Category: comment du jour

Comment du Jour: “I’m a Renter who made the conscience decision to NOT buy…”

This time we take from Eddy!, who we have never met in person, but who continues to impress. His comment was in yesterday’s post, “Isolated Panic amongst some San Francisco Realtors or something larger“: I’m a renter who made the conscience decision to NOT buy — I’m well financed and consider myself reasonably knowledgeable on … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “I’m a Renter who made the conscience decision to NOT buy…”

Comment du jour: “It sucks to be an untalented Realtor…”

We love ourselves some hot Realtors, and we also think our “average” colleagues (the rest of us) are great (even though we continually bash the not so great), but this comment by Kenny the other day in Stats & Numbers: Condos… was so blunt and in your face we had to post it. It sucks … Continue reading Comment du jour: “It sucks to be an untalented Realtor…”

Comment du Jour: When Zestimates randomly drop $600,000

Although we’ve recently made friends with the folks at Zillow, that doesn’t mean we can’t bust their chops. We still applaud their innovation. From “Sleepiguy in “Zanic! Zillow releases Q4 home value report and San Francisco is up 3.6%?” I stopped paying attention to Zillow when my home’s Zillow value decreased randomly by $600k one … Continue reading Comment du Jour: When Zestimates randomly drop $600,000

Comment du Jour: “Deal…SF…Jive”

Where we poach from our readers and their comments to show all you folks that don’t follow or contribute to the comments what you’re missing (and hopefully shame you into getting your ass over their and chiming in). Today, we steal from “anon” (wish you gave us a name) on “Verbatim: Why is Housing in … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “Deal…SF…Jive”

Comment du Jour: “As Homeowners Volume is Not Very Relevant”

Sometimes we beat our heads against the wall to come up with a way, in a paragraph or less, to describe what is going on in this market. We show the highs, and we show the lows. Today, we pull from our previous post about the 41% dip in volume at the $500-700,000 price range, … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “As Homeowners Volume is Not Very Relevant”

Comment du Jour: “The best and brightest homes…”

From “eddy” on Tanking Market? Come again? That’s what she said…”: The best and nicest homes will continue to fly in this market. Any home with a story or in disrepair is going to get stale. We didn’t say it, he did. But we’d have to say if “fixer” falls under the category of “disrepair”, … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “The best and brightest homes…”

Comment du Jour: Stock Market Crash and San Francisco Real Estate

Every so often, we pull a comment from the discussions that we think might spark further commentary, because we know not everyone is reading the comments, and we couldn’t possibly come up with all these great thoughts ourselves. This time we take from “SanFranTim” on “Verbatim: 26 year old google guy I hear with 50% … Continue reading Comment du Jour: Stock Market Crash and San Francisco Real Estate

Comment du Jour: Stripping Trim, Shrinking Wood (supply)?

This comment wasn’t necessarily one that makes us fall over in laughter, or one that brings a tear to our eye, but one that might spark some conversation (or debate) nonetheless. (Extra points if you can come up with a catchy phrase using the words stripping, shrinking, old growth, wood, and trim in the same … Continue reading Comment du Jour: Stripping Trim, Shrinking Wood (supply)?

Comment du Jour: Mortgage Broker Death Watch

Make no mistake, we’re in the real estate business, but some comments, no matter how small, sometimes ring louder than others. This comment did just that. From “james” in “Bank of America Exiting Wholesale Mortgage Business“: Start a death watch for the mortgage broker business –Bank of America Exiting Wholesale Mortgage Business [theFrontSteps]

Comment du Jour:

“SF could use a little NYC“. Short and sweet. We liked it, we’re running it, and a huge thanks to all the people around the country (noticed NYC, Chicago, SF for sure) who commented on our most popular post ever, Battle Royale: San Francisco or New York City, if you had to choose. We were … Continue reading Comment du Jour:

Comment du Jour: Does sold mean sold?

Sophie on Millennium Tower…”: Close of Escrow [for units at the Millennium Tower] is scheduled for Spring of 2009. I have a question. Close of escrow is when title is given [for] a big chunk of money. Right? So if they advertise “58% sold” what does that mean? That you can buy an “option” lasting … Continue reading Comment du Jour: Does sold mean sold?

Calculating Square Footage in San Francisco: “Comment du Jour”

To think that I always choose snarky comments for the “Comment du Jour” would be silly. As I always say, the comments are full of information, but I know not all of you read or follow them. So…a reader (FogCityBrit) provides a horses mouth (City Assessor) account of calculating square footage: (An update on Chelsea … Continue reading Calculating Square Footage in San Francisco: “Comment du Jour”

Comment du jour: “…crap du jour on socketsite?”

This “comment du jour” by “James” was too good to pass up: Is it me or are the comments and posters on here so much more valuable than the crap du jour on socketsite? As Kenny said in his reply, “Totally…I feel like the point of this blog site is to try to make sense … Continue reading Comment du jour: “…crap du jour on socketsite?”

Comment du Jour: “Highest stakes table in Vegas”

I chose this comment for the “Comment du Jour”, as it is a very good, brief description of the mindset of many buyers currently in the market. Thanks “Ah Boom”, and thanks to all the others that have responded and shared their thoughts on that thread. You put your life savings down [on a home … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “Highest stakes table in Vegas”

comment du jour: Will prices fall in SF?

From Kenny on “What’s Going on in the Mortgage Market”, and indeed something we’d all like to know. Yes, median prices have fallen in some areas (mostly when talking YOY), but we’d like to know what you all think. The million dollar question: “Whether or not prices will fall in SF…” Indeed that is the … Continue reading comment du jour: Will prices fall in SF?