If I told you that properties in the Tenderloin tend to sell quicker than properties just a few blocks away in Nob Hill, would you believe me?
The 'Loin over Nob Hill? No way Jose!
That’s why we’ve put together a list of San Francisco’s 85 neighborhoods, ranking them by how quickly homes sold during 2008. Which neighborhoods unload homes the quickest? And which ones have properties that tend to sit on the shelf for a while? You’re about to find out.
But first, a few comments about the Days on Market metric in the MLS. In case you didn’t know, Days on Market is computed by starting the clock the moment a property hits the open market. The clock stops once that property goes into “pending” status, which means it has effectively been taken off the open market unless something goes awry with the deal.
We wrote an article HERE about how MLS computes days on market. There are pluses and minuses regarding their method. Sometimes the days on market looks artificially low, and other times it looks high. Overall, however, we’re counting on these shortcomings to balance out as we look at the entire year of 2008 from high above. So without further adieu, here are the rankings:
| Rank | Neighborhood | Average DOM for 2008 |
| 1. | Ingleside Terrace | 29 |
| 2. | Jordan Park/Laurel Heights | 30 |
| 3. | Presidio Heights | 33 |
| T-4 | Westwood Highlands | 35 |
| T-4 | Midtown Terrace | 35 |
| 6. | Balboa Terrace | 37 |
| T-7 | Westwood Park | 38 |
| T-7 | Outer Parkside | 38 |
| T-9 | Cow Hollow | 39 |
| T-9 | Parnassus/Ashbury Heights | 39 |
| T-9 | Inner Parkside | 39 |
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