Listings Spotlight
What $1 Million Buys In SF’s North Panhandle
As the Median Sales Price in San Francisco continues to rise — up ±18% from the start of the year — homes priced to sell under $1 million are increasingly hard to find. In fact, properties at all price points are seemingly too few to meet buyer demand. Here in the North Panhandle neighborhood, there are just 15 Single-Family and Condo/TIC/Coop...
VIP Homes For Sale: Janis Joplin, Haig Patigian, Ken Fulk
It's a line as true today as it was when Paul Kantner said it over a half-century ago: San Francisco is 49 square miles surrounded by reality. Indeed, it's an undeniably exceptional place — culturally, geographically, economically — and touched by some of the world's most extraordinary people. From tech titans to politicians to artists to old...
Weekend Open Houses: Brick & Timber Edition
It’s no secret that San Francisco has some fabulous old-timey real estate. Brick and timber lofts, the rarest of these historical properties, account for less than one-fifth of one percent of all...
Flip It & Reverse It: Bernal Heights Cottage Gets The Works
Located one block off Cortland Avenue in a prime section of Bernal Heights, this early 20th century cottage was ready for a glow-up when it landed on the market in 2022. Uniquely positioned at the...
Top 10 Most Expensive San Francisco Home Sales, Q1 2024
We've searched the past three months of broker-reported listings and known private transactions to identify San Francisco's highest-price home sales this quarter. From the top... Winning in a real...
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New Developments
2177 Third Is 80% Sold, New Home Prices Reduced
When it comes to modern condominium developments in the Dogpatch neighborhood, 2177 Third is the standout. Premium is the standard here, from resident concierge and valet services, and on-site amenities aplenty, to the high-end custom finishes that grace all 114 homes. And mere steps from Crane Cove Park, RH San Francisco, and the Chase Center,...
Inside The $13 Million Penthouse At 181 Fremont
Word on the street is that San Francisco's condo market is on the mend. According to data reported to the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®, last month's Median Sales Price hit $1,150,000 citywide — an increase of more than 10 percent from the start of this year. And while bidding wars are most definitely back in most parts of town, and...
2238 Market Approaches Closeout, Final New Homes Reduced
It's last call at 2238 Market! As the modern mid-rise in San Francisco's colorful Castro District (actually, technically, in Duboce Triangle) heads into its third year, an uptick in purchase...
Union House: Another Round Of Price Cuts, 7 New Homes Left
The pickings are getting slim for freshly minted homes in/around the Cow Hollow neighborhood. As purchase activity continues to ratchet up, the most desirable (and affordable) units are quickly...
Plot Twist: Final New Home At Murano Returns (Reduced, Kinda)
We've been covering new releases, price adjustments, and home sales at Murano for what feels like forever. Its debut during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic did the developer absolutely no...
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Pro Tips, Etc
Soaring Prices & Fierce Competition: The Growth Cycle Has Begun
Make a visit to any open house this spring and you'll likely encounter multiple house hunters eager to make a deal. And while many new listings are accompanied by the invitation to submit an offer on some specific date 1-2 weeks out, buyers are not waiting. In fact, we've witnessed more than one pre-emptive bidding war recently. Winning offers...
Market Frenzy Is Back, Here’s What Buyers Can Expect
Those who experienced San Francisco's real state market during the tech boom know what fever pitch looks like. On the ground, it was long lines to get into open houses, 20+ buyer bidding wars, and prices soaring faster than appraisers could substantiate. From the start of recovery post-Great Recession in 2012 until the onset of the COVID-19...
Canceled Listings Make A Pre-Season Special For Savvy Buyers
Year-end data is in: San Francisco posted a whopping 1,730 Canceled residential listings in 2023, according to SFAR MLS. While that figure is well below the highest in recent decades (it reached...
For Buyers Looking To Cheaper Mortgages, Waiting Is A Losing Game
It’s been nearly two years since the benchmark 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate began climbing from the low 3% range, and there is a growing consensus that relief is on the way — finally. In...
20 Over $20 Million: San Francisco’s Most Expensive Homes Ever
We've scoured decades of broker-reported listings and known private transactions to create the most accurate record of San Francisco's highest-price homes. Our ranking below represents only the top...
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Preview
Home On Alamo Square’s “Seattle Block” Prepares For Sale
The world-famous painted ladies of Postcard Row draw millions of visitors to Alamo Square each year, but the historic district has no shortage of eyepopping real estate all around. There's the lineup of resplendent Queen Annes just one block north on the 800 block of Steiner Street, the landmark Archbishop's Mansion at 1000 Fulton Street, and...
