Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

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, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Tuesday Broker Tour for June 26, 2012 – What’s New? New to You!

It’s Tuesday again! It’s time to tour the City Check out what us brokers are seeing and if you want to join…

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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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June 4, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, investment potential, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Undiscovered or Overlooked

Facebook effect on SF housing market – May. 17, 2012

You can argue against these absurdly high valuations all you want but thousands of liquid millionaires are being created before and after…

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May 25, 2012 San Francisco Real Estate

What’s on Broker’s Tour for Tuesday, May, 29, 2012

The holiday always knocks down the inventory and this year is no different in that respect. But whereas the average days on…

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May 20, 2012 San Francisco Real Estate

What Are My Clients Seeing?

Here’s the latest set of handouts you’ll get when you see me at an open house. Now with more data and more…

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May 17, 2012 Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Great Renovation, hi end, Hot Property, Major Renovation, North Slope, Noted Design, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

Will 1687 Alabama break records for Single-family homes in Bernal Heights?

1687 Alabama promises to be a hot, hot, hot property with its chic renovation of a typical two-level San Francisco home that…

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May 17, 2012 hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, luxury real estate, Multi-level home, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, Pac Heights, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special, Views

What does $16.5m get you these days in SF?

A Massive 11,000 sq ft Pac Heights Mansion listed with Pac Union at 1250 Pacific at Baker The last of the Newhall…

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May 14, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, notable homes for sale, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, SoMa, Something Special, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

FLASH! Brick & Timber 1/1 Condo at 310 Townsend, #408, Foreclosed, $429,000

A SoMa steal of a deal as a home or investment property.  List price: $429,000 for this 1 bed, 1 bath, 690ish…

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May 12, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Bernal Heights, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, Condos, Cow Hollow, Dogpatch, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, Eureka Valley, First Time Buyers, Glen Park, Golden Gate Heights, Good Value, Haight, Hayes Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, Lower Pac Heights, Major Renovation, Miraloma Park, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Noe Valley, NoPa, North Slope, notable homes for sale, Open House, Outer Sunset, Pac Heights, Project Home, Russian Hill, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, Single Family Residence, SoMa, Something Special, South Beach - SOMA, South Slope, Sunnyside, Sunset, Undiscovered or Overlooked, Unqiue Properties for Sale, USF, Vanguard Properties, Views

Tuesday’s Tour for May 15, 2012 – Lots of New?

Congratulations to my clients Carrie and Aaron for getting into contract in the exclusive, almost sold-out Millwheel! Carrie and Aaron got in…

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