Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Staged Homes vs Unstaged Homes

On the Media: K+J on Home Staging’s Importance

Home staging will show people how they can change their lives by living differently and better than they do now. We cannot underscore how important this really is; forgoing staging runs the risk of costing far more than a staging fee with a reduced sale price.

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SOLD: 1631 Pierce Street, San Francisco, Lower Pacific Heights by Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties | MLS 421572650

Fall in love with this beautiful Victorian home with a blossoming, oversized yard in Lower Pacific Heights with yoga next door and tennis courts at either end of the block among the many shops, restaurants and attractions that surround 1631 Pierce Street. 1631 is a sophisticated and stylish, 3-bed, 2.5-bath, 1-car garage parking updated Victorian condominium that with rich details, updated chef’s kitchen, laundry, 2 outdoor areas, and an adaptable layout that allows for public and private spaces to coexist comfortably. The home is envy-worthy but not overly pretentious either. Tour virtually, watch the sweet video and see the floorplans at www.1631-Pierce.com or visit in person. Before we forget, 1631 is part of a self-managed 3-unit HOA with invested co-owners who are committed with ensuring 1631 shines on for another 135 years and love the building and its amazing yard. Homeowner dues include earthquake insurance and 1631 has ≈ 1,504 sqft of living area (per appraiser).

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Tradecraft: Using 3D Tours with Matterport for selling homes virtually

Increasingly vital to real estate is the ability to bring you there even if we can’t literally get you there to the site. And while the initial technology was more Salvador Dali and a frill than something essential to any listing, thanks to COVID and technological development and further enhancement to the platform, 3-D Matterport tours have become the new standard and is something Kevin+Jonathan are happy to include as part of our core of listing services and marketing.

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Why SF Real Estate Now? Lockout Period Mints at least 7,000 New Millionaires in the Bay Area

This may explain why we’ve been so busy over the past few months…. Over the past six months, at least 35 companies…

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201 Mateo

SOLD: 201 Mateo Street, San Francisco, Glen Park with Multiple Offers Over List Price by Kevin Ho +Jonathan McNarry | MLS 421524593

201 Mateo, San Francisco. 3-Bed, 2.5-Bed, 1-car parking, fully detached Glen Park home, sold over-asking at a near-record price by Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco.

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SOLD: 27 Boardman Place, San Francisco | A Rare and Unexpected SoMa Home MLS 421524274 | List $1.895M | SOLD: $2M

Owned by the same family for years, this first time in over 40 years that 27 Boardman Place is available for sale. With more than 2800+ square foot, this home can be a family compound, home + income property, or multigenerational home. With 4 bedrooms, 2 levels, 2-car parking, this is a special opportunity. The current owners supplemented their income with a licensed Airbnb space that generated more than $80,000 with the income prior to the pandemic.

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Victorian sensibilities

SF Gate: The weird reasons behind why there are so many split bathrooms in San Francisco homes

SF Gate: The weird reasons behind why there are so many split bathrooms in San Francisco homes with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties

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340 Sanchez

SOLD: 340 Sanchez Street, San Francisco with Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, MLS 514843 Listed: $1.195M | SOLD: $1.36M

340 Sanchez Street KEVIN K. HO + JONATHAN B. MCNARRY PRESENT SOLD WITH MULTIPLE OFFERS EXCLUSIVELY BY: Kevin K. Ho, Esq. Jonathan... Read more
340 Sanchez

SOLD: 340 Sanchez

EXCLUSIVELY BY:Kevin K. Ho, Esq.Jonathan B. McNarrySF MLS No. 514843Top Producers, Top 21 Vanguard Properties, Top 1% of San Francisco AgentsNOW SELLING340…

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SOLD: 301 Guerrero Street, San Francisco, CA | Listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties | Listed: $1.495M | SOLD: $1.73M

Listed and sold with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top producers for sellers and buyers in San Francisco with Vanguard Properties, 301 Guerrero, San Francisco. www.kevinandjonathan.com.

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Raffi's Index

SF Housing Sales Data: Raffi’s 2020 Index for San Francisco Housing Sales | A More Resilient Market

Raffi’s Index(January 2021) Just as difficult 2020 was, it’s just as difficult to put it into words. So just as the Harper’s Index…

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2021 Conforming Loan Limits

COMING SOON TO YOU: Higher Conforming Loan Limits for 2021 

Starting the last week of December 2020, conforming loan limits for high-market value areas like San Francisco are going up to more…

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