theFrontSteps – San Francisco

Where readers ask and we try to answer: Dear Front Steps, [It's theFrontSteps, but we'll let it slide.] I am a Realtor in Daly City and I read your blog almost daily. I think it is a great resource and I’m wondering if you can give me some advice on how to start my own, [...]

As stated numerous times, we can’t do all of this without you, and appreciate your tips, suggestions, and rants, so keep them coming. One person who is particularly helpful and deserving of praise is our friend the Fluj, who this week sends us this: To my mind, the western portion of North Slope Potrero has [...]

Perhaps the marketing remarks say it all: “Amazing opportunity. Pre-foreclosure sale of a European style Nob Hill penthouse with spectacular views of the city & bay. This is a 6 room Edwardian flat in need of some serious TLC, but is a one of a kind unit and must be sold now!” Is that pre-foreclosure [...]

We don’t know what is more annoying, getting spammed three times by Will Smith (agent not actor), or… go ahead… click through and name that tune. It is a decent pad though. Not so sure about the interior decorations, but the location is top notch! -240bayview.com [Tiburon]

Back in November, we advised Luxury High Rise Condo/hotel developers… to take note about a new car club in town and apparently One Rincon Hill did, with the addition of DRIV into their “One Club”. “Your One Rincon Membership grants you 75 points and 900 miles (up to 11 reservation days) which are debited for [...]

Today we take (with permission of course) from Malcolm Kaufman’s recent Pulse of the Market (Pulse 57 View from Abroad), and bring you some great maps on the recent and upcoming SOMA Developments as well as a lesson on foreign buyers and their buying potential: — Malcolm also brings us some great insight on the [...]

Where readers ask and we try to answer: I work on Harrison between 3rd and 4th. For the past year+, there’s been massive construction at 766 Harrison. What’s the building going to be? And will it have an affect on the homeless/mentally ill/substance abusers who camp outside of the substance abuse/mental clinic next door? As [...]

Quite a while ago, we put this post up, and actually received a fair bit of insight. But we finally got a bit more scoop from the source, so here it is again, update below. “What’s up with the building at corner of 18th & Mission? Work has recently started again. This project sat dormant [...]

The price couldn’t be more right, $999,999, but the photos are so wrong…because they’re MISSING! Haven’t we been through this already? Come on people. You owe it to your clients to at least post to MLS with one photo. Just one. That’s all we ask. (Of course we’ll add the photos once they show up…if [...]

By Alex Clark (File this under absolutely nothing to do with real estate, but everything to do with fun.) It appears we have quite a few readers that enjoy the the fact that San Francisco is so close to the great skiing destinations of Lake Tahoe, and you’re all likely checking the “snow reports” for [...]