Exciting News!

Whether elevating to new heights at the ballet or being transported by the opera, symphony and music hall, culture is at the core and readily available as an Artani homeowner living in the core of the Performing Arts district of San Francisco.

Existing tenants at Artani are about to be offered the chance to purchase units at Artani. When this process is completed, the remaining units will be offered for sale to those of you that want to take advantage of a great value in the center of San Francisco’s blessed Performing Arts district.

Not only is the Artani currently in the process of being FHA approved, but first time buyers who are in contract by April 30th and who close by June 30th (meeting some income limits) may also qualify for up to an $8000 tax credit!!
This makes it one of the best of all times to purchase at the Artani!

For more information and/or to schedule an appointment for a private pre-sale viewing, call Monica Burns at (415) 244-7354 or email at monica@climbsf.com.

I look forward to talking with you soon!

If you are unable to make this weekend’s open house, our agents would be happy to setup a private appointment for you, call us today. We also have many other listings for sale and for rent that are not open this weekend. Contact a showing agent for more details about any of our properties. Contact one of our new development specialists today to schedule a showing.

Combs Real Estate is a San Francisco-based real estate company. We focus on urban-style properties, specializing on new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single family homes.

Thanks & have a great day,

Combs Real Estate
Address: 2501 Mission St
San Francisco, CA 94110
Email: mark@climbsf.com

* Dates and times are subject to change. Please call agents or check www.climbSF.com for latest times.

The Montgomery is pleased to announce a special Minimum Sealed Bid Program for all remaining homes. If you are thinking of buying a new home and looking for incredible value, then don’t miss this unique opportunity to own a new home at The Montgomery as these homes are fully upgraded with hardwood flooring and stainless steel appliances.

The Montgomery will begin accepting sealed bids on Saturday, December 12th at 12:00pm with the bid process ending on Sunday, December 13th at 5:00pm. Homes in this final release include a studio with minimum bid pricing at $340,000 and two-bedroom homes with minimum bid pricing at $680,000. Note: Inventory information and the bid package required to submit a bid will be available at The Montgomery Sales Center.

The following is an outline of the bidding process:
All offers must be accompanied with the following paperwork. Any offers submitted without all the required paperwork will not be considered.

• 3% deposit check made out to Old Republic Title Company
• Pre-approval from one of The Montgomery’s preferred lenders. Click here for a list of preferred lenders
• Completed Montgomery Info to Open Escrow form
• Signed outside agent commission agreement (if applicable)
• Signed set of Montgomery Disclosures
• Completed Montgomery Offer Term Sheet

Additional qualifications & information include:

• All offers must be submitted no later than Sunday, December 13th at 5:00pm at The Montgomery Sales Center.
• All original documents must be submitted to the sales center. No facsimile or email copies will be accepted. If mailed, it will be the responsibility of the prospective purchaser, or their agent, to ensure that the sales center has received the bidding package before the submittal deadline.
• All offers will be reviewed after the deadline date. All prospective purchasers will be contacted no later than Tuesday, December 15th.
• Seller retains the right to accept and/or decline any and all offers.
• Once an offer is accepted, buyer shall schedule an appointment to sign the complete contract package along with the Purchase Agreement within 3 days of being contacted by the Sales Center.
• No checks will be deposited until a ratified contract has been signed by both buyer and seller.

200 Second St #115: 2bed+Den/2bath priced at $575,000
Open House Saturday and Sunday from 2-4 PM

View Floorplan (PDF)

Designed by award winning architect, David Baker and Partners, 200 Second Street brings new quality and energy to Oakland’s Jack London Square neighborhood.

200 Second Street features 74 condominium and live/work lofts in four floor plans, including unique Jr. 1 bedrooms with raised sleeping alcoves, spacious 1 bedroom plus dens, the area’s finest 2 bedroom plus dens, and five amazing, light-filled contemporary 3 bedroom units.

