[Update: Contest is ON! Click here to go vote.] The Holidays are upon us, we’re in a recession, and the market is staggering, so why not blow off some real estate steam (focus people) and submit your nomination for San Francisco’s Sexiest Realtor 2008. We did the same thing last year, and we crowned a … Continue reading theFrontSteps’ Sexiest Realtor In San Francisco 2008 Edition
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The Scoop: Seven Arden Estates Have Risen from the Earth
Some time ago, I noted the construction in West Portal and asked around the Front Steps for the scoop. Those folks on the steps always know a lot, and more importantly, they like to argue. We had ideas that the construction would yield five- no, six- no, seven- no, eight homes. They were to be made of … Continue reading The Scoop: Seven Arden Estates Have Risen from the Earth
Get Your Sexy Realtor Hat On
San Francisco’s Sexiest Realtor contest is coming soon. Start thinking about who you’d like to nominate (if you haven’t already) and get ready to tell a friend. If you do already know who you’re nominating, feel free to send it in early ([email protected]), otherwise we’re hoping to get the party started next week. Open to … Continue reading Get Your Sexy Realtor Hat On
It’s A Great Time To Be A Buyer
I’ve been thinking a bit about our cliche Realtor statement that now is “a great time to buy”, and I’ve come to a conclusion: Now is not necessarily a great time to buy, as prices may continue to fall, credit is likely to continue to dry up, and the global recession only looks to be … Continue reading It’s A Great Time To Be A Buyer
Ask Us: Should I Buy A Single Family Or 2-3 Unit?
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: Hello, I have been following your blog with great interest. I have a comment/question and wasn’t sure of the best place to put it. I was curious to know what you thought of something. Due to family circumstances, I would love to buy something in … Continue reading Ask Us: Should I Buy A Single Family Or 2-3 Unit?
Road to Real Estate Recovery
When I was working at C__________, my boss was a big coke-head. As a result, the atmosphere was, to understate, lax. Everyone drank and ate copiously (never paying for it), sat down and/or danced randomly in the middle of the restaurant, swore, and slept with one another. All of the aforementioned took place during open-for-business … Continue reading Road to Real Estate Recovery
Ask Us: How To Clean Up A Meth Lab After A Sale
Where readers ask and we (the community) try to answer: Truth be told, this email was sent within the confines of one particular local real estate brokerage. We’ve already seen the answers provided by colleagues in the biz, but damnit if we aren’t curious to see what kind of snarky remarks our readers can come … Continue reading Ask Us: How To Clean Up A Meth Lab After A Sale
It’s A Great Time To Buy!
There, we said it, the words everyone expects us to say, because we’re Realtors, “It’s a great time to buy!” The truth is, it really is a great time to buy (provided you can get funding). There are properties that are getting into contract for ridiculously low prices compared to six months ago, and when … Continue reading It’s A Great Time To Buy!
Comment du Jour: “A Tide Going Back To The Ocean”
This from “asad” on “An Interesting Sale and Theory“. In that post, fluj essentially contributes strong home sales and prices in the southerly neighborhoods of San Francisco to their gentrification largely as a result of the jobs available even further south (think Silicon Valley and such). “asad” is not so convinced it will last: Wait … Continue reading Comment du Jour: “A Tide Going Back To The Ocean”
The State Of The Market
We take absolutely no credit for the below quotes whatsoever. They are pulled from a recent Domicile Properties newsletter that was sent our way. Enjoy: The Good, the Bad, the Ugly and The State of the Market Beautiful, stylish, architecturally compelling single-family homes in prime neighborhoods are still in great demand. They are selling quickly … Continue reading The State Of The Market
But Oh The Potential! 469 Clipper Returns ($979,000)
Prime Noe Valley Fixer has everything you need! But in order to get to this: you gotta get through this:
Vultures, Commence Your Circling
Well, all, few and far between are homes we can look at and positively say: That’d be a good investment. Yet here is one, that frankly, given the size and location, has to be just that. The downside– yes, sorry, these days there simply has to be one- is that this could be a … Continue reading Vultures, Commence Your Circling
On Top Of The World At The St. Regis San Francisco
So this was all the remodeling noise we heard while selling the unit directly below this spectacular Penthouse at the St. Regis. — Hats off to Gregg Lynn and Louis Silcox for getting this $70,000,000 20,000+ square feet (including 2,900 of terraces); six bedrooms, seven full baths, four powder rooms; 2,500 square foot master suite … Continue reading On Top Of The World At The St. Regis San Francisco
Kevin Rose Should Buy This Pad
Certainly you’ve all heard of a little company called DIGG. It should be no surprise, Kevin Rose, the founder lives in, and loves, San Francisco (lots of talented company founders in this city, aren’t there). He even linked to theFrontSteps a long time ago, which was cool. With the un-denying success of Digg, and the … Continue reading Kevin Rose Should Buy This Pad
Noe Valley/Cole Valley Over $2 Million Past 12 Months
Have you been wondering what’s been happening in sales for Noe and Cole Valleys for the past 12 months? We have, so we thought we’d share with you too. Apparently it’s not all bad in Noe (according to the San Francisco Chronicle), but can Cole Valley step up to the plate? We think so. Enjoy! … Continue reading Noe Valley/Cole Valley Over $2 Million Past 12 Months
West Portal Wreck, What’s It Gonna Take? (145 Madrone)
Just curious to see how up on your real estate all y’all are. Take a look at 145 Madrone, a 3 bed, 1 bath, 1920’s home in prime West Portal, asking $849,000 (offer date next Monday). By all accounts, the one single photo doesn’t do this property justice. (Come on fellow Realtors! Even if it’s … Continue reading West Portal Wreck, What’s It Gonna Take? (145 Madrone)