theFrontSteps – San Francisco

So why do so many people try to complicate the obvious? It’s really quite simple. But as further support of a market that is clearly en fuego, here are a variety of standard supply and demand analyses: Months Supply of Inventory, Units for Sale, New Listings Coming on Market, Percentage of Listings Accepting Offers, Average [...]

“So why oh why, why all the fuss…cuz (#$%&!) we ain’t got no dust…” (Bonus points for getting the band to those lyrics.) Anyhow…so what makes up the dynamics of our price ranges, and why did we mention those lyrics? Because “dust” in our world is a distressed property (bank-owned, short sale/foreclosure, Stalefish), and we [...]

So you think you’re neighborhood is unique, and more badass than the other…Think again. Home price appreciation is across the board, across all neighborhoods. Some of you might think Noe Valley is better than Cole Valley, and some of you might think life is better in the Marina over Pacific Heights. The fact is, if [...]

For further evidence of San Francisco’s housing recovery and new peak (for Condos and Single Family Homes), have a look at these numbers as they pertain to short-term appreciation trends. This chart breaks down the rise in values occurring over the past 2 ½ years. Though it appears 2013 prices surged after the first quarter, [...]

Hands down, the three most common questions a real estate agent gets asked: 1. How’s the market? 2. How much is the property down/across the street? 3. How much did the property down/across the street sell for? The answers are in [we pulled the link due to mls regulations and/or a nark...sign up for sfnewsletter [...]

Not to be outdone by yesterday’s news of the Single Family Home recovery in San Francisco, today we present some data about all those condos dotting our skyline and filling our neighborhoods. Previous peak values for city condos occurred in 2008, and once again we’ve taken the highest-end sales (over $2m) out of the analysis [...]

New highs in home prices have not yet been reached in every San Francisco neighborhood, but the majority has either regained the value lost since the 2008 market meltdown, or now exceeded the previous high points of 2006-early 2008. (Different neighborhoods peaked at different times, just as they are now recovering at different speeds). This [...]

Have you ever wondered, how many San Franciscans: Trace their ancestry from China, Ireland, Mexico or the Philippines? Are children under 5? Speak Spanish at home? Have their cars stolen? Are heterosexual or gay? Divorced? Live alone? Give birth each year? Vote Libertarian? Earn over $200,000/year? Have graduate degrees? There is no city in the [...]

A Survey of Recent San Francisco Home Sales March-May 2013 Below are samples of recent city home sales sorted by price point. The list is not comprehensive and the sales are not necessarily representative of typical neighborhood values. In real estate, the devil is always in the details, and the short descriptions below cannot convey [...]

It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to see the pattern here: When will this recent frenzy of overbids, multiple offers, and crazy price appreciation end? Will it end? Will it pop or just fizzle? Will you get out “on top”? I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again…if you’re on the fence about selling, [...]