1 Baker #4A Bags a Buyer

baker3bThe two condos over at 1 Baker have been battling it out for the last few months in search of buyers.

Big news: #4A landed in contract at the end of April. Its last list price was $679,000 for this 2BR/2BA unit with about 1337 square feet. Is there a buyer for #3B out there (photo above)? That list price was just reduced to $675,000. Not sure what the hold up is; this is a nice Haight location right off Buena Vista Park, identical in the number of bedrooms, bath and square footage.

SF in Housing Withdrawal

A good indication of market health is the number of properties sellers withdraw after the reality sinks in that buyers are not interested.

Sellers withdrew a total of 235 single-family homes, 331 condos, and 184 TIC interests from the market, from January-April 2009. Those are big numbers. Yes, times have certainly changed: Only 96 houses, 72 condos, and 87 TICs were withdrawn in the same time period in 2005.

Stay tuned: I’m sure many of these properties will appear on the market again over the next year, adding to the already heavy San Francisco inventory.

1990 Funston: Slick Mid-Century Remodel

Fresh out of rehab and on the market for $1,495,000, 1990 Funston is a 5BR/3BA home on a corner lot in the Golden Gate Heights neighborhood.

I’m into the kitchen, and this bathroom:
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The current owners remodeled the kitchen, bathrooms, and added a bedroom, bath, and family room, among other things. Looks like the property was transferred for $1,020,000 in May 2008. Will Funston fly off the shelf? Depends on how many buyers out there have the purchase power and willingness to live in a somewhat remote area with unfavorable weather.