Archive for June 25th, 2009

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Prime Potential in Marina Closes

June 25, 2009

Following up on a story from June 8th about a home with “prime potential” in the Marina, we now have the final scoop.  The home at 230 Cervantes, which we wrote about HERE, needs some work and was listed for $1,849,000.  Final sales price?  It went 20% above asking at $2,200,000.

Just to clarify, does that mean 20% above market value?  Ummm, no.  Our feeling was that the home was intentionally underpriced to create some buzz, which it most certainly received.  And if you’ve been reading our blog for a while, you’ll notice that we put very little stock in an asking price.

230 Cervantes closes for $2.2

230 Cervantes closes for $2.2

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That was quick

June 25, 2009

4322 25th Street hit the market less than a week ago and has already been snatched up.  The MLS status went straight from “Active” to “Pending”, which means someone went in with no contingencies (and likely all cash).  The Noe Valley home scored 4 stars on our latest Tuesday Tour and features 4 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, on three levels.  Two car parking and high end finishes round out this newly constructed home.  List price?  $2,599,000.

4322 25th Street

4322 25th Street

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Year Over Year Medians By District

June 25, 2009

As most of you know, the San Francisco Association of Realtors has divided the city up into 10 market areas. Curious to find out what’s been transpiring on a district by district basis here in ’09, we decided to run a little analysis.  Our goal?  To take a look at the year over year performance of each district, using median sales price as our yardstick.  Here’s what we did:

  1. Find the median sales price in each district from January 1, 2008 through June 1, 2008.  Record it.
  2. Find the median sales price in each district from January 1, 2009 through June 1, 2009.  Record it.
  3. Calculate the year over year change for each district.
  4. Rank the 10 districts based on performance over this period.
How are the 10 district faring from last year?  Photo courtesy of tenyearsofmylife.com
How are the 10 districts faring from last year? Photo courtesy of tenyearsofmylife.com

*Please note:  You’ll need to familiarize yourself with THIS map in order to understand the MLS districts.  All sales come from the MLS.  These do not include private transactions or sales taking place at new developments. Property types included in the analysis include single family homes, condos, TIC’s, lofts, and stock cooperatives.

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