Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

July 22, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, Great Opportunity, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Pac Heights, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special

Special only-in-S.F. homes on the market – SFGate

Tales of the City’s Real Estate. Special only-in-S.F. homes on the market – SFGate.

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July 20, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Something Special

Essential iPad utilities for realtors and consumers alike

IPad Tools that Can Help Buyers and Realtors Alike Navigate the Field A lot of my clients and folks who I meet…

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July 19, 2012 Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Duboce Triangle, exclusive, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, Haight, Hayes Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Major Renovation, Multi-level home, New Construction, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, San Francisco Real Estate, TIC, Vanguard Properties, Views

EXCLUSIVE PRE-MLS Listing: 467A Duboce Avenue, Duboce Triangle, Chic Penthouse, $939,000, exclusively listed with Kevin Ho, Vanguard Properties

After less than a year here, the owners of 467A Duboce are relocating back to New York. They are heartbroken to leave... Read more
July 13, 2012 Advice, Home Buying, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News

Sell It or Rent It?

With interest rates at record lows and rents at all-time highs, is this the time to sell? A lot of potential sellers…

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July 13, 2012 Advice, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, Lower Pac Heights, Major Renovation, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning, Single Family Residence, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

Renovating diamond in the rough – a Victorian diamond of course

For $969,000 this Victorian mansion at approximately 2000 ft.² could be yours! But don’t forget the $400,000 or $500,000 you’ll need to…

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July 8, 2012 Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Should You Rent Out Your House or Sell It? – SmartMoney.com

Many folks have been asking me whether they should sell or rent.  As an agent, my first instinct is to say “sell!”…

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July 1, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, San Francisco Real Estate

On How to Write a Winning Offer

At one point, you will find the one – your next home!!! You may be thinking to yourself: now what? Well, it’s…

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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 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 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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June 10, 2012 Dogpatch, First Time Buyers, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News

Woof Woof. Dogpatch on the rise.

See what the San Francisco Examiner has been saying about the area’s new development.  

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