Kevin Appears on KTVU-2 Talking About the coronavirus’ impact on San Francisco residential real estate
Practicing safe social distancing, Kevin Ho of San Francisco’s Vanguard Properties talks with long-time reporter Amber Lee of KTVU-2 about a rare mix of anxiety, opportunity and yet optimism that’s been brought on by the disruptive effect of COVID-19. The piece aired on March 25, 2020.
Kevin is regularly asked to comment on area real estate developments and changes.
Kevin and Jonathan’s Other Media-related Posts
Take a look below at other interviews and editorial contributions.“A lot of renters have become buyers,” observed real estate agent Kevin Ho. “All the talk of exodus — that’s the headline-grabbing news — but the real news is that a lot of buyers have a little more affordability. And a little more balance to the market allows them to own a piece of San Francisco.”
Ho said more of the buyers right now seem to be people who want to live in the home they’re purchasing, rather than using it as an investment. He said some of the recent changes to the law around tenant protections and rent forgiveness might be having an impact, and investors “don’t necessarily want to assume that risk.” In Mission Local.
Setting a property’s list price or better yet trying to find a property’s real market value is always tricky especially in high-value and competitive markets like San Francisco. See how Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top-ranked agents at San Francisco’s luxury boutique brokerage Vanguard Properties handle the question in the San Francisco Chronicle’s Sound-Off Section