From Aubear1 in Bay Area attracts top talent and money (theFrontSteps): Check out the percentage of VC funding that this region received during Q1 ’08 versus other parts of the country: PWC MoneyTree.com I can’t think of a more compelling piece of information that paints the picture of how this region continues to create both … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “Check out the VC funding [the Bay Area] received…”
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Check Mate! One day on the market and in escrow (2401 Divisadero)
It’s really only the kitchen floors that inspired the title “Check Mate”, or is it the quote from Eddy! that came along with his email? [One] Day on market. In Escrow. I’d written about this one on [theFrontSteps.ORG] in the old days. Buyers are out there and ready to strike! We’d have to agree the … Continue reading Check Mate! One day on the market and in escrow (2401 Divisadero)
188 Minna #33D (St. Regis) in contract (~$3.7M) after one week…are you kidding me!?
[Update: As of 6/13/2008 at 8pm, it is again available. The buyers in contract pulled out, my buyer has had a change of heart feeling SoMa is a bit “dead”, so we won’t be writing an offer at this time, and now we wait to see what happens.] I can’t believe what I’m writing. Months … Continue reading 188 Minna #33D (St. Regis) in contract (~$3.7M) after one week…are you kidding me!?
Help some clients decide on an offer (579 23rd Ave)
We’re going to get a little Web 2.1 for the moment and do something we can’t recall ever seeing anywhere on the web (please correct us if we’re wrong), and that is open up the mic to advice on a price when an offer is in hand as of moments ago. Had you seen me … Continue reading Help some clients decide on an offer (579 23rd Ave)
Liberty Hill Pocket Listing
Contact us if the below sounds of interest. Unique Liberty Hill Opportunity — 2 Properties on one Lot + Upside $2,500,000 20th Street x Dolores & Church A+ Location Overlooking Dolores Park w/Expansive Views Rear House (Just Completed): Custom Urban Oasis Approx 2000 ft plus loft Top of the Line Design & Construction Fully Detached … Continue reading Liberty Hill Pocket Listing
…and the Pro Surfers come through!
This just in, and added to the Adrian Ruiz Memorial Fundraiser auction/raffle items. A big Mahalo to the Island crew for sending this our way! That’s definitely spreading the Aloha! (Yes, this is still a San Francisco real estate blog, but that element is taking a back seat for the time being.) The following pros … Continue reading …and the Pro Surfers come through!
theFrontSteps is trying Twitter!
Testing out yet another new (to us) time vacuum, I thought we’d give this Twitter thing a go on theFrontSteps. If you care to track it, you can do so here (I think): twitter.com/theFrontSteps. There is certainly going to be a learning curve for this, but it does have some potential for real estate obsessed … Continue reading theFrontSteps is trying Twitter!
We tried to tell you, 188 Minna #33D at the St. Regis hits the block
We did try to tell you, and a couple of people responded, with whom we might be writing an offer on this unit at the St. Regis , but for those that missed it, you’re day has come too. Unit 33D at the St. Regis hits the block for $3,725,000 and it is sweet! Glad … Continue reading We tried to tell you, 188 Minna #33D at the St. Regis hits the block
theFrontSteps Flickr Pool
The water is nice, won’t you please jump in. Thanks to CydeWeyz for a couple photo submissions. Who’s next? Either tag your photos “theFrontSteps” or put them in our pool. –theFrontSteps photo pool [Flickr]
Time out for the Adrian Ruiz Memorial Fundraiser
We’re simply too busy at the moment working with clients, changing up the sfnewsletter, living life, and helping organize and spread the word about the Adrian Ruiz Memorial Fundraiser. We have no time for our beloved theFrontSteps today. Please follow that link or click on the photo below to see all the great things San … Continue reading Time out for the Adrian Ruiz Memorial Fundraiser
Stats & Numbers: 2-4 Unit April ’07 versus April ’08
From Garrett, as always, with love: District Map (PDF) 2-4 Units District 1 Apr-07 Apr-08 Number of Sales 7 8 Median Selling Price 1,450,000 1,380,000 Average DOM 95 90 District 2 Apr-07 Apr-08 Number of Sales 8 7 Median Selling Price 1,037,500 1,200,000 Average DOM 47 61 District 3 Apr-07 Apr-08 Number of Sales 1 … Continue reading Stats & Numbers: 2-4 Unit April ’07 versus April ’08
Battle Royale: Tokyo or San Francisco if you had to choose
Since we’re on the subject…Tokyo or San Francisco if you had to choose and why…please. ;-) We know nothing about Tokyo, and have never been, so should we decide to take a trip there, what can we expect, and what should we avoid. Of course, since this is a real estate blog, we’d also love … Continue reading Battle Royale: Tokyo or San Francisco if you had to choose
Chart challenge: San Francisco mimics Japanese land value decline (sort of)
Accepting our recent challenge to “show us a legitimate graph of home values for San Francisco, or the Bay Area, or California, or the Nation, hell you might as well make it the world for that matter, that looks like [the declining chart on this post]”, Paul G steps up to the plate with this … Continue reading Chart challenge: San Francisco mimics Japanese land value decline (sort of)
Chart fun: Declining Real Estate Values
Recently on a few blogs around town, there was a mention of the Prestige Home Index, and there was (is) continually a hullabaloo about declining home values in California and the nation. Here’s the graph: Forget for a minute the exact parameters of this graph and assume it is an average depiction of home price … Continue reading Chart fun: Declining Real Estate Values
Share photos! Flickr tag: “theFrontSteps”
Not like I don’t have enough to do these days, but last night I started wandering the web and decided to add a Flickr application to this here blog. So…if you want to share some photos with all of us, simply tag them “theFrontSteps” and they should appear in our Flickr bar on the right. … Continue reading Share photos! Flickr tag: “theFrontSteps”
How walkable is your home?
…and continuing with our education for the week, we’re introduced to Walk Score from another reader. Really, we haven’t been living under a rock, honest to God, but keep sending us information and we’ll keep getting edumucated. What is Walk Score? “Walk Score’s patent-pending technology calculates a Walk Score for any property and shows a … Continue reading How walkable is your home?