Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Illustration of the Painted Ladies in San Francisco with a vintage wooden roller coaster in the background. The image features warm golden lighting, classic Victorian architecture, and a nostalgic amusement park feel. Bold text ‘THE MARKET’ is overlaid with small emoji-style icons of two people and a dog.
February 14, 2025 On the Media, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate

AI's Very Own Disrupter and Bay Area Real Estate

The tech sector has always had its ups and downs—recent DeepSeek-related turbulence is just another entry in the clips folder. But let’s not forget: four of the world’s most powerful tech titans, along with the most promising AI unicorns, remain headquartered in the Bay Area. The billionaires who shaped this industry? Still here. The workers who built it over decades? Still here. Many of these individuals have already realized their fortunes, and for those yet to, restricted stock units help buffer equity market volatility.

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Illustration of black labs with I voted signs in front of a polling precinct in San Francisco.
October 20, 2024 On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News

2024 Election Influence Not Interference

How local elections in San Francisco and elsewhere will impact housing decisions that have consequences for everyone and the market with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top producing buyer and seller agents with San Francisco’s Vanguard Properties, the leading locally owned LGBTQ real estate brokerage for San Francisco and the Bay Area.

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Graphic showing three women at an HOA meeting, representing the fairy godmother, wicked witch, and Sleeping Beauty, illustrating contrasting types of HOAs.
June 17, 2024 Advice, Condos, On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate

SF Chronicle Contribution: What Kind of HOA is It?

What type of HOA are you buying into? Discover how to purchase a San Francisco condominium with expert diligence from Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top real estate agents at Vanguard Properties.

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Kevin on ABC via Zoom
March 19, 2024 On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Trends

On ABC7 KGO About SF's Sort of Come Back (March 2024)

Watch Kevin Ho talk about how San Francisco’s housing market, an indicator of so much in the city from confidence and wealth, is starting to reflect the very real prospect that there may be a post-Pandemic recovery starting with increased open house traffic and quicker sales.

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Excerpt of San Francisco Chronicle Real Estate Section
November 19, 2023 Advice, Buyer Advice, Condos, Education, First Time Buyers, On the Media, SF News

SF Chronicle Contribution: What to Know About Condo and HOA Documents

Property disclosures are vitally important part of buyer diligence in San Francisco especially with condominium purchases. Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top real estate agents with Vanguard Properties, discuss what you should look for.

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September 17, 2023 Buy Now, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, Home Buying, Hot Property, Listing, luxury real estate, Noe Valley, On the Media

Sold: 1264 Church Street, San Francisco, MLS 423910006 Listed By Kevin+Jonathan

1264 Church Street, San Francisco, a sunny, top-floor, 2-bed, 1-bath, 1-car parking garage space with ±1,284 sqft (per LiDar) as listed by Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties. SF MLS 423910006. www.1264-church.com At the heart of this stand-out property is the newly renovated chef’s kitchen (designed for cooking classes and entertaining), the new bathroom, new, in-unit laundry, new stainless appliances, dual pane windows, wood floors and designer lighting. Combined with its 1935 Spanish-revival heritage in a sought-after Noe Valley location, 1264 Church is exceptional.

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June 5, 2023 Advice, Buyer Advice, On the Media, Real Estate Industry, Sellers advice, SF News

SF Chronicle: State Farm Leaves California

Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top real estate agents of San Francisco’s Vanguard Properties, talk about a big change to the real estate market in California with State Farm and insuring California homes.

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All-Cash vs. Financed Offers in San Francisco Chart
May 9, 2023 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Mortgages, On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF State, Trends

SF Chronicle: All-Cash vs. Financed Offers in 2023

Cash vs. Mortgages in San Francisco — which is more popular in San Francisco’s housing market? Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top-ranked real estate agents at Vanguard Properties, explore showing that financed offers account for more than half of all reported purchases for the past 5 years.

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Illustration of improvised tower in the Outer Parkside
May 3, 2023 On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Sunset

SF Chronicle: 55 Stories in the Sunset Parkside? The Modern Babel Tower

Tracking development in San Francisco’s Outer Parkside and Sunset neighborhoods with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, and a proposal for a 55-story in the Sunset/Parkside of all places.

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Graphic showing migration of buyer preferences
April 24, 2023 Advice, On the Media, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, South Beach - SOMA, Trends, Vanguard Properties, Victorian

SF Chronicle: How Remote Work Changed Our Housing Market in San Francisco (April 2023)

The shift towards remote work has greatly influenced buyer preferences and led to changes in the housing market in San Francisco as discussed by top-producing relators Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties, San Francisco. www.kevinandjonathan.com

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Graphic SF skyline blended with cornfield stressing how hard it is to develop San Francisco properties.
March 4, 2023 New Construction, On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News

SF Chronicle: MIMBYs instead YIMBYs and NIMBYs Maybe? Kevin and Jonathan Get Asked About Declines in New Construction Starts (March 4, 2023)

While acute market forces are curtailing new construction starts now, development here was already an uphill battle. Development timelines take years, so any non-NIMBY-related delays in adding new homes will keep housing prices high that much longer. But even for people who can afford to buy in the Bay Area, there’s a shortage of accessible destination homes for folks who are downsizing or ones who can no longer do the stairs in their 3-story Victorian.

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Reproduction of Newspaper clipping from Jan 22, 2023 Real Estate Section of the San Francisco Chronicle
January 26, 2023 Announcements, Buyer Advice, Coming Soon, Home Buying, On the Media, Open House, Real Estate Industry, SF News, Week Update

SF Chronicle: Do the NFL Playoffs Impact Open Houses?

Rather than try to compete with the 49ers’ post-season run as very relevant contenders to be Super Bowl champions, many agents will treat this bit of hometown civic pride like a holiday and accommodate sports fans who are also trying to buy a small part of that hometown.

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