Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

December 31, 2016 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Home Buying, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News

2017 SF Real Estate Stats — Early!

Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties, San Francisco, bring you sales data for “2017” in San Francisco, i.e., sales where the property address was 2017 or sales that closed on 20th Avenue or Street and 17th Street or Avenue. Yes, it’s random.

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October 16, 2016 Advice, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Vanguard Properties

What’s Up with Rentals in San Francisco? October 2016 Edition

More San Francisco rental inventory has driven rents down, but ever so slightly. With more rent control laws on the ballots renters may give buying a deeper look with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties.

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October 3, 2016 Advice, Buy Now, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News

Some Suprising September MLS Sale Data for San Francisco Real Estate

September Sales MLS Data for San Francisco shows some shifts and changes for buyers and sellers alike. See how this impacts your position as a San Francisco buyer or seller with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry from Vanguard Properties, San Francisco, CA.

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July 4, 2016 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, hi end, Home Buying, In the Know, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties

San Francisco Real Estate in 2016: Our Mid-Year Review

SIX MONTHS DOWN; SIX TO GO Our Market is Holding Steady — Which is a Good Thing Despite gloom and doom pessimism about... Read more
May 22, 2016 Advice, Buyer Advice, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate

San Francisco Property Tax New Purchase Assessments Continued to be Delayed

How long will it take for your property to be reassessed when you buy in San Francisco?

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April 17, 2016 Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, Week Update, weekinreview

In the Know: Pre-Tax Edition, April 17, 2016

We’ve had a busy few weeks with lots of listings in the works, houses that closed escrow and other surprise values won. Take a read of this week’s news, peruse real estate tour videos and more in this week’s edition of In the Know with Kevin+Jonathan

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April 8, 2016 Advice, Trends

From the NYTimes: Multigenerational Homes That Fit Just Right

As more American parents, their grown children and their grandchildren live together, homebuilders accommodate the demand with specially designed houses. Source: Multigenerational…

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April 7, 2016 Advice, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, Vanguard Properties

A $500,000 Gift from Uncle Sam? Maybe. Capital Gains, You and San Francisco Real Estate

In San Francisco the Golden Goose is Your House (and that Money Tree outside too) Long-term homeowners have lots to consider apart... Read more
Better Buying
February 25, 2016 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate

Better Buying: How A Financed Offer Can Still Win in San Francisco’s Competitive Real Estate Market

How to win property in San Francisco while still getting a mortgage: non-contingent financing. Top tips from Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco

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January 28, 2016 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, In the Know, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties, Week Update, weekinreview

In the Know for Jan 10, 2016 — A New Year in SF Real Estate Begins, Right?

Find out what’s happening in San Francisco’s real estate market with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top producers and realtors at Vanguard Properties, the leading locally owned boutique brokerage.

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How $9B is spent in SF
January 11, 2016 Advice, Buyer Advice, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties

Fewer Homes Sold in San Francisco in 2015 for more money in a shorter amount of time

Will it be a Sweet 16?         If the past 5 years are any indication (they are) there will be... Read more
December 31, 2015 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, Vanguard Properties

In 2015 Our Real Estate Clients of Kevin+Jonathan Bought for Less and Sold for More in San Francisco, Data Shows

See how clients of realtors Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco, performed in 2015 based on MLS data for San Francisco — they did better.

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