Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

S.F. Ellis Act reform bill rejected by Legislature – Politics Blog

Legislative efforts to give San Francisco the ability to curtail the number of Ellis Act evictions in the city failed Wednesday night as…

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Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.21 pct – SFGate

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off…

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San Francisco’s building boom leads to surprising development deals | www.ktvu.com

Vanguard Properties realtor Kevin Ho told KTVU a lot of work will need to be done to support the thousands of new residents developers hope to bring to San Francisco.

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Where Homes Are Going Fastest This Spring — The Bay Area | from Trulia Trends

The Market is Fastest in the Bay Area, Quickening in New York, and Slowing in SoCal The share of homes for sale…

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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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April 17, 2014 San Francisco Real Estate

8 Octavia: A Sneak Peak with Stanley Saitowitz — Its Architect

Special Sneak Preview: 8 Octavia with its Architect Stanley Saitowitz This past week I got a special hardhat tour of 8 Octavia…

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Really? S.F.’s hottest area for Millennials: Cow Hollow – SFGate

If you’re between the ages of 25 and 34 in San Francisco, Cow Hollow is where you should live. That’s according to a…

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Home Restaurant Site In Castro Could Maybe Become 7-Story Condo: SFist

Many denizens of the Castro and Lower Haight have bemoaned the now blighted, three-years-vacant former Home restaurant property, which lost the chance…

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Most of San Francisco’s office construction pipeline already taken – San Francisco Business Times

Developers plan to add 5.5 million square feet of new Class A office to San Francisco’s hot market in the next four…

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$40,000+ for Ellis Act Evictions!? S.F. supervisors OK bigger Ellis Act payouts – SFGate

The legislation by Supervisor David Campos would require property owners who evict renters under the state Ellis Act to pay the difference…

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Fifteen Fifteen by JS Sullivan Development: San Francisco | BuzzBuzzHome

Coming Soon! Fifteen Fifteen is a new condo project by JS Sullivan Development currently under construction at 1501 15th Street in San…

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And We’re Back: S.F. condo market passes precrash peak – SFGate

Earlier this month, there was an invite-only reception at Vida, a condominium project being built next to the New Mission Theater…. Two days…

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