By Alex Clark (File this under absolutely nothing to do with real estate, but everything to do with fun.) It appears we have quite a few readers that enjoy the the fact that San Francisco is so close to the great skiing destinations of Lake Tahoe, and you’re all likely checking the “snow reports” for … Continue reading Tahoe Snow Report: Without all the marketing
Category: San Francisco
Stats & Numbers: Condominiums (Nov ’06-Nov ’07)
by Garrett Detailed SF Districts Map (pdf)…in case you were wondering. Condominiums District 1 Nov-06 Nov-07 Number of Sales 12 15 Median Selling Price 734,500 995,000 Average DOM 60 39 District 2 Nov-06 Nov-07 Number of Sales 2 4 Median Selling Price 880,000 681,250 Average DOM 27 32 District 3 Nov-06 Nov-07 Number of Sales … Continue reading Stats & Numbers: Condominiums (Nov ’06-Nov ’07)
California Association of Realtors Housing Outlook 2008
Rather than giving excerpts, we thought we’d give you the whole thing. Found via the San Francisco Association of Realtors Advantage Online Publication: “California experienced another year of weak home sales in 2007. Sales of existing detached single-family homes, which declined 23.6 percent for the year 2006, were projected to decrease another 26.0 percent to … Continue reading California Association of Realtors Housing Outlook 2008
I’ll give you MY airplane in exchange for YOUR house
You never know, unless you ask. I have a client with an airplane ($1.2M) who would like to potentially trade/exchange it for a San Francisco property. Given the price, you might contact the sellers of 2016 Pacific #203. Who knows, maybe they’re selling to get out of dodge, and this Adam Aircraft A500 would certainly … Continue reading I’ll give you MY airplane in exchange for YOUR house
Battle Royale: San Francisco or Los Angeles, if you had to choose
by Alex Clark Sometimes I get plain bored of talking about San Francisco real estate and I dream of faraway places. I wonder, “What would it be like to live there?” Surely, some of you must wonder the same things. Luckily, we’re getting to the bottom of NYC vs. SF, so I’m not losing sleep … Continue reading Battle Royale: San Francisco or Los Angeles, if you had to choose
Next Profession: Realtor
It’s a logical next step. Just check out some quotes in this recent article referring to a woman that house sits to support her art: -Cleans, cares for the pets, and tends to the plants… -Gets a nonstop tour of San Francisco’s different neighborhoods, and a rare answer to that abiding question for all city dwellers … Continue reading Next Profession: Realtor
Ask us: Sell as Single Family Residence or Two Family Dwelling?
Where readers ask and we try to answer. Any colleagues care to answer this one? It’s a bit of a doozy. Hello. [We] live in a wonderful 3 bedroom house and recently started looking to buy a slightly larger house. As part of this process we started investigating the sale of our current property and … Continue reading Ask us: Sell as Single Family Residence or Two Family Dwelling?
Surreal Estate hitting the nail on the head
From Kenny: “This is a pretty good article. In it, there is another TFS plug courtesy of Carol Lloyd’s Surreal Estate column. The context of the plug — in the opening stanza, no less — is a bit ironic isn’t it? She assumes a bearish reason for the lack of updates on our editor’s newsletter. … Continue reading Surreal Estate hitting the nail on the head
…and Here they Come: Foreigners Buying San Francisco Real Estate is Next
It all starts with a vacation, then turns into an impulsive need to buy. We’re already seeing more Europeans purchasing New York property, so if San Francisco can get past the extra 5-6 hours spent on a plane for most Europeans, we will certainly begin to see more of them pouring some of their hard … Continue reading …and Here they Come: Foreigners Buying San Francisco Real Estate is Next
Manhattan is a bit like San Francisco on steroids
From our reader, “G.B.” who says, “I thought you might be interested in this article, since Manhattan is a bit like San Francisco on steroids:” NEW YORK (Reuters) – The U.S. housing market may be a seller’s nightmare but Manhattan’s was a dream in the fourth quarter as foreign buyers pushed up demand while supply … Continue reading Manhattan is a bit like San Francisco on steroids
Confessions of a Mortgage Industry Professional
Does this sound like San Francisco to you? “Oh, for your information, that explanation letter that went on for 4 pages of hand written legal paper regarding the borrower’s woes over the last 10 years of absolutely hideous credit reflected on their credit report, actually sank the deal. After 10 relatives died, 100 trips to … Continue reading Confessions of a Mortgage Industry Professional
Real Estate, Sex, our Top Posts and Last Thoughts of 2007
No surprise here…sex sells…very well, and it even helps sell real estate, or at least Realtors. Our most popular post of 2007 was …and the Nominees for Sexiest Realtor in San Francisco are…. Second up was obviously the the results of said contest. Third up was our Battle Royale: San Francisco or New York City…if … Continue reading Real Estate, Sex, our Top Posts and Last Thoughts of 2007
“We Live in a Bubble Here in San Francisco”
by Meagan Levitan: We can always say we live in a bubble here in San Francisco as we trend so differently than most other jurisdictions in almost everything imaginable — lifestyle, politics, attitudes and, yes, real estate. I recently saw just how real our bubble is. I took a sobering trip to Southern California last … Continue reading “We Live in a Bubble Here in San Francisco”
The Winners of San Francisco’s First Ever Sexiest Realtor Poll
What a battle it was, but in the end we have two winners. For the women: Claire Chessen of Zephyr Real Estate. For the men: Mark Choey of Climb Real Estate Group (part of Vanguard Properties) In the end our male winner received more votes than both top women nominees combined. Impressive, and possibly a … Continue reading The Winners of San Francisco’s First Ever Sexiest Realtor Poll
Tis the season of giving…from sfnewsletter
We stole the sfnewsletter code for their last “cocktail” issue, because they apparently kill old issues each week. Since we just linked to it and now learn it won’t be there, we pasted it here. Make sense? Happy Holidays. MARKET UPDATE Charts, Data, Trends In a nutshell, our market has definitely been hit by all … Continue reading Tis the season of giving…from sfnewsletter
Why no new posts?
We know you got distracted by all the pretty faces, but hidden in all that text of our sexiest Realtor post, we did say, “We’re going to take a break from blogging about real estate until the New Year.” Don’t worry, here is a good read that will help pass the time if you absolutely … Continue reading Why no new posts?