It’s another one of these kind of days. Since Sunday we’ll be holding 241 7th Ave Open from 2-4 (please stop by), while you’re all out playing, we’re starting the weekend early. Happy housing! [Image Source: NOAA & Space Weather Prediction Center (pretty interesting read actually).]
Month: January 2009
House Passes Stimulus Bill, Senate What Next?
We pulled this directly from a C.A.R newsletter: The U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1, the Economic Recovery Package, by a 244 to 188 vote. Amid all the negative economic news we’re hearing on a daily basis, this is good news, as the bill contains a number of issues critical to REALTORS® and the … Continue reading House Passes Stimulus Bill, Senate What Next?
“LaidOffCamp” Taps theFrontSteps For Locations
If you’re a techie, you may have seen the recent article (“Unemployed Techies Hope To help Themselves At LaidOffCamp”) on TechCrunch regarding one particularly ambitious techie that was recently laid off and had an idea…throw a party, or like they say “an ad-hoc gathering of unemployed and self-employed people (including entrepreneurs and startups) who want … Continue reading “LaidOffCamp” Taps theFrontSteps For Locations
“This Is The One”, 565 Clipper Gets Into Contract
Right on the heels of our recent post a la Sophie, “A walk up the hill”, we learn that one of the little nugs she reported on went into contract as of yesterday, 565 Clipper being that little 4 bed, 3.5 bath, $2,149,000 single family nug (originally listed 10/08 for $2,599,000): The deets, with a … Continue reading “This Is The One”, 565 Clipper Gets Into Contract
Stats & Numbers: San Francisco Single Family, Condo, 2-4 Unit, January ’08 vs. January ’09
The numbers speak for themselves. Thanks to “SFAR Advantage Online” for the goods: NUMBER OF UNITS is the equivalent of number of sales/transactions. For condominiums, each unit is treated as a sale. For 2- to 4-unit buildings, the “building” is treated as a sale. NUMBER SOLD is the number of properties in the market segment … Continue reading Stats & Numbers: San Francisco Single Family, Condo, 2-4 Unit, January ’08 vs. January ’09
Reader Reports: A Walk Up The Hill (Clipper)
We love our readers and we love when they report back to the mother ship. This from “Sophie” who decided to take a walk up the hill (slightly edited for flow, and links added to properties mentioned). “Restless kids, so-so weather: A great day for a walk uphill! 532B Clipper – TIC – $499,999 This … Continue reading Reader Reports: A Walk Up The Hill (Clipper)
Comment Du Jour: “Why Wait?”
Every so often, we pull comments we think you should know about, because as we always say, this site is nothing without the reader interaction. So today, we take from “brokerism” and his recent comment from our recent post “The Appraisal Conundrum“. Hats off to ya “brokerism”. Enjoy your home: Well, we had our reasons … Continue reading Comment Du Jour: “Why Wait?”
SF: A City with Room to Grow-up Healthy?
The Where Blog, dedicated to intelligent discourse on urban life, recently posed the following question: How do people stay sane in crowded cities? Quoting E.M. Cioran, Whenever I happen to be in a city of any size, I marvel that riots do not break out every day: massacres, unspeakable carnage, a doomsday chaos. … Continue reading SF: A City with Room to Grow-up Healthy?
theFrontSteps In The News (Or At Least Your Editor)
If you don’t already get The Registry, we thought we’d point out their most recent issue in which your editor was interviewed (pg. 10). Enjoy. –2009 Predictions, The experts weigh in on the state of the market [“The Registry”]
You Changed Your DOM But Were Never BOM, 4148 23rd St Returns
You know that feeling you get when you meet someone and you just know you’ve seen them before, but you just can’t figure out where? Well, fortunately for us folks in the biz of real estate, we have this little feature called “property history” that is becoming all too necessary to check religiously. As it … Continue reading You Changed Your DOM But Were Never BOM, 4148 23rd St Returns
The Movers: Homes Recently In Contract In San Francisco
There has been some recent talk/discussion on this site and certainly around town and all over the blogosphere about what homes, if any, have actually received offers. We thought we’d shed some light on the matter. Below is a jpeg of the pdf we have attached to this post for the properties that have either … Continue reading The Movers: Homes Recently In Contract In San Francisco
Starting Off 2009 With A Bang…Or Not
You might be wondering what’s up with the lack of new content on the site since 2009 began. We’ll just say we’re not only busy with the biz of real estate, but also working on some things that could change tFS for the foreseeable future (in a good way…hopefully). Please bear with us and continue … Continue reading Starting Off 2009 With A Bang…Or Not
One Partner In A TIC Defaults, The Other Paid Cash: What Happens
Pulled from the intertubes: “Does anyone have experience with a client who bought into a 2 unit TIC and paid all cash and the partner had a loan? In particular, what type of legal protection did they get in case of loan default by the mortgaged TIC partner. Answers ========================= It should be covered under … Continue reading One Partner In A TIC Defaults, The Other Paid Cash: What Happens
Open House Traffic Only Visited By Those Sensing Foreclosure
Making a long story short: We had lunch recently with an individual that has a very real interest in today’s San Francisco real estate market (he’s selling a home, but no he’s not our client). We talked about the kids, we talked about the weather, then of course the inevitable “how’s the market”. After getting … Continue reading Open House Traffic Only Visited By Those Sensing Foreclosure
The Appraisal Conundrum
With the recent dip in interest rates many homeowners are rushing to refinance only to come upon a very large obstacle, appraised values of their homes are coming in low…very low. The biggest reason being that there are not enough comparable property sales in the past 3 months to set lenders nerves at ease. Perhaps … Continue reading The Appraisal Conundrum
The Data, Quotes, And Fine Print On San Francisco’s Foreclosure Activity
Some clarification on the median price drop and the value of your home: Every Bay Area county experienced double-digit declines in the median price. The annual drops for existing homes ranged from 11.8 percent in San Francisco to 48.4 percent in Contra Costa County. The median marks the point at which half the homes sold … Continue reading The Data, Quotes, And Fine Print On San Francisco’s Foreclosure Activity