Links from today's Examiner
Apologies for the lack of posts lately. Just back from a nice little vacation…
In any event, the Examiner has three pieces worthy of links today:
Condo permit odds toughen
A revised lottery that now gives priority to those who have waited longest to convert apartment units into more profitable condominiums has decreased the odds for new participants in the system, city statistics reveal.
Condos planned north of zoo
The proposal for the 2800 block of Sloat Boulevard, between 46th and 47th avenues, calls for three new mixed-use five-story buildings standing 60 feet, dozens of condominiums and 26,000 square feet of ground-floor retail space.
Officials, organizers expect five concerts at McLaren Park
A quintet of concerts expected to draw about 300 people per day and planned for next year at McLaren Park’s Jerry Garcia Amphitheater ran into a slight roadblock Wednesday, but city officials and organizers say chances are good the shows will come off as planned — although whether they will be free is still up for debate.
On January 20, 2006, on this very blog, I wrote the following:
“I’ll wager you $50 that NoCal real estate prices will be lower in 5 years than they are today.”
http://www.mattlanning.com/2006/01/three-straight-days-of-sensational.html
On July 13, 2006, I was in San Francisco. While riding a cable car a nice local and I started chatting, invariably, about insane Northern Californian real estate prices. Said local believed that real estate could never go down because everyone wants to live there and building space is very limited. I didn’t mention to her the fact that the population of San Francisco is declining and has been for many years.
Does anyone want to take me up on my bet from last January?
Lou Minatti at September 9th, 2006 at 3:41 am ( )