Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

July 24, 2017 Buy Now, exclusive, Peninsula, Vanguard Properties

Sold: 220 Lassen Drive, San Bruno, Exclusively Marketed By Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, $1,300,000 – SOLD $1,375,000

LISTED AND SOLD: A large, just-redone single-family house with 3 beds, 3 baths (3 beds and 2 beds on the main level) and 2 living rooms with bonus room and lower full bathroom with a 2-car garage, massive 20+ ft wide rebuilt deck with stunning views of the San Bruno valley, 2000 sqft and a new roof, new gas-appliance kitchen (and much more) that sits between the City and Silicon Valley. Listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McBarry, Top Producers, San Francisco. List Price: $1,300,000 SALE PRICE: $1,375,000

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July 23, 2017 Advice, In the Know, Real Estate Industry, Single Family Residence, Vanguard Properties

In the Know: July 23, 2017 Edition: Most Over List Top 10 + More

Take a read through our latest edition of our insider newsletter about San Francisco residential real estate with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties. You’ll see our Most-Over-List Price winners for 2017 too with this week’s edition.

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October 16, 2016 Advice, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Vanguard Properties

What’s Up with Rentals in San Francisco? October 2016 Edition

More San Francisco rental inventory has driven rents down, but ever so slightly. With more rent control laws on the ballots renters may give buying a deeper look with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties.

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July 4, 2016 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, hi end, Home Buying, In the Know, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties

San Francisco Real Estate in 2016: Our Mid-Year Review

SIX MONTHS DOWN; SIX TO GO Our Market is Holding Steady — Which is a Good Thing Despite gloom and doom pessimism about... Read more
April 7, 2016 Advice, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, Vanguard Properties

A $500,000 Gift from Uncle Sam? Maybe. Capital Gains, You and San Francisco Real Estate

In San Francisco the Golden Goose is Your House (and that Money Tree outside too) Long-term homeowners have lots to consider apart... Read more
January 28, 2016 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, In the Know, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties, Week Update, weekinreview

In the Know for Jan 10, 2016 — A New Year in SF Real Estate Begins, Right?

Find out what’s happening in San Francisco’s real estate market with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, top producers and realtors at Vanguard Properties, the leading locally owned boutique brokerage.

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How $9B is spent in SF
January 11, 2016 Advice, Buyer Advice, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Vanguard Properties

Fewer Homes Sold in San Francisco in 2015 for more money in a shorter amount of time

Will it be a Sweet 16?         If the past 5 years are any indication (they are) there will be... Read more
December 31, 2015 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, Vanguard Properties

In 2015 Our Real Estate Clients of Kevin+Jonathan Bought for Less and Sold for More in San Francisco, Data Shows

See how clients of realtors Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco, performed in 2015 based on MLS data for San Francisco — they did better.

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August 30, 2015 Advice, Alamo Square, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Castro District, Cole Valley, First Time Buyers, Hayes Valley, On the Media, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News, Single Family Residence, Vanguard Properties

Hatchbeat: September’s Full House of San Francisco Real Estate: Kevin’s Hatchbeat Column

September is the time when San Francisco’s real estate market wakes up from its summer hibernation especially after Labor Day. Kevin Ho, Vanguard Properties and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties discuss how this September may be different from past ones for buyers and sellers of real estate.

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December 21, 2014 Buy Later, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Vanguard Properties

Kilroy commits to new $80 million S.F. Flower Mart for vendors, but opposition persists – San Francisco Business Times

Kilroy Realty Corp. ended its silence about Flower Mart plans Wednesday by promising a new underground market for vendors, who likely won’t…

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June 25, 2014 Buy Later, exclusive, Hot Property, Mission Dolores, Noted Design, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning, Vanguard Properties

Coming Soon: M@1875 (39 new boutique units) at Mission and 15th Street

COMING SOON Signs are going up this Saturday at M@1875 Mission. Coming Soon: M@ 1875 Mission, 39 new, boutique, glamorous condominiums in…

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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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