Well, if those gloomy housing forecasts weren't enough, it's now official, folks -- the San Francisco real estate bubble has burst. "Kiss of Death" Al Gore has bought a house here.

Al and Tipper will be registering with Assessor Phil Ting for their condo in the new St. Regis Tower, which is right between the MoAD and the SFMoMA on Third and Mission, above the hotel units. Folks are guesstimating that the Gores spent $2 million on the condo. $2 million! Why, you could get 2 actual bedrooms in Pac Heights for that price! Act now, folks, only twenty condos left! Don't you want to go to homeowners' association meetings with Big Al?

Intriguingly, the Gores' press release mentions casually that they'll be living around the corner from none other than that other Democratic spoiler, Gavin Newsom, who they claim lives at the Four Seasons. See, Care Not Cashers? Gavin lives in a hotel too!

Picture of the St. Regis off their website