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Reduction Roundup LXIV

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424 5th AVe

Address: 424 5th Ave
Why: It’s clean, it’s bright, it has a fantastic outdoor space, it’s in a very walkable neighborhood, the seller is very motivated and it’s the best priced condo in the area (per square foot).
Original $: $629,000
Current $: $599,000

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Snapshot of New East Bay Listings

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By Farrah Wilder:

Four new East Bay listings and some thoughts from Farrah:

  1. Steal: This 3 bedroom, 2 bath condo in Concord is only $105,000. This is right around the prices of other similar condos that have sold recently. It’s a short sale but someone with patience may be able to buy a spacious home to live in or rent out for a very low price.Screen shot 2009-11-09 at 5.45.46 PM
  2. Splurge: The priciest home that came on the market this weekend is this spacious home situated on half an acre of land in Danville. For about $3.5 million, this could be all yours.
  3. De-Lux apartment in the sky: Not only is this condo gorgeous, it has breathtaking views of Lake Merritt and all of Oakland. It’s in one of my favorite neighborhoods, right on Lake Merritt. The HOA fees will also take your breath away at $686 but you will get a lot of amenities for this fee – pool, gym, cable, security, etc. The condo is listed for $415,000.
  4. Most expensive foreclosure: This home may seem expensive at $839,000, at $288 per square foot, it’s a much better deal than nearby Lafayette homes that sold recently for $325 per square foot and $404 per square foot. This home is almost 3000 square feet and on over a quarter of an acre.

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Winter Spare the Air

In an effort to protect public health, the Bay Area Air Quality Management District will open the Winter Spare the Air season on Sunday, November 1, and begin enforcing a regulation that restricts wood burning in the Bay Area through February 28, 2010.

Between November 1, 2009, and February 28, 2010, the Air District will declare a Winter Spare the Air Alert when air pollution is forecast to reach unhealthy levels. During a Winter Spare the Air Alert, the use of wood-burning devices, including fireplaces, pellet stoves, wood stoves and outdoor fire pits, is forbidden. There are expected to be, on average, approximately 15-20 Winter Spare the Air Alerts during the season.

This season, Winter Spare the Air Alertswill be declared the day prior to the alert going into effect. Each day by 2 p.m., the Air District will issue an air quality forecast. If air quality is forecast to be unhealthy, a Winter Spare the Air Alertwill be called for the next day. The Alert will be in place for 24 hours – one calendar day – active from midnight-to-midnight.

Those who burn during a Winter Spare the Air Alert will receive a warning for the first violation and a second violation is subject to a $400 ticket. The ticket amount will increase with any subsequent violations, depending on the severity of the infraction. Residents and businesses that burn wood as their only source of heat are exempt from the regulation.

Under the new rule, only EPA-certified wood stoves or fireplace inserts, pellet stoves, or natural gas devices can be sold or installed
in new construction or remodels. The new rule also places year-round prohibitions on excessive smoke, and on the burning of
garbage and other harmful materials in fireplaces and wood stoves.

Check before you burn:

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We Still Make Noise In Other Places

Despite few updates on the blog over the last few weeks, we’re still having all sorts of fun on Facebook and Twitter.  Be sure to follow us:

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Seductively Sold: Silenced

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Seductively Sold reports are on hold indefinitely.  Since so many of you have signed up and enjoy getting the weekly sold stats delivered fresh each Monday, we will continue sending reports packed with data (but fewer pictures).  You can sign up to receive the weekly sold stats, but for the time being, we will no longer be publishing the weekly sold data on this here bloggy blog.

We apologize for the sudden change, but things are shifting around here.  Posts will be light through the remainder of the year and we may come back with a new format in 2010.

