Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

August 22, 2012 Advice, Buy Later, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, investment potential, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, Transitional Neighborhood

Big Changes to Short Sale Practices Announced

New Lending Short Sale Standards Coming From the California Association of Realtors Thhe Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) will realign guidelines for…

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August 21, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF Urban Planning, SFUSD - schools

Where to live if…

Which areas are best for families with young children? Like things law and life, the answer depends. It depends on weather and…

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August 19, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SFUSD - schools

How it Works: SF Property Tax Assessments and Where to Find Them

Special and Supplemental, that’s what you are according to the Assessor Adapted from a Trulia Answer: How can I find my special…

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August 13, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Noe Valley, Project Home, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Single Family Residence

Two houses, Unalike on Cesar Chavez

The 3900 block of Cesar Chavez sees a nearly $2M preemptive for a duplex and more Over Cesar Chavez nearer to the…

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July 29, 2012 Advice, Buy Later, First Time Buyers, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

Telegraph Hill: 368 Vallejo | SFOpenHomes.com

My favorite small house of the week. Take a look at this great remodel and Telegraph Hill. Telegraph Hill: 368 Vallejo |…

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July 22, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, Great Opportunity, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Pac Heights, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special

Special only-in-S.F. homes on the market – SFGate

Tales of the City’s Real Estate. Special only-in-S.F. homes on the market – SFGate.

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July 20, 2012 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…

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July 13, 2012 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…

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July 13, 2012 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…

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July 8, 2012 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!”…

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July 7, 2012 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…

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July 2, 2012 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…

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