Comments on: What a difference 10 years can make

By: paco

paco — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:42:34 +0000

still some stuff out there that is cheap compared to nyc,london,tokyo or shanghai. and if i were sitting on lots of devaluing dollars i don’t think buying a water view condo in sf would be such a bad use of my money..

By: Craig

Craig — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:16:06 +0000

I think “anon” has finally assumed a name or two.

By: kenny

kenny — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 01:07:51 +0000

groan

By: jamielynn

jamielynn — Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:17:27 +0000

what’s really hysterical is how seriously Mr Kenny big time realtor takes my silly comment. Such a proper posting.

I don’t think he has enuf to do these days, what with the big real estate turndown.

By: kenny

kenny — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 22:14:46 +0000

I used to be an editor in another life. So yeah, guilty as charged.

By: lefty

lefty — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:28:02 +0000

You’re a dork, Kenny.

By: james

james — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:57:49 +0000

until we go all charter, the public schools are pretty much a lost cause in this town. that or let sylvan run them all for us. i have given up on them. they seem well beyond saving.

By: kenny

kenny — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:37:08 +0000

Almost everyone who communicates on the Internet should enroll in a grammar course! You yourself just started a sentence with a lowercase, used an interior all caps, and finished with an Internet euphemism as an unpunctuated sentence fragment while criticizing another poster. Also, the poster I think you meant to criticize is not a native English speaker.

By: jamielynn

jamielynn — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 18:14:40 +0000

someone here should ENROLL in a spelling and grammar class. LOL

By: RSC

RSC — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:24:29 +0000

Imagine if SF had a reputation for great schools. Prices would skyrocket even further.

By: RSC

RSC — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:24:08 +0000

We need to improve the cities schools. That’s the best use of funds. Spend money on the adults of the future.

By: Sophie

Sophie — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:22:47 +0000

x 2.95 in pacheights; x 3.36 in potrero hills.

in the mean time,

inflation (use of CPI) $1000 in 97 is now $1309 (x 0.31)

gas went from $1.23/gal to $2.59 (2006) let’s say 2.80 in 2007 (x 2.27)

etc etc.

now the REAL question to ask today to our re-newly sworn Gavin: what do you do with an average of 3 times more property taxes than in 1997? is the city 3 times better, are the schools 3 times as good? are the street 3 times as clean? (ok, maybe not 3 if we adjust the wages increase and general cost increase – but still).

I’m not attacking him, I think he does ok – but the question is still open. When people trade up properties and pay on the new home 3 times as much taxes.. shouldnt they expect MORE from the city than before?

I do. And I’m happy to get some great value back by enroling my kids in a great public school of the district.

By: ResortAtSquawCreek

ResortAtSquawCreek — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:47:23 +0000

Got to love inflation, appreciation, and fixed payments. You wake up 2-3 years later and you laugh and lament how cheap things were

How about The Marina and Cow Hollow for SFHs?

There’s 3-4 feet of new snow here tonight in Tahoe guys! Been here all week. It is AWESOME!