theFrontSteps – San Francisco

We all know the importance of getting a jump on the competition, and I’m pleased to announce the company where I hang my license continues to lead the way. Zephyr Real Estate’s newly launched mobile website is now fully live. From your smartphone (iPhone, Droid, Blackberry, etc.), just go to: http://www.zephyrsf.com Some highlights/features not to [...]

Because I couldn’t possibly say it better myself, or make such nice graphs, or pore over the data, I present Paragon Real Estate’s argument against the oh-so revered Case-Shiller Index (I personally can’t stand the index, but I love Paragon and their agents for doing the work for us.) Word for word copy: June 2011 [...]

Straight from the horses mouth…San Francisco Market Focus Report June 2011. Fending off concerns of a possible double-dip in housing prices, the local market is slowly on the path to recovery. There are fewer REOs on the market, oreclosures are slowing way down due to government intervention, and employment is inching up. According to a [...]

Have a field day. Be kind. Respect other readers. Y’all are on your own. Your editor is out of office.

This is one for the community: I love your blog. I just moved here from NYC a week ago and it’s been an invaluable resource. I just found a rental that I love, [removed]. Gorgeous views, built in 1939 or so. Problem is, a friend from SF pointed out that it’s a “downhill home.” (I’d [...]

This just came to me by way of email. Hypothetical question. Assume a house burned down and a firefighter died a few days later from his injuries. Same for a contractor falling from the roof or any other work related accident on the property. What are the consequences regarding the disclosures of a subsequent sale? [...]

Thirty Two Hidalgo Terrace is currently on MLS. No, it’s not the Fixer of Epic Proportions I brought to your attention here, and recently featured on Yahoo! In fact, it’s no longer a fixer, but this is what it looked like a few short months ago: Lovely Kitchen: Before… After… Lovely Bath: Before… After… Don’t [...]

I’ve been resisting the urge to continually share the opportunities popping up in San Francisco on my new venture, PocketListings.net, but I can’t hold back. Here is a summary of what is going on “behind the scenes” in San Francisco real estate that we’re gradually bringing to center stage. -Thirty-three hundred square feet in Pacific [...]

When I retire, I want a shack with one, big, greenish blue room. Simple… Kerrazy Times – Carribean from SURFING Magazine on Vimeo.

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