High Life: Hilltop Modern Masterpiece Quietly Lists For $20 Million
Purchased not so long ago for a record-shattering $17.5 million, San Francisco's highest-altitude private residence is once again on the market. Make no mistake, its singular perch atop Mount Sutro is only the beginning of all that distinguishes 150 Glenbrook Avenue. Inspired design by award-winning architect John Maniscalco, 7,400+ square feet...
A Million-Dollar View: 10 Homes Available To Buy Off-Market
Forget freestanding bathtubs and Zoom rooms. If there's one home feature that is always on-trend, it's a dazzling view of the world outside. Whatever your preferred flavor — skyline, city lights,...
Pretty In Pink: SF’s Famous Bougainvillea House Is For Sale
If you've got it, flaunt it! Just steps from the Presidio's forested knolls and postcard-perfect Lyon Street stairway, a local attraction in its own right gives plenty of love to the camera. It's a...
Quick Pick: 20 Listings ‘Coming Soon’ That You Can Buy Now
Facing a historically low number of homes for sale this coming spring, San Francisco buyers are in for a potentially epic squeeze amid pent-up demand unleashed by falling mortgage interest rates....
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Deals
Herbst Manor Sheds $1 Million (Again), Now $12,990,000
Update 11 April 2024: The list price of 2800 Pacific Avenue has been reduced to $12,740,000. — This year is already shaping up to be one for the books, an inflection point for local real estate amidst growing confidence that the worst is over. Venture capital is flowing into the city, investors are betting big on revitalization, and...
Top Underbids Of The Past 30 Days
The market is heating up in San Francisco! As we reported earlier this month, open houses are booming, bidding wars are back, and prices are trending up. While the number of New Listings hitting the market last month is unchanged from a year ago, Pending Sales clocked an impressive 39.9% increase. At the same time, the Median Sales Price rose...
Transparent Price: No Need To Guess These Sellers’ Magic Numbers
Here in San Francisco, the strategic underpricing of real estate listings followed by offer dates and bidding wars is a tale as old as time. Even now, after back-to-back blows to the market in...
Season Of Savings: These Properties Just Sold Way Below List Price
Home buyers need not wait for Black Friday to score great real estate deals — and these ten recently sold properties below prove it. These final weeks of the year, like clockwork, are in fact an...
These Homes Shaved $1 Million Off Their Asking Prices
Price reductions do not necessarily equate to declining prices or indicate a market downturn. They do, however, tend to highlight opportunities for a home buyer to make an offer without competition,...
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Data
SF House & Condo/TIC/Coop Market Metrics, April 2024
The following is adapted from the April 2024 Monthly Indicators report published by the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. Elevated mortgage interest rates and rising sales prices continue to keep some prospective buyers on the sidelines. The benchmark 30-year fixed rate spent the second half of the month above 7 percent, reaching the...
SF House & Condo/TIC/Coop Market Metrics, March 2024
The following is adapted from the March 2024 Monthly Indicators report published by the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. Across the country, existing-home sales existing home sales improved for the second month in a row, jumping 9.5 percent — the largest monthly gain in a year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. The...
SF House & Condo/TIC/Coop Market Metrics, February 2024
The following is adapted from the February 2024 Monthly Indicators report published by the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. Across the country, existing-home sales grew 3.1 percent...
SF House & Condo/TIC/Coop Market Metrics, January 2024
The following is adapted from the January 2024 Monthly Indicators report published by the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, existing-home...
SF House & Condo/TIC/Coop Market Metrics, December 2023
The following is adapted from the December 2023 Monthly Indicators report published by the San Francisco Association of REALTORS®. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, US existing...
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Extreme Overbids
SF Askhole Of The Month, April 2024
If the head-turning world of San Francisco real estate has any constant no matter the times, it's OUTRAGEOUS overbids. Indeed, local agents have a unique and longstanding custom of pricing listings strategically with the goal of generating multiple offers. It's an effective means of arriving at true market value when done responsibly. Taken to...
SF Askhole Of The Month, March 2024
If the head-turning world of San Francisco real estate has any constant no matter the times, it's OUTRAGEOUS overbids. Indeed, local agents have a unique and longstanding custom of pricing listings strategically with the goal of generating multiple offers. It's an effective means of arriving at true market value when done responsibly. Taken to...
SF Askhole Of The Month, February 2024
If the head-turning world of San Francisco real estate has any constant no matter the times, it's OUTRAGEOUS overbids. Indeed, local agents have a unique and longstanding custom of pricing listings...
SF Askhole Of The Month, January 2024
If the head-turning world of San Francisco real estate has any constant no matter the times, it's OUTRAGEOUS overbids. Indeed, local agents have a unique and longstanding custom of pricing listings...
SF Askhole Of The Month, December 2023
If the head-turning world of San Francisco real estate has any constant no matter the times, it's OUTRAGEOUS overbids. Indeed, local agents have a unique and longstanding custom of pricing listings...
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