Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

November 17, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, Loans, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate

Flash! Congress Raises FHA Home Loan Limits to $729k

Congress re-approved higher limits for mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration today, bypassing Republican objections to return the upper loan limits…

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November 6, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice

Kevin’s RE Notes: November Slumber?

The market cycle is swinging towards the holiday lull. What happens every year – this year is no different so far –…

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November 4, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate

But Can You Afford It? Sample Financing

So you’ve heard that “now is the time,” in one form or another for a while now, right? Well, what does that…

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October 30, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

Open Houses of Week: Oct 30 – Get some finance tricks about how to get your treat

Good Morning! Here are the Sunday Open Houses I think that you may want to hit up today before you hit up…

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October 8, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

Kevin’s Open Houses of the Week Picks – Oct 9 2011

Greetings from Laguna Beach!   This week I’ll be out of the Bay Area but nevertheless I wanted to pass some of…

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September 24, 2011 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate

Know How: Phil Ting’s Property Tax Tips

Assessor talks with Vanguard and offers his perspective Phil Ting, San Francisco Assessor and mayoral candidate, reported his office granted nearly 18,000…

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January 3, 0202 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice

Paying for it All: San Francisco Financed Purchases + Mortgages Considered By Kevin + Jonathan

Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties, San Francisco, consider some of the financing products that will work for the City they and their clients have encountered when buying and selling property in San Francisco over the past few years including fixed mortgages, adjustable ones and exotic ones — each suited for a given property and offering situation.

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