theFrontSteps – San Francisco

San Francisco Housing Market Accelerates The spring home-buying season is well underway in San Francisco, as historically low interest rates and a limited supply of homes for sale have prompted nascent home buyers to pull the trigger. Cash transactions, competitive bidding and multiple offers are once again commonplace throughout the city. Single-Family Home Sales The [...]

I’m in process of securing a pied-à-terre for a client in 25 Hotaling Place*, and I was reminded of not only what a great building it is, and how rich it is with history, but also what an incredible location! The best of San Francisco right at your doorstep Located in San Francisco’s historic Jackson [...]

San Francisco is all abuzz about the Facebook Effect, and how it’s fueling our real estate market. It’s a good thought indeed, but also important to note that for as many articles published about it, it is, in fact, just opinion and a lot of hype. I, for one, am thankful to see another type [...]

San Francisco recently listed and SOLD property by neighborhood. This is the sh*t you need for house hunting and house selling. Get rid of the fluff and focus on the good stuff. Recent sales comparables. I send this out every other week. If you want to be added to the list, just holla (alexclark@gmail.com)! -sfnewsletter [...]

Featured on SFGate (San Francisco) yesterday. PocketListings.net Much like finding love on a dating site, Web 2.0 lets buyers meet their dream homes and sellers meet their dream buyers in a direct, match-making process– without the MLS. Because of new technology, many agents and their clients are turning to unconventional ways to list property for [...]

Our friends over at Movoto recently published a blog article about how the Facebook IPO will create at least $1 Billion in Bay Area property value, and they asked me to share it with you, so I am. There is certainly a TON of hype surrounding Facebook’s IPO, and with good reason. Everybody likes to [...]

A little something I started about eight years ago…give you what you want…access to the most recent sales in your area without all the sales pitch and pressure to sell that usually comes along with contacting a real estate agent. To actually get to the sortable data tables, either click the image above, or follow [...]

It’s true, I’m the founder of PocketListings.net, and I want everybody to use it. But it’s also true, if you’re an agent in San Francisco, and you’re not using it, you’re missing out. Have a look at this email that just came my way as a result of a Buyer Need post I did on [...]

Existing home sales nationally were down in March but continue to outpace year-ago levels, while inventory tightened and home prices are showing further signs of stabilizing, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted [...]

This is a screenshot of my Gmail inbox for the past two days. Yes, that’s only two days, and look at the opportunity! In case you don’t click on that, or can’t read it, that’s five buyers looking for property, and five sellers that are not listing their home on MLS…in two days! And these [...]