarding Installation of Carbon Monoxide Detectors
Due to inconsistent installation requirements mandated by local governments and a multitude of questions raised by property owners concerning California’s new carbon monoxide alarm law, the state Housing and Community Development Department has issued emergency regulations to bring clarify to … Continue reading
San Francisco’s rent riot
Prices are zooming in the Bay Area as startups hire and new techies flock to town. FORTUNE – Whether we’re living through another tech bubble remains hotly contested, but there’s no denying its impact on one market: rental apartments in … Continue reading
Market FOCUS: A Monthly Analysis of the San Francisco Real Estate Market
Pending Sales Rise, Improving Real Estate Market Outlook Despite losing some of its footing last month, the San Francisco housing market saw an increase in pending sales in 7 out of its 10 neighborhood districts compared to May of last … Continue reading
Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Amid More Millionaires
Home Prices Exploding in Silicon Valley Amid More Millionaires By Dan Levy June 15 Bloomberg) — A surge in wealth from technology stock sales and initial public offerings is spilling into the Silicon Valley real estate market as newly rich … Continue reading
Ed Lee plans to pass tree costs to property owner
City officials say they don’t have enough money to adequately care for San Francisco’s thousands of street trees and that local property owners will have to pick up the bill. The cost-switching plan is part of Mayor Ed Lee’s $6.8 … Continue reading
Oyster Development takes on Mission district project in San Francisco
San Francisco Business Times Oyster Development Corp. has agreed to buy a site in the heart of San Francisco’s Mission district and will revive a stalled — and contentious — plan to build housing and an entertainment center there. Oyster … Continue reading
