theFrontSteps – San Francisco

I’m pleased to announce the rollout this past weekend of PocketListings.net version 2.0! It is jam-packed with new features to help you, the agent, do more deals, and give you, the client, more options when selling and searching for real estate. There is a fabulous tutorial on all of the great new features and how [...]

[Update: Sold for $790,000] – – You all had your chance to nab this amazing condo in the heart of South Beach when I first signed the listing and shared it as a pocket listing. Now it’s on the MLS, and I’m claiming it’s the nicest unit currently for sale in the building (Towers at [...]

No longer a need to be my “friend” and no need to like a stupid page. Too many things to keep track of with all that! Now you can simply “Subscribe” to my Facebook feeds (so much like Google + and Twitter rolled into one), and we can call it a day. Just call me [...]

I know, I know, I know….it should be “Ich gehe Camping”, or “Ich bin Camping gegangen”, but “Ich bin ein Berliner” so wtf… theFrontSteps.com is shut down for the week. I’m camping. I’m getting dirty. I’m soaking up the sun. I’m riding my bike. I’m eating and drinking like a king. I’m not working. But, [...]

A little recognition is always nice. Dear readers, please take a second to nominate theFrontSteps for Most Valuable Blog in San Francisco. After all these years of providing all of this real estate and San Francisco insight, I’d really appreciate it. I suppose theFrontSteps fits under the categories, Lifestyle, Local Affairs, and Everything Else. Thank [...]

Hello all (those of you that are left), I’m going to be doing some house cleaning on this here blog. I’ve already said my goodbyes to the handful of other writers that contributed content here, so the “we” is gone…it’s all me, all the time. theFrontSteps apparently doesn’t display on iPhones or iPads, and that [...]

We’ve been nominated as a candidate for the Zillow-sponsored “People’s Choice Best Real Estate Blog Award” in San Francisco. Go to Zillow, or click on the badge above and vote for theFrontSteps.com. Anyone can vote once per 24 hours. Voting ends at noon (PDT) on Aug. 25, 2010. Once the voting is over, the blog [...]

Airway…..blocked! Breathing…..none! Pulse……flat! But fear not! We’re coming back to life, just bear with us. (Yes, this post was prompted by a couple Tweets by @SF Schtuff yesterday.) Our Site for Pocket Listings (a.k.a “Off Market” or “Not on MLS”) properties is coming soon, and already causing quite a stir, a lot of buzz, and [...]

Yesterday, I had a client meeting, but didn’t actually get to meet the client (long story), but the boyfriend was there to fill in, and I got this email today (edited for flow) that just makes me feel all warm and fuzzy: Hey Alex, Thanks for stopping by yesterday! Sorry I couldn’t make it. Thought [...]

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