theFrontSteps – San Francisco

San Francisco Association of Realtors members now have access to active listing and off-market data for the following counties: Alameda, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Lake, Los Angeles, Marin, Mendocino, portions of Merced, Napa, Orange, Placer, Riverside, Sacramento, San Bernardino, San Francisco, San Joaquin, portions of San Mateo, Solano, Sonoma, Stanislaus, Ventura and Yolo. Oh the [...]

by Damion Matthews Glenn Kelman, CEO of discount real estate brokerage Redfin, recently boasted that “Most agents only close about eight deals a year. Our agents can close 100.” So when Carol Lloyd, the SF Chronicle’s real estate columnist responded, “They can, but do they?” I immediately set out to find the answer. And the [...]

On July 3rd, “eddy” sent in a great post (A Tale of Two Districts) comparing two similar properties in different locations, and whether or not one would sell faster than the other. The answer is clear, and not surprising. 689 Douglass, a 4 bed, 3.5 bath, single family home in Noe Valley asking $1,895,000 set [...]

This week alone we have received the following emails, literally cut/pasted: “Do any of you have any fixers in your pockets or coming up? Open to anything with parking, yard and delivered vacant up to 1.5.” “Does anyone have a vacant lot for sale in SF for under $1M?” “Does anyone have any pocket listings [...]

In a very short month and a half, we appear to be gaining a bit of a following, and we thank all of you who are stepping up to theFrontSteps. We were recently notified of a very interesting stat that has nothing to do with real estate, and everything to do with us and you, [...]

by Meagan Levitan Question: What are the real estate signs of summer? Answers: Still available! Price Reduced! Motivated Seller! Back on the Market — at no fault of the property! Whether it’s the fact that people are out of town or simply that sellers have become too confident in San Francisco’s market, there’s an increase [...]

Pulled from the comments made by “boomtime” on “636 Steiner, an offer and a UFC style beat down”. We edited slightly and added property links so everyone is on the same page. I call it the way I see it. It is an incredible Boomtime now, and I can’t wait to get my bonus this [...]

by Shanendoah Forbes The current trend in the market is pretty clear and the Q2 numbers will support one basic fact. Residential Real Estate is slumping and Commercial Real Estate is firming up. The Micro-trends break down more like this: Record setting sales for both office buildings and hotels. However, there have been fewer apartment [...]

From one Realtor to another, the incentives are there. You just need to know where to look, or hope this shows up in your email. We’re keeping anonymity on this, but putting it out there for your viewing pleasure. It is not a totally stale listing, but has been on since at least April. ****Close [...]

It took them ages to get there, but they’ve finally destructed the Coronet Theater on Geary St. “This Streamline Moderne cavern is San Francisco’s Church of the Big-Budget Blockbuster. Both “Star Wars: Special Edition” and “Phantom Menace” made their debuts here, with people camping for weeks in the dumpster-strewn parking lot. Despite its massive appeal, [...]