Project Design Features:

* Light-filled glass and steel frame building
* Dramatic glass staircase and double height elevator lobbies
* Custom gate and fence by Sand Studios
* Front entry courtyards and rear patios richly landscaped by Conger Moss Guillard

Residential Design Features:

* Bamboo hardwood floors
* Plush carpet in bedroom
* One-of-a Kind Floorplan
* Corner Home with excellent privacy
* Western sunlight
* Balcony off Master Bedroom
* Additional Hall Walk-in Closet
* Living Room wall with 2 added windows
* Spacious light-filled unit interior
* Ceramic-tile bath and shower with limestone vanity
* European designer kitchen and bath cabinets from Studio Becker
* Honed granite kitchen countertops and stainless steel GE appliances
* Onsite storage unit
* Secure garage parking
* Optional design upgrades include office, pantry, storage designs, window treatments and custom bath doors

SNEAK PEAK BEFORE COMING ON MLS!
Open Saturday/Sunday from 2 to 4pm

Designed by award winning architect, David Baker and Partners, 200 Second Street brings new quality and energy to Oakland’s Jack London Square neighborhood.

View the Floorplan

200 Second Street features 74 condominium and live/work lofts in four floor plans, including unique Jr. 1 bedrooms with raised sleeping alcoves, spacious 1 bedroom plus dens, the area’s finest 2 bedroom plus dens, and five amazing, light-filled contemporary 3 bedroom units.

Project Design Features:

* Light-filled glass and steel frame building
* Dramatic glass staircase and double height elevator lobbies
* Custom gate and fence by Sand Studios
* Front entry courtyards and rear patios richly landscaped by Conger Moss Guillard

Residential Design Features:

* Bamboo hardwood floors
* Plush carpet in bedroom
* One-of-a Kind Floorplan
* Corner Home with excellent privacy
* Western sunlight
* Balcony off Master Bedroom
* Additional Hall Walk-in Closet
* Living Room wall with 2 added windows
* Spacious light-filled unit interior
* Ceramic-tile bath and shower with limestone vanity
* European designer kitchen and bath cabinets from Studio Becker
* Honed granite kitchen countertops and stainless steel GE appliances
* Onsite storage unit
* Secure garage parking
* Optional design upgrades include office, pantry, storage designs, window treatments and custom bath doors

The expected extension and expansion of the tax credit (probably the last one), is expected to be voted on as soon as today and probably signed in the next few days, at best. The signing may happen in spite of the administration preferring a slightly different version. The latest, not voted on by the Senate, would extend the credit to home sales that go under contract by April 30 and close by June 30, 2010. A new, $6,500 tax credit would be available for buyers of owner occupied primary residences who have owned during five of the eight years prior to the purchase. Although the House may have its own version, this extension includes a few items such as the home price limit would be $800,000, and the annual income limit to qualify for the tax credit would be $125,000 if you’re single and $250,000 for couples.

The other pieces of the puzzle are the loan limits. Appropriations committees in the House and Senate are proposing to extend the temporary limits for conforming jumbo loans, keeping the $729,750 loan amount through 2010 in some markets. If San Francisco does not qualify, I don’t know what market will. The committees recognize that the government must do what it can to not de-stabilize the housing markets, and are thus recommending this action. At this point there is no reason not to extend the limits, it just hasn’t been done yet.

For the week ending on October 28th (yes, they ended their week in the middle of the calendar week) the Federal Reserve’s MBS program was a net buyer of $18 billion agency MBS, which was the similar to last week. For the year purchases of agency MBS stand at $977 billion. Recently the Fed has had an appetite for 30-year 5.0s and 5.5s (which include 5.25-6.125% mortgages). The Federal Reserve finished its $300 billion Treasury purchase program yesterday, and at this point the mortgage purchase program will end in March.

