Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

January 6, 2015 Real Estate Industry

Sutton, GGP’s $1.75B Crown Building buy sets world record | The Real Deal New York

If you thought San Francisco real estate was pricy… The price comes down to $4,490 per square foot, which sets a new…

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Developers with big plans descend on S.F.’s fanciful Corona Heights – SFGate

But while many San Franciscans have not ventured to Corona Heights to explore Ord Court or walked the beautifully landscaped Vulcan Stairs,…

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Who Knew? The Hottest Home Market in the US Is the Sunset – The Numbers – Curbed SF

San Francisco is home to the three most competitive neighborhoods for homebuyers in the United States, according to new research from real…

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Curbed SF: What Was the Best New Building Project of 2014? – Year in Curbed – Curbed SF

Welcome to Year in Curbed, wherein we close out 2014 by asking local design, real estate, and media luminaries to reflect on the highlights and lowlights of a year’s worth of development in San Francisco, Kevin Ho, realtor at Vanguard Properties, contributes.

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Kilroy commits to new $80 million S.F. Flower Mart for vendors, but opposition persists – San Francisco Business Times

Kilroy Realty Corp. ended its silence about Flower Mart plans Wednesday by promising a new underground market for vendors, who likely won’t…

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November 30, 2014 Advice, Buy Now

Mortgage Lenders Set to Relax Standards on December 1 — Wall Street Journal

Some of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders are preparing to further ease standards for borrowers after the release of new guidelines this…

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Plans for rising Mid-Market threaten to create aesthetic tangle – SFGate

It’s a sign of progress for San Francisco’s Market Street that a half-dozen developers want to build housing and hotels on the…

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November 7, 2014 San Francisco Real Estate

Is It Real—Or a Rendering? – WSJ – WSJ

In the business of luxury condominiums, a picture is worth $10 million. To sell condo units long before the building is finished,…

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From Baptists to Buyers: Baptist church turned single-family mansion in NoPa for $5.875 million – On The Block

When the Victorian on the corner of Broderick and Grove streets was built in 1886, it was one of the largest in…

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Judge tosses S.F. law meant to shield evicted tenants – SFGate

The ordinance “seeks to force the property owner to pay for a broad public problem not of the owner’s making,” said Breyer,…

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Luxury Buyers Are Spending Mega Bucks in These Markets | Realtor Magazine

For affluent individuals under the age of 35, the percentage of those planning to buy a luxury home in the next year…

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‘Super pop-up’ food hall feeds into plans for S.F.’s Mid-Market – SFGate

Take a look at the plans for just one side of one block of Market Street: [In] the vicinity of Golden Gate…

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