Buy And Sell San Francisco Real Estate Like A Pro

In this market update, we’ll help you make informed buying and selling decisions and will offer you some important guidelines for understanding home prices. We realize that buyers and sellers may feel like they’re simply guessing when it comes to determining a fair price for residential real estate, and sometimes in San Francisco that’s really … Continue reading Buy And Sell San Francisco Real Estate Like A Pro

theFrontSteps.com Is Currently Under Construction | Overbids To End The Week

Our website is currently under construction. During this time expect little to no new information on our blog, on your feed, or on our social media. If you just landed on our site, we would encourage you to follow us via email, so you will be in the loop when we’re back online. If you … Continue reading theFrontSteps.com Is Currently Under Construction | Overbids To End The Week

Alamo Square Queen Anne Finds The Buyers, Boggles The Mind

This week in San Francisco real estate, a few ridiculously under-priced homes obviously find their way to the top of the list, but it’s the little zero bedroom (we call it a studio) home on the ground floor of an impressive Queen Anne at 1253 Fulton that caught our eye: Clocking in at a cute … Continue reading Alamo Square Queen Anne Finds The Buyers, Boggles The Mind

Just How Unaffordable Is San Francisco? Plus Overbids

With Halloween all but a hangover, the World Series over, Niners actually playing football, the European Football leagues in full swing, snow storms knocking on the door, and the waves in San Francisco starting to crank, it can only mean one thing…Fall is officially here. Fall is typically a good market, however, there is a … Continue reading Just How Unaffordable Is San Francisco? Plus Overbids

Does The Fed Rate Cut Mean Lower Mortgage Rates For Your Home Loan?

Surely you heard the news yesterday the “Fed is going to cut interest rates” again, and you might think that means lower interest rates on your home loans. Well…it isn’t so cut and dry. For an explanation, we asked our go-to mortgage broker, Tim Wood of Opes Advisors for a little clarification: What the Fed … Continue reading Does The Fed Rate Cut Mean Lower Mortgage Rates For Your Home Loan?

In San Francisco $480,000 Buys You 256 Square Feet | In Nashville…

It’s time for a little comparison shopping to slap you in the face on this Tuesday morning. We’ll get right down to it, leaving the commentary to you and your friends. According to the “Fun Facts” on your favorite real estate information site, The Goods, $480,000 gets you 256 (yes, that’s two hundred fifty six) … Continue reading In San Francisco $480,000 Buys You 256 Square Feet | In Nashville…

Top 5 Most Expensive Homes For Sale In San Francisco

Not something we showcase everyday, because these kind of homes don’t come around that often, but we thought you might like to swoon over the Top 5 Most Expensive Homes Currently For Sale in San Francisco: — Number 1 -$49,000,000 Topping out the list at $49,000,000 is the (not yet complete) grand penthouse at the … Continue reading Top 5 Most Expensive Homes For Sale In San Francisco

What Is My Home Worth? Why Online Valuations Stink, So Do Appraisers

“What do you think my home is worth?” “How’s the market?” By far, the two most asked questions of any real estate agent. We’d venture as to say the latter is more common, but the former is certainly something on everyone’s mind. So how do you answer this, and how do you, the person not … Continue reading What Is My Home Worth? Why Online Valuations Stink, So Do Appraisers

San Francisco / Bay Area Latest Earthquakes, Liquefaction, Landslide, and Soft Story Round Up

The ground has been shaking a little bit lately (Did you feel that one?) in the San Francisco / Bay Area, so we thought it pertinent to dial in your Earthquake and Liquefaction Zone knowledge by way of some great Bay Area Liquefaction maps we have shared in the past. It’s a common question among … Continue reading San Francisco / Bay Area Latest Earthquakes, Liquefaction, Landslide, and Soft Story Round Up

Fire Damaged Home In San Francisco Sells For $602,000 Over Asking

“Fire Damaged”. Lucky 8’s? Or location? Perhaps all three combined made for one helluva frenzy on 1818 8th Ave, which by the way sold for $1,008,000 in 2012 looking like this. From $998,000 to $1,600,000, almost exactly seven years later, fire damaged, in worse condition than before…that’s what it takes to claim the top spot … Continue reading Fire Damaged Home In San Francisco Sells For $602,000 Over Asking

Ernest Born Oceanfront Mid-Century Beach House On San Francisco’s Ocean Beach For Sale

Perhaps one of the most appealing properties on all of the Great Highway, famed Mid-Century modernist Ernest Born’s beach house designed and built in 1949, and its sleek conjoined (by glass bridge) Aidlin-Darling designed ocean-view master suite and tower addition added in 2006 are for sale…and we have your first look inside. Located at 2020 … Continue reading Ernest Born Oceanfront Mid-Century Beach House On San Francisco’s Ocean Beach For Sale

San Francisco Real Estate Market Update

theFrontSteps – San Francisco Real Estate Market Update email. If you’re on the list, you’ve already seen this in your inbox, if not, here you go: To read the entire market update, follow this link. Some other important things you may have forgotten: –We are the source for you, your friends, and your neighbors when … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Market Update

Things Are Getting Weird | $1,250,000 Over Asking On Liberty Hill – But That’s Not All

We’re going to come out and say it…things are a little weird out there right now. Kinda feels like last Fall when all this hype was abounding about a continued crazy real estate market, but then properties that would have “normally” flown off the shelf are sitting, price reductions are happening, and the offers of … Continue reading Things Are Getting Weird | $1,250,000 Over Asking On Liberty Hill – But That’s Not All

In San Francisco “Unrelated Households” Have become 31% More Common

Did you know that fifty years ago, 76% of twenty-six year olds in America lived with their spouse? Today, that share has plummeted to 24%. In fact, twenty-six year olds are now more likely to live with a parent than with a spouse. A new study from Apartment List (because we’re suckers for interesting data) … Continue reading In San Francisco “Unrelated Households” Have become 31% More Common

San Francisco Real Estate Porn Recap | Think Pools, Architecture, Overbids, and More

It’s been another busy week in the world of San Francisco real estate, so we thought a quick recap of some of the most recent and worthy real estate porn is in order. To begin…the Top 10 Overbids. They never get old, and as always, there are some stunners. Address BR/BA/Units DOM List Price Sold … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Porn Recap | Think Pools, Architecture, Overbids, and More