theFrontSteps – San Francisco

Hullabaloo, hullabaloo, hullabaloo. That appears to be what everybody loves these days (especially when it seems to highlight more economic hardship for anybody…we’d think it easier to claw out of a recession if we shifted our focus elsewhere), and so it is no surprise the city (we’ll call it more the real estate obsessed readers) [...]

Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Hey theFrontSteps – Say I’ve I found a place I love, and they gave me the disclosure package, and I’ve got a bank ready to give me a loan, and I want to make an offer. I’ve talked with agents here and there, but never [...]

Man! The stories I have personally encountered within this last week are beyond imagination. Here’s just one thing that has happened to me this week. -2004 I sell condo in a 30+ unit building, shortly after I sell two more in the same building -2009 one of the neighbors calls my previous brokerage to ask [...]

We recently did a post on San Francisco’s core districts vs. San Francisco as a whole, and there were some questions that came up. Good thing our source is a data crunching junky and has sent us a new graph. Those are some pretty hefty declines in all areas of the city and this chart [...]

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When the bottom falls, it falls hard. By way of unplugged Flujster, we learn our new favorite house becomes our new favorite comp. Three thirteen Duncan, a stunningly remodeled contemporary 5 bed, 5.5 bath home in Noe Valley closes escrow for a reported $2,400,000…down slightly from the original $2,850,000 asking price. Looking on the bright [...]

Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: Hi, We have a house in SF that’s been on the market for 3 weeks with minimal activity. Our agent is doing the traditional stuff but no presence on blogs, etc. Should she be using yours and/or other sites to market our house? What are [...]

Where readers ask, and we (the community) try to answer: I appreciate all the general information I get from this terrific blog. This is my first question about my own situation. I’ve been negotiating with the major bank (WellsFargo) that holds my first ($498K) and second ($14K) for a refinance from a 5.5% ARM to [...]

Although we didn’t win the best real estate blog in the land contest (even though we do run the best Sexiest Realtor Contest in the country), we are apparently popping up on more radar screens than before, and dammit if that just doesn’t feel fantastic. The newest honor: one of the Top 50 Real Estate [...]

Thanks to Misha Weidman for the below chart illustrating the difference between San Francisco values as a whole, and those areas he describes as the “core districts” (excludes districts 3 and 10). He will post this to his site soon, with additional commentary, for now, you get the first look at the chart: and Misha’s [...]