It bugs me how the weak economy has become the go-to explanation for declining sales (and increasing appetites) of every kind. Think outside of the bank, dude.
That said, let’s look at these year over year statistics for the sales of single family homes in San Francisco. District 8 includes the North Waterfront, Russian Hill, North Beach, Telegraph Hill, Nob Hill, the Financial District, Downtown, Civic Center, and the T.L. Compared to nine other districts, which had anywhere from two to 54 sales this September, District 8 is the only one that saw literally zero sales — a figure which has been declining since ’04. Obviously (obvi), no one wants to leave these fabulous neighborhoods: their proximity to Polk Street is just too valuable to give up! Am I right or am I right?
Stats Show No One Wants to Leave This ‘Hood
October 13, 2009 by Julia Millay Walsh

Diggin the blog..Curious what type of R.E. sold in sept 08. keep rockin
You’re right! and I’m dieing to move there!