[Editor’s Note: We posted this on our PocketListings.net BLOG, but felt it important enough to share here too.] We’ve had a few people ask us what is the point in pocket listing and at what point does a pocket listing become a “listing”? Why should they do it, or not do it, and why should … Continue reading Thirteen Damn Good Reasons To Use PocketListings.net & Six Reasons Not To
Month: August 2010
It’s F*cking Hot San Francisco! The (Un)official I Call In Sick (or not) On A San Francisco Heatwave Poll…
OMFG! The sun has finally come out (two days in a row), and it actually feels like summer in San Francisco. The beaches were more packed yesterday (Monday) than they get on a weekend. News helicopters were buzzing around town, restaurants (especially with outdoor seating) were packed, and we’re wondering just how many of you … Continue reading It’s F*cking Hot San Francisco! The (Un)official I Call In Sick (or not) On A San Francisco Heatwave Poll…
An Off Market Match (Could Be) Made In Heaven…Or Pacific Heights
This is how it works in the world of “off market” real estate: Here we have a pocket listing in San Francisco’s Pacific Heights neighborhood: Wonderful Pacific Heights Home on a tree lined street. Old World Details. Sunny back yard. Easy Walk to Union Street. 2 car garage Here we have one buyer looking for … Continue reading An Off Market Match (Could Be) Made In Heaven…Or Pacific Heights
Changing Assessed Property Value In San Francisco Update: 1 Down, 6600 To Go
Remember those questions about how to lower your assessed property value in San Francisco? We still get them, and we also get other information from other people in the know going through the same thing. We thought you’d like to know about this: I called the Assessor Recorder’s office to get help with the Application … Continue reading Changing Assessed Property Value In San Francisco Update: 1 Down, 6600 To Go
We Have Manufactured A Cure For Your REPA (Real Estate Porn Addiction)
We came up with a new diagnosis and subsequent cure for the world of real estate, especially for all of you San Franciscans addicted to all of the great real estate blogs out there. That diagnosis is REPA, which stands for “Real Estate Porn Addiction”, and the cure is PocketListings’ Twitter Feed. It used to … Continue reading We Have Manufactured A Cure For Your REPA (Real Estate Porn Addiction)
The Best Real Estate Blog In San Francisco!
We’ve been nominated as a candidate for the Zillow-sponsored “People’s Choice Best Real Estate Blog Award” in San Francisco. Go to Zillow, or click on the badge above and vote for theFrontSteps.com. Anyone can vote once per 24 hours. Voting ends at noon (PDT) on Aug. 25, 2010. Once the voting is over, the blog … Continue reading The Best Real Estate Blog In San Francisco!
The Off Market Opportunities Are Piling Up…..
As you know, we launched a new website for off market real estate not too long ago, and it’s growing beyond our expectations and the quality of properties being posted, and buyers in search of are nothing short of cool. If you’re interested in San Francisco real estate (the site’s largest market so far) you, … Continue reading The Off Market Opportunities Are Piling Up…..
Wife Swap, House Swap, It’s All Porn, Stephen Fowler Is At It Again In Noe Valley
It was on September 25, 2009 that we informed you of Stephen Fowler’s San Francisco real estate foibles (you all informed us of his Wife Swap antics), and it is today that we get word of his next people pissing off project: Elevation PDF — Elevation 2 PDF — Floorplan PDF Plans for a vast … Continue reading Wife Swap, House Swap, It’s All Porn, Stephen Fowler Is At It Again In Noe Valley
Things Are Again Looking Up For San Francisco’s Market…Says Rosen Consulting
San Francisco! Can you hear it? It’s a pulse. Your pulse is coming back. You can put the defibrillation paddles back (for now). Today we get the Rosen Consulting Group “Market Focus” delivered to us by way of email, and dammit if it isn’t a welcome bit of good news: Confident that the housing market … Continue reading Things Are Again Looking Up For San Francisco’s Market…Says Rosen Consulting