Thank you dear reader: its that time again. Check out this thread! It would be interesting to run a RE check on the following locations: JOSE ORTEGA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 400 Sargent Street San Francisco, CA 94132 ROSA PARKS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 1501 O’Farrell Street San Francisco, CA 94115 JOHN MUIR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 380 Webster Street … Continue reading Reader Reports: San Francisco Public Schools Kindergarten Lottery Is A Wrap
Month: March 2009
Ask Us: Environmental Impact Report Not Needed? (430 Main)
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: This proposed building at 430 Main / 429 Beale requires exemptions for maintaining a 45 degree angle opening to the sky in all directions from an internal courtyard … meanwhile, it would BLOCK the SINGLE 45 degree angle opening to the sky from BayCrest Towers’s … Continue reading Ask Us: Environmental Impact Report Not Needed? (430 Main)
We Need Your Nomination For The Best Real Estate Blog
We love checkin us out some sexy Realtor, but we’d love more for your nomination for best real estate blog in the Nationwide Real Estate Blog Brawl. Come on now! What other Realtor site (that’s the catch…must be run by Realtors) gives you real estate porn…for real, data galore, answers to your burning questions, the … Continue reading We Need Your Nomination For The Best Real Estate Blog
42 Offers And A “Real Estate Rebound”
–Signs of a Real Estate Rebound [CBS 5 News] –Tip From SFHomeBlog
241 7th Ave…Make An Offer!
Signs of a real estate rebound? We’re getting various tips to confirm the reports and it is definitely good news. So why the hell have you not told your friends about this great single family home at 241 7th Ave in the Inner Richmond? (NOTE: Tax records are not accurate on square footage…Curbed. ;-) ) … Continue reading 241 7th Ave…Make An Offer!
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 … Continue reading The Fun Continues: “It Need Renovated”
Into Contract Within The Last Month
Lots of our fellow agents have noticed a bit of an uptick in “activity”, but we’re not so sure we’re convinced. We do hope it is true. We hear a lot about a ton of new listings and how that is good for the market, but we’d have to beg to differ on that. We … Continue reading Into Contract Within The Last Month
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We’re at a loss for words on this one: 2307 45th Ave [MLS]
Taking The Day Off
There are a million different ways to browse theFrontSteps (like joining this thread that has gone from a gripe about Daly to griping about Realtors that rent) , and we hope you do. Of course, we also completely understand if you ditch it all, tell your boss to f-off, walk out the door and enjoy … Continue reading Taking The Day Off
Unemployed? No Clients? Time On Your Hands? Blog!
We understand times are tough, and you’re either out there hustling for new clients or searching and searching for that job that doesn’t exist, but have you ever thought about blogging? We bet you have. Starting your own blog is as simple as 1,2,3…it’s getting people to read it that’s the tricky part. Here at … Continue reading Unemployed? No Clients? Time On Your Hands? Blog!
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 … Continue reading Reader Reports: Who’s Getting Your Loan Approved And Why?
Reader Reports: San Francisco Median & Average Home Prices 2000 versus 2008
We asked, and Misha delivered: It is important to note, as Misha does: This chart, while it does illustrate something meaningful about the overall SF market, doesn’t tell you anything about values in any particular neighborhood. It lumps together data from neighborhoods as diverse as Hunter’s Point and Visitacion Valley in District 10, which has … Continue reading Reader Reports: San Francisco Median & Average Home Prices 2000 versus 2008
Starting The Day Off Right With A Rosetta
When the home espresso machine (and barista) can put this together, it’s gonna be a good day…not to mention the stock market is up, and the sun is out! Coffee: Blue Bottle Coffee’s Fazenda Jacaranda Machine: Gaggia Classic [Update: The stock market is now down! F*ck!]
$8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: the fine print
We would advise, before you run outside screaming, “I need to buy a house! I need to buy a house! This $8000 won’t last!” Read the fine print, particularly question 9. From the California Association of Realtors Website (verbatim): A. FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER TAX CREDIT Q 1. What, in a nutshell, is the $8,000 tax credit for first-time … Continue reading $8000 First Time Homebuyer Tax Credit: the fine print
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 … Continue reading Neighborcity.com…Waste More Time
Being a Landlord is Such a Drag…
I have to admit, watching the banks, AIG, the automakers, and finally, homeowners get a bail out, I did more than once cry out piteously: “But who the f— will bail out me?” Answer: Chris Daly. I didn’t really ask for this kind of bailout, but Daly’s constituents are largely renters; and hey, so is … Continue reading Being a Landlord is Such a Drag…