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Seductively Sold LXIII

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Our weekly installment, Seductively Sold will be available each Monday.  It is a list of every home that sold in SF in the prior week.  Since sharing the actual sales price is against the rules of the SF Association of Realtors, you must “sign up” if you would like to see the sales price and unit numbers for the properties listed below. To sign up, you must agree to the terms and conditions and asked to be put on the list…

Single Family Homes
Address District Original $ Selling $ D.O.M.
143 Naples St Excelsior 335,000 sign up 10
942 Ingerson Ave Bayview Heights 350,000 sign up 63
107 Majestic Ave Oceanview 359,900 sign up 142
1408 Visitacion Ave Visitacion Valley 386,100 sign up 8
215 Santos St Visitacion Valley 430,000 sign up 38
399 Leland Ave Visitacion Valley 470,000 sign up 24
358 Monticello St Merced Heights 499,000 sign up 21
169 Grand View Ave Eureka Valley 546,900 sign up 16
28 Farragut Ave Outer Mission 559,900 sign up 105
163 Brighton Ave Ingleside 560,000 sign up 12
1927 47th Ave Outer Parkside 579,000 sign up 47
20 Cotter St Mission Terrace 599,000 sign up 13
646 Felton St Portola 664,900 sign up 8
550 Judson Ave Westwood Park 729,000 sign up 60
376 Ivy St Hayes Valley 749,000 sign up 249
680 Bacon St Portola 749,000 sign up 72
136 Lawton St Inner Sunset 779,000 sign up 30
809 Florida St Inner Mission 789,000 sign up 39
636 Teresita Blvd Miraloma Park 825,000 sign up 21
678 Panorama Dr Midtown Terrace 849,000 sign up 35
1918 9th Ave GG Heights 859,000 sign up 66
1671 33rd Ave Central Sunset 938,000 sign up 36
933 Wisconsin St Potrero Hill 995,000 sign up 35
1383 8th Ave Inner Sunset 999,000 sign up 29
40 Brompton Ave Glen Park 1,195,000 sign up 62
10 Cumberland St Mission Dolores 1,195,000 sign up 34
257 29th St Noe Valley 1,295,000 sign up 34
804 De Haro St Potrero Hill 1,298,000 sign up 69
57 Noe St Duboce Triangle 1,595,000 sign up 21
2209 Sutter St Lower Pac Heights 1,649,000 sign up 11
200 St Francis Blvd St. Francis Wood 1,795,000 sign up 29
139 San Leandro Way St. Francis Wood 1,995,000 sign up 93
719 Carolina St Potrero Hill 2,250,000 sign up 28
1629 Green St Pacific Heights 2,595,000 sign up 308
3750 Divisadero St Marina 2,695,000 sign up 67
11 17th Ave Lake 2,795,000 sign up 59
2221 Baker St Pacific Heights 4,495,000 sign up 59
2430 Broadway St Pacific Heights 9,000,000 sign up 26

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Broken Ground on Bayshore

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It’s been a long time coming, but the old Goodman Lumber Yard has finally been put to rest.  Home Depot put up the good fight and Lowe’s swooped in when the timing was right.  The picture above shows Goodman on the ground…

Goodman>—>Home Depot—>Lowes [SF Schtuff]
Home Depot Update [SF Schtuff]
Goodman Gone Bad? [SF Schtuff]
Lowe’s coming to Bayshore [SF Examiner]

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Weekend Schtuff October 23, 24 and 25

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October 23: [wine tasting] SF Wine Melee @ Fort Mason
October 23: [fundraiser/dance] Beats For Boobs @ 111 Minna
October 23: [audience participation production] Point Break Live
October 24: [poster fair] International Vintage Poster Fair @ Fort Mason
October 24: [harvest festival] 5th Annual Noe Valley Harvest Festival
October 24: [music in the park] Bring Your Own Queer @ GG Park
October 24: [open house] 200 Putnam St. open from 2-4pm
October 25: [open house] 1223 Bosworth Street open from 2-4pm
October 25: [NFL] Oakland Raiders host New York Jets
October 25: [comedy] Kevin Nealon @ Cobb’s Comedy Club
October 25: [music in the park] Westfest @ GG park
October 25: [boat dance party] Sunset Halloween costume party

Weekend Schtuff [SF Schtuff]

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Murder/Suicide House Sells

215 missouriAs we mentioned last July, 215 Missouri Street was the scene of a tragic murder-suicide.  After the crime scene was cleaned up, the house went on the market with a court confirmation necessary to close the sale.

Tell us, would you live in this house?

    215 Missouri Street [Home SF]
    Murder/Suicide house For Sale In Potrero Hill [SF Schtuff]
    Potrero Hill man, woman dead in possible murder-suicide [SF Examiner]
    2 Dead In Possible SF Potrero Hill Murder-Suicide [cbs5]

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