Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

April 7, 2015 Condos, SF News, SF Urban Planning

Shuttered Mission District Grocery Store Site Could Sprout Housing – SocketSite™

A formal proposal has yet to be made, but the Fortress Property Group has met with San Francisco’s Planning Department to explore…

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September 6, 2014 Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Cole Valley, Condos, Hayes Valley, Hot Property, New Construction, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

8 Octavia breaks price records in Hayes Valley — On The Block — but value remains

The first few condos from the Stanley Saitowitz-designed 8 Octavia started coming to market in July, and are already breaking pricing records…

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August 7, 2014 Condos, luxury real estate, San Francisco Real Estate, Unqiue Properties for Sale

S.F.’s most expensive condo buildings – On The Block

The Four Seasons tops the list of the city’s most-expensive condo buildings, according to a new survey from Paragon Real Estate.  Condos in…

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April 19, 2014 Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Condos, Home Buying, New Construction, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning

The Most Comprehensive History of Why SF Real Estate is so Pricey: How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained) | TechCrunch

Today, the tech industry is apparently on track to destroy one of the world’s most valuable cultural treasures, San Francisco, by pushing…

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March 22, 2014 Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, New Construction, notable homes for sale, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, SF Urban Planning

Two New San Francisco Condo Developments: The Onyx SF in Potrero Hill and VidaSF in the Mission

Here are some early advances from market intelligence from yours truly, Kevin Ho at Vanguard Properties. OPENING SOON WITH VANGUARD:  Nearly 20 new historic…

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March 21, 2014 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, Condos, Dogpatch, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Hayes Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, LEED, Major Renovation, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Noe Valley, Noted Design, Open House, Real Estate Industry, Russian Hill, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, Single Family Residence, SoMa, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA, TIC, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties, Week Update

Kevin’s Open House Picks of the Weekend: March 21-23, 2014, 1st Weekend of Spring Edition

There are just 92 new listings new to the MLS from Thursday into Friday with 10 listings coming back on the market…

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July 26, 2013 Advice, Castro District, Condos, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Hayes Valley, Home Buying, Hot Property, Loans, Mortgages, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, Real Estate Industry, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Something Special

The Official Line on the LineaSF

LineaSF Update Just as yours truly got a sneak peek at The Century SF this week, another new, triangular-shaped condo building, is…

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April 21, 2013 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, investment potential, SoMa, South Beach - SOMA

Can I buy at the Beacon?

What’s Up with the Beacon? You’ll see a fair number of open houses over at 250 to 260 King Street across the…

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March 22, 2013 Buy Later, Condos, Home Buying, investment potential, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts

Behold, the Citys Upcoming Developments Waiting to Break Ground – Curbed Maps – Curbed SF

From Curbed SF: Remember when we were in a recession and no development projects were seeing the light of day? Yeah, well, apparently…

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February 2, 2013 Advice, Alamo Square, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, Condos, Eureka Valley, First Time Buyers, Glen Park, Golden Gate Heights, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, Haight, Hayes Valley, NoPa, North Slope, notable homes for sale, Open House, Real Estate Industry, SF News, SF State, Single Family Residence, SoMa, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA, Unqiue Properties for Sale, USF, Views

Kevin’s Picks and Updates of the Week for San Francisco Real Estate 2/2/13 Ed.

Go Niners (next week)! Go See Your Next House on Saturday or Early Sunday GO NINERS! (Bet of the Week: Niners, by…

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January 20, 2013 Advice, Alamo Square, Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Castro District, Cole Valley, Condos, Cow Hollow, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Lower Pac Heights, Miraloma Park, Mission Dolores, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, Open House, Richmond, Russian Hill, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, South Beach - SOMA, Sunset, TIC, UCSF, Vanguard Properties

Kevin’s Open Picks of the Week: Open Houses & News You Can Use: Golden 49ers Ed., Jan 19-20, 2013

Inaugurate This: Go 49ers! Go See Homes Saturday (or Sunday if You’re Not Into that Kind of Thing) Lots of targeted opportunities have…

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January 9, 2013 Advice, Condos, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, SF Urban Planning

Want to Know About Changes to the Condo Lottery?

Read All About It! Late last year, Supervisor Scott Wiener proposed changes to San Francisco’s TIC law whereby certain TIC owners who…

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