SFGate - "Out, Out Damn Spot" (9-15-06)

"To hear the off-the-cuff remarks of real estate agents is enough to inspire a new horror genre."

"The numbers from a month ago show mixed reviews from ZIP code to ZIP code. Sales in San Francisco's 94105 area were up 31 percent, but they were down 52 percent in the neighboring 94107 area in comparison with July 2005. The median home price jumped by 23.4 percent over the past year in the 94108 area, while dropping by 17.8 percent in the 94118 area."