August 13, 2012 0 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…

July 29, 2012 0 Buyer Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice

How to Win at Competitive Bidding

How to Get On with Competitive Bidding Without knowing failure, relishing success rings somewhat hollow. In a competitive market it’s far easier…

Music to Someone’s Ears: 552-554 Capp – HUGE Victorian at $1.359M

Detached, Massive and Stately Fixer Next to Music School on the Market Over by the Community Music Center on Capp Street where…

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.

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 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…

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…

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…

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…

June 25, 2012 0 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages

What are Those Underwriters Doing?

Freddie/Fannie/FHA Lending Guidelines So most escrows are being held up thus delaying closings. Why? Underwriting since the housing crisis has swung the…

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