theFrontSteps – San Francisco

REO. Price Reduce from $399,900 Contractor special. It need renovated. Nice and Quite, one bedroom one bath on the ground floor,installed security system [as opposed to....?]. SOLD AS IS condition. Pre-qaulify loan letter from Wells Fargo Bank. HOA including the earthquake insurance. Sometimes it’s just fun to poke fun isn’t it? There is a story [...]

Lots of our fellow agents have noticed a bit of an uptick in “activity”, but we’re not so sure we’re convinced. We do hope it is true. We hear a lot about a ton of new listings and how that is good for the market, but we’d have to beg to differ on that. We [...]

We’re at a loss for words on this one: 2307 45th Ave [MLS]

There are a million different ways to browse theFrontSteps (like joining this thread that has gone from a gripe about Daly to griping about Realtors that rent) , and we hope you do. Of course, we also completely understand if you ditch it all, tell your boss to f-off, walk out the door and enjoy [...]

We understand times are tough, and you’re either out there hustling for new clients or searching and searching for that job that doesn’t exist, but have you ever thought about blogging? We bet you have. Starting your own blog is as simple as 1,2,3…it’s getting people to read it that’s the tricky part. Here at [...]

“San Francisco’s number one closer”: While you’re at it: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video Once you are at the link, look for the “7 On Your Side” tab in the Video Library part of the webpage and click it. You’ll see a picture with the heading “Marketing Ploy Disguised as Government Offer” and a HUGE Mike or Darius. That’s [...]

We asked, and Misha delivered: It is important to note, as Misha does: This chart, while it does illustrate something meaningful about the overall SF market, doesn’t tell you anything about values in any particular neighborhood. It lumps together data from neighborhoods as diverse as Hunter’s Point and Visitacion Valley in District 10, which has [...]

When the home espresso machine (and barista) can put this together, it’s gonna be a good day…not to mention the stock market is up, and the sun is out! Coffee: Blue Bottle Coffee’s Fazenda Jacaranda Machine: Gaggia Classic [Update: The stock market is now down! F*ck!]

We would advise, before you run outside screaming, “I need to buy a house! I need to buy a house! This $8000 won’t last!” Read the fine print, particularly question 9. From the California Association of Realtors Website (verbatim): A.  FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT Q 1.  What, in a nutshell, is the $8,000 tax credit for first-time [...]