In one San Francisco neighborhood a few thoughtless dog owners have allowed their dogs to defecate on the sidewalks, and the residents are getting fed up… As is the case with the stripper cam, we’d love to help. Nothing like a little neighborhood action and public humiliation to get people to stop.
Month: November 2009
Sexiest Realtor Bay Area Delayed And Changed
Hello all! Thank you for all of the nominations so far, please keep sending them in ([email protected]). Unfortunately, life events are getting in the way of our fun and we simply do not have the time to hold a contest for each county. So keep sending in your nominations for Sexiest Realtor in the Bay … Continue reading Sexiest Realtor Bay Area Delayed And Changed
We Never Said Playing The (Condo) Lottery Would Produce A Win
“2010 Condo Lottery: Previous participation may not yield additional tickets Dear Plan C Member, Ticket sales for the 2010 Condo Conversion Lottery have been announced by the city and will begin on Monday, November 23rd (additional information can be found here). As you may be aware, it has been the practice of the City to … Continue reading We Never Said Playing The (Condo) Lottery Would Produce A Win
Strippers Wanted For “Entertaining” Prospective Clients
Oh this is good. Do you want to be an “entertainer”, get people wasted, and take their money? Well, you’re in luck. You don’t have to be a stripper to land this job. You can be a Realtor’s assistant! From the Craigslist Ad: Models Wanted for Happy Hour Events Date: 2009-11-16, 9:00AM We are looking … Continue reading Strippers Wanted For “Entertaining” Prospective Clients
San Francisco Real Estate Market Values In A Fun Interactive Graph (Courtesy Of Zillow)
So we’ve heard from Realtor Economists, we’ve heard from our Association of Realtors, and looky there! Now we get to hear what Zillow thinks the real estate market is doing! Fantastic! Have a look at San Francisco Home Values: — Now have a look at San Francisco Median Sales Price (Holy Crap Batman! It looks … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Market Values In A Fun Interactive Graph (Courtesy Of Zillow)
Comment Du Jour: You Don’t “Need” To Put Your Children In Private School
Bringing back an old favorite with our “Comment Du Jour”, because sometimes we simply can’t say it as well as our readers. This comment from Caroline SF on our recent post, It’s Less Expensive And More Environmentally Friendly To Live In The City, We Have Proof, is so good that we absolutely have to let … Continue reading Comment Du Jour: You Don’t “Need” To Put Your Children In Private School
Friday Video: Thierry Henry Handball? (World Cup Soccer…Football For The Rest Of The World)
Nothing to do with real estate, everything to do with World Cup Soccer. Thierry Henry, handball? Clearly! For those that don’t know soccer, first of all shame on you (it’s the most popular sport in the world), but when a player touches the ball with his hands it is considered a foul, referee blows the … Continue reading Friday Video: Thierry Henry Handball? (World Cup Soccer…Football For The Rest Of The World)
We Clearly Can’t Make The Baby Boomers Happy In San Francisco
This from California Real Estate Magazine [with our comments thrown in]: Baby boomers want suburban [not us], single-story homes [we challenge you to find on in San Francisco] loaded with amenities such as high-speed Internet [that’s doable], larger medicine cabinets [start buying pharm stocks], non-slip floors [okay], lower kitchen cabinets [gonna have to ask the … Continue reading We Clearly Can’t Make The Baby Boomers Happy In San Francisco
Chief Economist And Forecasters For C.A.R. Say Market Rising…And [Likely] Falling
Herein lies the problem with reporting on real estate: Everybody has their opinion on what the market is doing, but nobody knows for sure. Case in point, just yesterday we posted “San Francisco housing market continues to show promising signs of recovery”. We posted that from information obtained from the San Francisco Association of Realtors, … Continue reading Chief Economist And Forecasters For C.A.R. Say Market Rising…And [Likely] Falling
Pocket Listings And “Off Market” Real Estate
If you follow us on Twitter, you’ve already heard. There will soon be a network to post, search, and sell pocket listings (PocketListings.NET). Off-market, pocket listings, whatever…they’re out there, they’re bought and sold, and real estate agents will soon be able to share information amongst themselves on a much larger scale, which we hope will … Continue reading Pocket Listings And “Off Market” Real Estate
Become A Fan Of theFrontSteps On Facebook!
Go ahead, it’d make our day, and then some. Become a Fan of theFrontSteps on Facebook. We created the page just for you! –theFrontSteps Fan Page on Facebook
San Francisco Housing Market Continues To Show Promising Signs Of Recovery
From the source: The San Francisco housing market continued to show promising signs of recovery through October 2009. Pending single family home sales jumped to 271 homes in October 2009, which represents a 30% increase in the number of pending sales month over month and a 58% increase year over year. Although greater scrutiny in … Continue reading San Francisco Housing Market Continues To Show Promising Signs Of Recovery
SFAR Making Our Lives So Much More Efficient, Really?
Is it us, or does the San Francisco Association of Realtors just like to make things complicated (Remember the Token Code?) http://www.SFRAO.com is a new web site developed by the Association to provide detailed information on tweets broadcast by the Association. It is shown as a link at the end of each tweet that requires … Continue reading SFAR Making Our Lives So Much More Efficient, Really?
Depressing Article Du Jour
Painful: The Commerce Department said on Wednesday housing starts dropped 10.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 529,000 units, the lowest level since April and the percentage drop was the biggest since January. Financial markets had expected starts to rise to 600,000 units. September’s housing starts were revised upwards to a 592,000 unit … Continue reading Depressing Article Du Jour
Some Realtors Are So Dreamy! Just Listen To These…
If you haven’t noticed, our Sexiest Bay Area Realtor 2009 Contest is now accepting your nominees and they’re streaming in! Keep them coming ([email protected]). It’s funny, usually we get very simple emails with just the name and picture of the nominees, but every so often we get a few that are just too good to … Continue reading Some Realtors Are So Dreamy! Just Listen To These…
Sexy Bay Area Realtors, We Want You!
It’s that time of year again. The real estate market slows, agents are out getting in shape and looking sexier with every deal they frantically chase down, and we here at theFrontSteps like to throw a little contest in their honor. That’s right, it’s time for our third annual Sexiest Realtor In San Francisco Contest. … Continue reading Sexy Bay Area Realtors, We Want You!