theFrontSteps – San Francisco

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Entries for June, 2009

If You’re Gonna Relocate To San Francisco, Now You Know A “Best” Blog To Help You

Much to our surprise, we popped up on Relocation.com as one of the

Factoring Weather When Buying A Home In San Francisco Is Anything But Simple

We get these kind of inquiries all the time, and it’s certainly something up for debate, as we all have our own comfort levels as to what is considered warm or “nice”. Heck, Dave Navarro of Jane’s Addiction lives in Sunny warm L.A., but by following his Twitter feed, you’d think he’s better suited for [...]

theFrontSteps Goes Tweet!

I’ve done the sfnewsletter, and this here blog for years now, and believe me when I say I love(d) every minute of it. They are both, quite simply, an incredible drain on time. So…I’m spending more time on my Twitter page talking about things…among them San Francisco real estate (of course). If I could figure [...]

The Actual Retail Price Is….!

“I’d like to bid $1, Bob”….crowd goes wild, contestant jumps around uncontrollably, Bob Barker raises pencil thin mic to his mouth, opens envelope turning to contestants with gray haired enthusiasm proclaiming, “The actual retail price for these lovely San Francisco multi-family buildings is…..” Ding, ding, ding, ding! Go ahead, make your bid, just don’t go [...]

Price Chopping “Curbed SF” Style

Sorry dear friends over at Curbed SF, but we’re using your line. We have to, because what better way to announce prices are getting chopped on some of our listings? The first to chop is 2185 Bush #307: We started out at $899,000 (now $869,000), interest was high, but the market has spoken. It’s time [...]

Millennium Tower Goes Rental (San Francisco Real Estate Is Mental)

Drive before you buy… From the street: We bring the deets:

Video Friday: In Honor Of Our French And Australian Readers

Something funny to take you into the weekend

Summer Of Living, A Letter From The Editor

It’s officially Summer (for elementary schoolers), and as I’m a father of one such child and another pre pre-schooler (no typo), that means my time just vaporized more than it already had. As a result, focus is on family, fun, and selling real estate. Posting on the site will be lighter than normal, but every [...]

Comment Du Jour: SOMA Gets Dissed

From “anon” on our recent post, “Battle Royale: San Francisco’s Infinity Tower Versus Some Peninsula Townhouse”: SOMA would the be last place I’d buy in SF. It lacks any sort of SF feel, there is no personality nor night-life. We don’t live down there, so can’t speak to daily life in the area, but we [...]

Realtor Hate: Let It Out And Animate

We’ve been down this road before, but technology has given voice and animation to the haters, so here we are again. This sent via email to our inbox. -Why Are Realtors So Arrogant And Such Assholes [theFrontSteps]