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 … Continue reading We talked fast cars, now we’re talking VB, who’s listening?
Category: Announcements
Fundraiser in honor of Adrian Ruiz, San Francisco Surfer Killed by Shark Attack in Mexico
[Latest Update: The fundraiser and paddle out were a huge success and tons of fun. Adrian would be happy. -We raised close to $33,000 through the auctions (live/silent), and raffle. –DID YOU WIN A RAFFLE? CLICK HERE TO FIND OUT! -Winners can pick up their item(s) at John Colins at 90 Natoma Street San Francisco, … Continue reading Fundraiser in honor of Adrian Ruiz, San Francisco Surfer Killed by Shark Attack in Mexico
Gone Surfin’
As many of you know, I fancy myself a bit of a surfer, which doesn’t necessarily mean I know how to surf. Regardless, I’ll be in Mexico sippin’ Cerveza and hopefully getting tubed out of my head until May 7th. I have already written a few posts that will appear in the next few days, … Continue reading Gone Surfin’
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
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
Pleading for Property in San Francisco
This is not the first, and likely not the last we’ve seen of these, but now you get to see them too! “Sorry for the SPAM, but I am working with a GREAT couple who is looking for a home, and wanted to see if you knew of a property that is not yet on … Continue reading Pleading for Property in San Francisco
Beware an Open House thief!
“Description: Caucasian woman, late 40’s or early 50’s, approximately 5′ 7″, short red hair, seen wearing a black jacket with print, yellow sweater and sandals.” Sharon Osbourne? Couldn’t be.
Come join the San Francisco Real Estate party
As “Missionite” says, we’re trying to get everyone in the same sandbox. The party is over at theFrontSteps.ORG, but where are you? Come join, start a discussion, throw up a few videos and so much more. It’s waaay more interactive than all this top down dribble we spew on a (almost) daily basis over here. … Continue reading Come join the San Francisco Real Estate party
A friendly reminder that we moved to thefrontsteps.ORG
Hello all you RSS readers and other feeds. Just a friendly reminder that we did, in fact, move from here at theFrontSteps.com over to thefrontsteps.org. We plan on doing most, if not all, of our future real estate commentary over there. On that platform, you now have a voice too! We hope you come join … Continue reading A friendly reminder that we moved to thefrontsteps.ORG
We moved to theFrontSteps.org
A friendly reminder that if you didn’t know already, we moved to theFrontSteps.org…for the time being and are doing most of our posts there. If you came to this site looking for some past information, please check the Archives, or “browse site by category” over there in the right hand column. Lots of good stuff … Continue reading We moved to theFrontSteps.org
The Facebook of San Francisco Real Estate (www.theFrontSteps.org)
The time has come to unveil the latest creation, http://www.theFrontSteps.org. We hope you like it, and we hope you participate. We even give props to SocketSite. We’re calling it “A Social Network for real estate obsessed San Franciscans”. Go check it out at http://www.theFrontSteps.ORG (note: You currently must type the www, and don’t forget the … Continue reading The Facebook of San Francisco Real Estate (www.theFrontSteps.org)
Fridays = sfnewsletter
…and a big reason why posts on theFrontSteps are always light on Friday. To see the latest issue of sfnewsletter, click here, especially if you’re an Eichler fan, like us. Real estate agents and mortgage brokers! To send sfnewsletter to your sphere of influence? Click Here (sfnewsletter.com) Feel like touring some San Francisco neighborhoods, Click … Continue reading Fridays = sfnewsletter
San Francisco ranks #2 for Greenliness (means we’re Green)
Is that a word? Who cares, check it out on Popsci. [via Green Key Real Estate] We’re not so sure about that transportation part, but at least we’re working in the right direction. [Update: “Is there an image in that green rectangle?” Keep looking, and you tell us.]
1501 Greenwich: an update
Regarding 1501 Greenwich, per an email blast we just received, “9 UNITS IN CONTRACT SINCE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 15TH!” (Caps are theirs, not ours).
I AM the greatest real estate agent in the world
Straight up WTF! “Greatest real estate agent in the world-Your name here”. Are you kidding? (Curbed is going to love this one.) It appears there is not actually a contest for who is in fact the greatest, rather who can send the most links. Well it’s working, because we’re linking to it. First off, I … Continue reading I AM the greatest real estate agent in the world
Bush signs higher conforming loan limits into law
by Kelly McCray H.R. 5140, the economic stimulus plan, was signed into law by President Bush, among other things; the bill raises conforming loan limits for the Bay Area. The Bay Area for years has had no help, we pay premiums for our real estate, and we have, for so long, been subject to the … Continue reading Bush signs higher conforming loan limits into law