Bond prices went down and rates went up, the equity markets saw some nice gains, oil moved above $80 per barrel again, and the 7-yr auction went nothing like the 2 & 5-yr sales from Tuesday and Wednesday. Was all that due to a slightly-stronger-than-expected GDP number? Some of it was, although analysts quickly point out that a good portion of the increase is due to government spending (ergo not sustainable).

Fortunately for mortgage rates, relative to Treasury yields, locks and supply are down somewhat and there is decent demand for new production, so mortgage rates did better than other yields. The major earnings announcements are behind us, and many companies feel that they are done cutting costs and now are hoping for actual revenue growth. Imagine that!

Most of the United States begins Daylight Saving Time at 2:00 a.m. on the second Sunday in March and reverts to standard time on the first Sunday in November. So by my calculations, that means that this Sunday here in the U.S. most of us “fall back” and it will dark by dinner time.

Slow day, click on this link if you want some giggles. FHA is becoming the new subprime.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=voEeubnGY58&feature=related

From Ryan Ogata’s blog www.ryanogata.blogspot.com

If you are unable to make this weekend’s open house, our agents would be happy to setup a private appointment for you, call us today. We also have many other listings for sale [Climb Sales] or for rent [Climb Rentals] that are not open this weekend. Contact a showing agent for more details about any of our properties.

Contact one of our new development specialists today [Climb Agents] to schedule a showing.

175 Bluxome St #325 San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $599,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact:Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

175 Bluxome St #320 San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $649,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact:Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

The Infinity: 338 Spear St #5D San Francisco, CA (Rincon Hill)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $869,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Matt Finley | 415.412.6838 | matt@climbsf.com

The Marquee: 151 Alice B. Toklas Pl San Francisco, CA (Performing Arts)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Loft, Offered at $739,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Monica Burns | 415.244.7354 | monica@climbsf.com

200 Brannan #303 San Francisco, CA (South Beach)
Description: 1 BD+2 Dens, 2 BA Loft, Offered at $869,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Darcy Algeo | 415.601.2775 | darcy@climbsf.com

235 Berry St #304 San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $675,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Kristen Stuecher | 415.948.4888 | kristen@climbsf.com

734 14th St #3 San Francisco, CA (Duboce Triangle)
Description: 2 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $599,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Kiesha Stephens | 415.606.8525 | kiesha@climbsf.com

1322 Eddy St San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
Description: 3 BD, 2 BA Single-family home, Offered at $795,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 9/06 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Travis Hale | 415.722.6150 | travis@climbsf.com

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate group within www.climbSF.com for latest times.

If you are unable to make this weekend’s open house, our agents would be happy to setup a private appointment for you, call us today. We also have many other listings for sale [Climb Sales] or for rent [Climb Rentals] that are not open this weekend. Contact a showing agent for more details about any of our properties.

Contact one of our new development specialists today [Climb Agents] to schedule a showing.

621 Haight Street San Francisco, CA (Lower Haight)
Description:  4 BD, 2.5 BA Victorian, Offered at $799,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Joshua Lawrence | 415.971.0454 | joshua@climbsf.com

One Rincon Hill: 425 1st #1408 San Francisco, CA (Rincon Hill)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $639,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Matt Finley | 415.412.6838 | matt@climbsf.com

SOMA Grand: 1160 Mission St #1505 San Francisco, CA (SOMA)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $539,000
View Property Listing
Open: Saturday 7/11 from 1-5 PM, Sunday 7/12 from 1-5 PM
Contact: Renee Brunner Gold | 415.465.2455 | renee@climbsf.com

175 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD+Den, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $575,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

175 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $599,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

988 Fulton #141 San Francisco, CA (Alamo Square)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $499,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 12:30-1:30 PM
Contact: Kristen Stuecher | 415.948.4888 | kristen@climbsf.com

The Infinity: 301 Main St #9E San Francisco, CA (Rincon Hill)
Description: 2 BD+Den, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $799,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Mark Choey | 415.630.0204 | mark@climbsf.com

