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Fun With Patterns: The Price Is Right Edition

If you like this bedroom, how much do you think you’d have to pay to get the house that comes with it? Bonus for specifics: Location; Price; Status; DOM; etc..

We’re Loving Your Backside!

Dear 134 16th Ave, We have had our eyes on you for quite some time and are heart broken to see you must go. We must tell you, it’s not your frontside that originally grabbed our attention. Yes, your frontside is nice and you’re very attractive upon first glance. We’re also aware that you have [...]

St. Regis Residences San Francisco: A Sales Update & A Little Horn Tootin’

Because I had a listing not too long ago at the St. Regis, I like to keep up on that building, and lucky for you, I like to share what I find. Although young, considerably younger than my colleagues (most of whom I completely respect and admire) selling in the building, I’m no dummy. Here [...]

Joe, Bill & Jim Set Off To Sell A House, Jim Falls Out, Who’s Left?

More shady agent shenanigans… Agent Joe secures listing from Seller Bill who had previously had their home listed with one of the top agents (says the agent) in San Francisco, Jim. Agent Joe puts home on market. Home sits on the market for 3 weeks, with no offers. Seller Bill receives an email from top [...]

Data Yo! San Francisco Median, Supply/Demand, Sales Rate April 2009 v April 2008

Supply/Demand Single Family April 2009 v April 2008 Supply/Demand Condo April 2009 v April 2008 Supply/Demand Single Family & Condo April 2009 v April 2008 Sales Rate Single Family & Condo April 2009 v April 2008 Sales Rate Single Family April 2009 v April 2008 Sales Rate Condo April 2009 v April 2008 Median Price [...]

The Fun Continues: “It Need Renovated”

REO. Price Reduce from $399,900 Contractor special. It need renovated. Nice and Quite, one bedroom one bath on the ground floor,installed security system [as opposed to....?]. SOLD AS IS condition. Pre-qaulify loan letter from Wells Fargo Bank. HOA including the earthquake insurance. Sometimes it’s just fun to poke fun isn’t it? There is a story [...]

Reader Reports: Who’s Getting Your Loan Approved And Why?

“San Francisco’s number one closer”: While you’re at it: http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video Once you are at the link, look for the “7 On Your Side” tab in the Video Library part of the webpage and click it. You’ll see a picture with the heading “Marketing Ploy Disguised as Government Offer” and a HUGE Mike or Darius. That’s [...]

Neighborcity.com…Waste More Time

A reader kindly forwarded us to a “new” website called, Neighborcity and we gotta say, aren’t Trulia, and Zillow enough? We didn’t see anything on this site worth discussing that isn’t already found elsewhere. To us, this site is a complete waste of time. Focus your time on Trulia, Zillow (if you must to get [...]

It’s A Great Time To Buy!

There, we said it, the words everyone expects us to say, because we’re Realtors, “It’s a great time to buy!” The truth is, it really is a great time to buy (provided you can get funding). There are properties that are getting into contract for ridiculously low prices compared to six months ago, and when [...]

Just a reminder, theFrontSteps is under construction

Although it may look exactly the same to you, behind the scenes theFrontSteps is going through a massive redevelopment project and it’s going to take some time. Thanks for your patience, browse and converse on the current posts at will, and don’t hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or concerns regarding San [...]