Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

June 30, 2012 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Mortgages, New Construction, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News

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…

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June 25, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Cole Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

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…

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June 25, 2012 Buyer Advice, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA

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…

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June 25, 2012 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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June 24, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Tuesday Broker Tour for June 26, 2012 – What’s New? New to You!

It’s Tuesday again! It’s time to tour the City Check out what us brokers are seeing and if you want to join…

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June 24, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice

Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate

One of the reasons why there’s so very little inventory now: Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate.

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June 19, 2012 Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, investment potential, Major Renovation, Project Home, San Francisco Real Estate, Single Family Residence

Single-family home circa 1884 in NoPa– prime for a renovation

Tour Notes: 1912 Golden Gate – single-family home, Victorian house from 1884. Definite fixer. Same family had the house for seventy years….

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May 17, 2012 Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, hi end, Hot Property, Major Renovation, North Slope, Noted Design, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

Will 1687 Alabama break records for Single-family homes in Bernal Heights?

1687 Alabama promises to be a hot, hot, hot property with its chic renovation of a typical two-level San Francisco home that…

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May 14, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, notable homes for sale, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, SoMa, Something Special, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

FLASH! Brick & Timber 1/1 Condo at 310 Townsend, #408, Foreclosed, $429,000

A SoMa steal of a deal as a home or investment property.  List price: $429,000 for this 1 bed, 1 bath, 690ish…

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May 12, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, Condos, Cow Hollow, Dogpatch, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley, First Time Buyers, Glen Park, Golden Gate Heights, Good Value, Haight, Hayes Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, Lower Pac Heights, Major Renovation, Miraloma Park, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Noe Valley, NoPa, North Slope, notable homes for sale, Open House, Outer Sunset, Pac Heights, Project Home, Russian Hill, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, Single Family Residence, SoMa, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA, South Slope, Sunnyside, Sunset, Undiscovered or Overlooked, Unqiue Properties for Sale, USF, Vanguard Properties, Views

Tuesday’s Tour for May 15, 2012 – Lots of New?

Congratulations to my clients Carrie and Aaron for getting into contract in the exclusive, almost sold-out Millwheel! Carrie and Aaron got in…

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May 8, 2012 Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, Cow Hollow, Lower Pac Heights, Undiscovered or Overlooked

What was new today: Tuesday Tour May 8 2012, up north

Even though inventory has been relatively slack, there was still a lot to see. The market remains mixed with bargains and very…

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May 6, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, First Time Buyers, hi end, Home Buying, luxury real estate, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Noe Valley, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice

Open House Picks of the Week: May 6, 2012 Edition: The Full House House is On!

Here are this week’s picks of the weeks from San Francisco’s open houses. This past week has seen multiple offers again and…

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