There’s just something about seeing naked wood in San Francisco that gets us all giddy. Maybe it’s the prospect of something entirely new being built in the neighborhoods where we live. Or maybe it’s the fact that when we see something like this, it is clear somebody had the persistence and patience to push their … Continue reading Holloway and Bixbee: new construction find
Tag: real estate
“A new way to tap equity without going into debt”
If ever there was a headline that caught our attention, this was it, “A new way to tap equity without going into debt”. On Friday, Carolyn Said of the SF Chronicle did an article about a new company, Rex & Co. that “bills itself as the first company offering a way to make home equity … Continue reading “A new way to tap equity without going into debt”
Tour Friday! Stage 31, Ingleside Terrace
Today is the day when theFrontSteps takes a backseat to the sfnewsletter, as we give you plenty of time to check out their Tour de San Francisco (real estate), and today they’re cruising Ingleside Terrace. Enjoy! “First impression: lots of dead grass in Ingleside Terrace… ” Read more.
When readers want prices, we bring it!
From a reader in our comments on a Tale of Two Districts: “Hi Guys, Anybody know what the following sold for? 3612 Webster [$2,450,000] 2502 Broadway [$6,300,000* Sales price not disclosed] 2467 Vallejo [$3,610,000] 2255 Lyon [couldn’t find anything for that address, do you mean 2550 Lyon? If so, still available for $9,800,000. Could be yours. ;-) ]? I … Continue reading When readers want prices, we bring it!
Stump the Stammtisch: “How can I predict if my house has what buyer’s are looking for?”
It is amazing how the traffic to this site is exploding! We love it, and we’re here to help. We think we’ve illustrated that at least once, and we’re ready for more. Recently, a reader wrote in, and we’re thinking he/she would like some help from the Stammtisch. If you have a question for our … Continue reading Stump the Stammtisch: “How can I predict if my house has what buyer’s are looking for?”
More Comparison Shopping: Sydney, Australia
This is simply for those that love to compare, and broaden your knowledge of real estate around the world. This comes from one of our readers in Sydney Australia. Sydney has claimed the top spot for Australia’s most expensive city, in terms of real estate, with a median home price of $515,800 ($440,655 USD). Some … Continue reading More Comparison Shopping: Sydney, Australia
what I think
By Shanendoah Forbes: “Big money has been pouring into the San Francisco Real Estate Market. I wonder what ever happened to the bubble? Institutional and private investors have been on a spending spree in 2007. Condo Towers, Office Buildings, and Apartment Projects are springing up everywhere. The universal theme seems to be that big developers … Continue reading what I think
Hug it out…
Heated discussions, a good question, a fair bet, and some comparison shopping has gotten me all worked up. In an effort to get ready for the weekend, help relax, lighten the mood up, and forget about the market and real estate, we invite you to check out: Zebda – Tomber la chemise [this is a … Continue reading Hug it out…
San Francisco ain’t got nothin’ on Moscow
For all the complaining we do about how expensive this city is (especially real estate wise), maybe it’s time we zip it. San Francisco doesn’t even crack the top 50 of the world’s most expensive cities, Moscow earned top honors, and this is what $1,000,000 buys you in Moscow. Obviously we pulled the pictures from … Continue reading San Francisco ain’t got nothin’ on Moscow
Re-run: NYTimes Interactive Graph, rent vs. buy
It seems we have many, many new readers who may or may not have seen our original post as to whether it is better to rent or buy. In some of your comments regarding the “California Real Estate Crisis” , the topic has come up again, so we thought we’d give you another shot at playing … Continue reading Re-run: NYTimes Interactive Graph, rent vs. buy
READ THE DISCLOSURES and PRELIMINARY TITLE REPORT!
Sure to raise quite a hullabaloo in the real estate community, this article that ran on the Examiner about a woman who unknowingly purchased a below market rate unit at market rate prices, and would now like to sell it at market rate, but can’t, should be a wake up call to our little real … Continue reading READ THE DISCLOSURES and PRELIMINARY TITLE REPORT!
What a buzz-kill, but does it apply to San Francisco?
Thanks to our Reader DL for sending this in. We we were not going to post it, because we really don’t feel it has any bearing on the current San Francisco market (things could always change), but it is another point of reference for you. What do you think? “California’s Real Estate Crisis Will Be … Continue reading What a buzz-kill, but does it apply to San Francisco?
Tour Friday!
Keeping our ties a little bit in tact with the sfnewsletter, we thought you’d like to know they just posted their Tour de San Francisco (real estate). This week they take a close look at Forest Knolls. “Forest Knolls is so unbelievably different from any other area in the city, it just blows us away. … Continue reading Tour Friday!
High on Grass
Bringing new meaning to the term “roof-top terrace”: 267-271 Filbert Sold $2,700,000 1277 Arguello Sold $1,750,000 2500 Lyon (Statement said 2550) Asking $9,800,000 And the grand-daddy of them all the California Academy of Sciences photo credit to Inhabitat, found through Curbed. I’m thinking sunrise coffee on Filbert. Practice putting on Arguello. Deep rough shots on … Continue reading High on Grass
Plugged by Curbed…you gotta love it!
It is not everyday you get a mention on Curbed…so we’re tooting our own horn. I guess this would be “just quotes”? ;-) “From the re-invented real estate blog (we’ve already forgotten what it used to be called) now called The Front Steps comes news and pics of what’s happening in the formerly-empty lot at … Continue reading Plugged by Curbed…you gotta love it!
32 Collins: $115,000 over asking
From Janis Stone– “Spring has been hot (market-wise, not weather-wise) and it looks like summer will be even hotter. I can not stress to you enough how the absence of inventory can cause double-digit appreciation, when the few listings we do have sell, and it often creates multiple offer situations. A new listing I had … Continue reading 32 Collins: $115,000 over asking