The Marquee: 151 Alice B. Toklas Pl San Francisco, CA (Performing Arts)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Loft, Offered at $739,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Monica Burns | 415.244.7354 | monica@climbsf.com

200 Brannan #303 San Francisco, CA (South Beach)
Description: 1 BD+2 Dens, 2 BA Loft, Offered at $899,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Kevin Gueco | 415.418.8850 | kevin@climbsf.com

39 Coronado San Carlos, CA
Description: 4 BD, 3 BA Single-family, Offered at $889,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 7/12 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Kendra Wall | 415.987.4420 | kendra@climbsf.com

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate group within www.climbSF.com for latest times.

If you are unable to make this weekend’s open house, our agents would be happy to setup a private appointment for you, call us today. We also have many other listings for sale [Climb Sales] or for rent [Climb Rentals] that are not open this weekend. Contact a showing agent for more details about any of our properties.

Contact one of our new development specialists today [Climb Agents] to schedule a showing.

621 Haight Street San Francisco, CA (Lower Haight)
Description:  4 BD, 2.5 BA Victorian, Offered at $799,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Mary Gebrian | 415.948.6768 | mary@climbsf.com

One Rincon Hill: 425 1st #1408 San Francisco, CA (Rincon Hill)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $639,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Matt Finley | 415.412.6838 | matt@climbsf.com

SOMA Grand: 1160 Mission St #1505 San Francisco, CA (SOMA)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $539,000
View Property Listing
Open: Saturday 6/20 from 1-5 PM, Sunday 6/21 from 1-5 PM
Contact: Renee Brunner Gold | 415.465.2455 | renee@climbsf.com

175 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD+Den, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $575,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

175 Bluxome Street San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay/SoMa)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $599,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Alex Heath | 415.686.0570 | heath@climbsf.com

300 Berry #1112 San Francisco, CA (Mission Bay)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $899,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 1-5 PM
Contact: Darcy Algeo | 415.601.2775 | darcy@climbsf.com

988 Fulton #141 San Francisco, CA (Alamo Square)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Condo, Offered at $499,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Tiffany Combs | 415.710.0820 | tiffany@climbsf.com

The Infinity: 301 Main St #9E San Francisco, CA (Rincon Hill)
Description: 2 BD+Den, 2 BA Condo, Offered at $799,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Mark Choey | 415.630.0204 | mark@climbsf.com

340 6th Street #304 San Francisco, CA (SOMA)
Description: 2 BD, 2 BA Tri-level Loft, Offered at $665,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Travis Hale | 415.722.6150 | travis@climbsf.com

The Marquee: 151 Alice B. Toklas Pl San Francisco, CA (Performing Arts)
Description: 1 BD, 1 BA Loft, Offered at $739,000
View Property Listing
Open: Sunday 6/21 from 2-4 PM
Contact: Monica Burns | 415.244.7354 | monica@climbsf.com

Climb Real Estate Group is a San Francisco-based real estate group within www.climbSF.com for latest times.

Designed to become San Francisco’s first LEED-Certified Green highrise community, Arterra offers 269 brand new condos and town homes situated right in the heart of the City’s most exciting and meticulously planned new neighborhood — Mission Bay. It offers a prefect balance of amenities to enjoy a lifestyle right outside your door, plus fast and easy access to the entire Bay Area.

Arterra features several different open one bedroom and two bedroom floor plans using clean design that offers generous amounts of natural light, city or water views, and practical amenities and quality finishes — all in a building that’s healthy and at the forefront of environmental responsibility.

Additional amenities include a lobby concierge, a fitness center, and a club room to enjoy with monthly HOA dues ranging from the mid $400’s to the $500’s. Prices range from the low $500K’s to the high $900K’s and are just about 70% SOLD!

As an Arterra specialist, I am available to discuss current offerings or schedule a viewing of the homes, so feel free to call me today!