Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

July 20, 2012 0 Advice, Buyer Advice, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Something Special

Essential iPad utilities for realtors and consumers alike

IPad Tools that Can Help Buyers and Realtors Alike Navigate the Field A lot of my clients and folks who I meet…

EXCLUSIVE PRE-MLS Listing: 467A Duboce Avenue, Duboce Triangle, Chic Penthouse, $939,000, exclusively listed with Kevin Ho, Vanguard Properties

After less than a year here, the owners of 467A Duboce are relocating back to New York. They are heartbroken to leave... Read more

July 13, 2012 0 Advice, Home Buying, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News

Sell It or Rent It?

With interest rates at record lows and rents at all-time highs, is this the time to sell? A lot of potential sellers…

July 13, 2012 0 Advice, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, Lower Pac Heights, Major Renovation, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning, Single Family Residence, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

Renovating diamond in the rough – a Victorian diamond of course

For $969,000 this Victorian mansion at approximately 2000 ft.² could be yours! But don’t forget the $400,000 or $500,000 you’ll need to…

July 8, 2012 0 Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Should You Rent Out Your House or Sell It? – SmartMoney.com

Many folks have been asking me whether they should sell or rent. As an agent, my first instinct is to say “sell!”…

July 8, 2012 0 Dogpatch

Dogpatch laps up real estate investment – San Francisco Business Times

Dogpatch laps up real estate investment – San Francisco Business Times.

July 7, 2012 0 Advice, Dogpatch, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Real Estate Industry, SF News, SoMa, South Beach - SOMA

Ever Wonder What’s Cooking for SF?

Navigate here to see what the powers that be have in mind for SoMa, Potrero, Mission and Central Waterfront neighborhoods. San Francisco…

July 2, 2012 0 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, Hot Property, SF News, Transitional Neighborhood

Are we foreclosed from foreclosures?

What About Foreclosures? Tonight, a client who has been looking for some time now asks me about foreclosures. Here’s what I wrote…

July 1, 2012 0 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, San Francisco Real Estate

On How to Write a Winning Offer

At one point, you will find the one – your next home!!! You may be thinking to yourself: now what? Well, it’s…

June 30, 2012 0 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Mortgages, New Construction, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News

Housing Exuberance Led by Shiller’s U.S. Glamorous Cities – Bloomberg

In San Francisco, [residential real estate] prices are being driven up by the soaring technology industry. In May, a record 211,400 people…

June 25, 2012 0 Advice, Alamo Square, Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Cole Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Trio of homes on SF’s 20th & 21st streets sell for way over asking | On The Block | an SFGate.com blog

The market continues to roll on. You see the result of no inventory now? Trio of homes on SF’s 20th & 21st…

June 25, 2012 0 Buyer Advice, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA

Buy in SF for Five Percent Down with No PMI or MIP

Program Allows More To Buy in Emerging Areas Are you hamstrung by PMI (private mortgage insurance) or MIP (mortgage insurance premium) because…