You’ll never believe (we don’t), but the highest ranking search engine term for how people find our site (term not related to real estate), is from this post. The search term, “Monstertruck”. Please correct us if we’re wrong, but isn’t that supposed to be two words, i.e. Monster Truck? Maybe the answer is hidden in … Continue reading Search word humor: “Monstertruck”
Month: April 2008
Reader Reports: Eddy! steps it up again!
“Nice Listing on Buena Vista” I’m not 100% sure if this is a TIC or a Condo — shame it’s not a [Single Family Home] at 4000 sq ft — but I really like this place. Clean, right across from the park and BIG. Not bad for $2.95M. Eddy!’s favorite part, the agent remarks. [They … Continue reading Reader Reports: Eddy! steps it up again!
2021 Webster Withdrawn, Market Crashes! Not so fast…
We’re going to call our very own “Eddy!” out on this magnificent post he made on what appeared to be the end of the road for 2021 Webster (you must be reading that “other” site too much, it’s affecting your logical thinking). Your analysis would certainly delight the countless nay-sayers around the realternet (internet sites … Continue reading 2021 Webster Withdrawn, Market Crashes! Not so fast…
From Blank Canvas to Decorator Showcase, 2820 Scott gets the nod in 2008
“Since 1977, the annual San Francisco Decorator Showcase has benefited San Francisco University High School’s financial aid program, raising nearly $10 million in its first 30 years. The San Francisco Decorator Showcase is widely considered to be one of the premiere showcase events in the country, featuring the work of the region’s top interior and … Continue reading From Blank Canvas to Decorator Showcase, 2820 Scott gets the nod in 2008
Granite is out, CaesarStone is in…music to our ears!
We’ve been waiting for some proof in writing to support not only the trend we’ve been seeing in new home construction, but also an argument to hold up against clients’ wishes to install granite countertops. Yes, some granite is still good, but better is something like CeasarStone, and Alan Mark, of the Mark Company provides … Continue reading Granite is out, CaesarStone is in…music to our ears!
Wishes granted
Those of you that wished, and hoped that all the blogging would come back to this site, today is your day. theFrontSteps.ORG (our social network) will live on and flourish, and I’ll be promoting it from this site, but it is just plain silly to duplicate my blog posts here and there, and this site … Continue reading Wishes granted
$600,000 over asking on Avila?
In case you don’t get the sfnewsletter, we’ll bring a tid bit to you: “Since everybody keeps telling us about it, we might as well print it (albeit a bit premature). This one will certainly blow your mind. Four fifty one (451) Avila hit the market February 29th (the first time in 60 years), asking … Continue reading $600,000 over asking on Avila?
Battle Royale: Realtors or Politicians, who’s worse?
Yes, we have the right to ask this question, as we are Realtors, and we encounter shady less than professional crooks (yes, crooks) on a weekly basis. At the same time, most of our colleagues are the nicest, most professional people in the world that work their asses off, but seriously…the lying, the cheating, the … Continue reading Battle Royale: Realtors or Politicians, who’s worse?
California Foreclosure Crisis: I ask, Senator Barbara Boxer replies
Okay, so maybe it wasn’t a personal message to me, but I contacted Senator Boxer not too long ago to find out more about her ideas behind helping Californians who are upside down on their homes (actually I was mostly interested in getting the code to post her video directly on the site.) After sifting … Continue reading California Foreclosure Crisis: I ask, Senator Barbara Boxer replies
New [San Francisco Realtor] Job Market?
Picture the corner of Divisadero and Oak, and replace CPAs and Programmers with Realtors: Yes, this corner:
A reader spies…more copper siding porn! (4588 17th Street)
From a reader, with “love”, another view of the much talked about development on the corner of 17th & Clayton: Ahhh shucks…I can’t resist: Dear Alex, I took your advice from your recent tour and checked out Cole Valley and went up to Tank Hill and took this photo for you, because I noticed in … Continue reading A reader spies…more copper siding porn! (4588 17th Street)
Ask Us: Projects in Potrero Hill Coming Down?
James over on our social network wants to know. Who has the answer?
Ask Us: Cole Valley in general
Where readers ask and we try to answer: Can I ask your professional opinion on Cole Valley in general? I am concerned about the SF market even though it hasn’t been that bad. Not sure if another shoe will be dropping. I am not interested in selling, but am looking to buy out the other … Continue reading Ask Us: Cole Valley in general
San Francisco Real Estate watch: SF Chronicle’s recipe for fear
The main ingredient: “The Associated Press-AOL Money & Finance telephone poll of 1,002 adults, including 769 homeowners, portrayed a public afflicted with anxiety about what will happen to their pocketbooks in the near future. Those anxieties also show how the slumping real estate market has led to a weakened economy. [No shit?]” Add the graph: … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate watch: SF Chronicle’s recipe for fear
“Pending” on Nob Hill at $7,500,000
The upper tier, well they just don’t care about national housing trends do they? Twelve thirty (1230) Sacramento goes pending (means it’s almost a done deal) at $7,500,000 asking. Yes, that is 3 bedrooms, 3.5 baths, 4600 square feet of “palatial residence reminiscent of the grandeur associated with European elegance”. –Twelve thirty (1230) Sacramento [details, … Continue reading “Pending” on Nob Hill at $7,500,000
Millennium Tower: A “First Look” inside
If you’ve kept up with this site, you should be getting a grasp of what’s happening with Millennium Tower. Sales have been brisk, construction is moving along, the views are incredible, and now the inside: Anyone fancy a bath (insert British accent here). Very nice finishes. Views from a corner 1 bedroom unit. Of course … Continue reading Millennium Tower: A “First Look” inside