Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Most Over Asking Award: St Patrick’s Day 2018 Edition

The fact that San Francisco real estate agents underprice their property listings isn’t a surprise as 75% of listings in San Francisco sell for more than their list price. But there are times when underpricing’s results are even surprising to us agents.

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Sold in 5 Days: 41 – 43 Mars Street, San Francisco | MLS 468833

41–43 Mars St. is a charming, move-in ready, Victorian cottage that is legally a two-unit building with views, upgrades and potential, exclusively listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco. Available now.

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Listed + Sold: 533 Steiner Street as Presented by Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, MLS 468775

SOLD! 533 Steiner Street, San Francisco. Listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties, this elegant, grand and thoughtfully updated 3-bed, 2-bath, large Victorian condominium just off of Alamo Square was a listing where we helped our sellers, a professor and government lawyer, prepare the property that honored 533’s rich architectural heritage but one where we used our design skills, vendor and trades network to prepare the property like no one else wood. The reaction was immediate and positive with multiple offers coming in after the property’s first (and only) public open house. Having sold in 2009 for $830,000 the property closed, almost 9 years to the day for $1,925,000.

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Why the country-style kitchen is back in vogue

Over the past few years, however, as we’ve gravitated towards natural materials and more personalised spaces, the traditional, rustic-style kitchen has started…

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In the Know: March 4, 2018 Edition — Marching into March

Prices for the ever-shrinking number of single-family houses for sale in San Francisco really pushed upwards over the same time period from a year ago while the influx of new condo inventory has kept median and average prices down according to MLS data.

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February 18, 2018 Advice, In the Know

In the Know for 2-18-18 — Welcome to the Year of the Dog…

Do you know how many houses sold under list price in San Francisco so far in 2018? Find out what’s ‘coming soon,’ what’s sold and celebrate the Year of the Dog in our latest edition of In the Know: 2-18-18!

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One Buyer Journey to 234 Eureka Street in San Francisco with Kevin+Jonathan — A Relocation Story

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San Francisco Chronicle: Q+A: Sound Off: How important is parking and access to public transportation?

Read Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry’s thoughts about how real estate values improve if a property has parking and proximity to public transportation, especially in San Francisco real estate.

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As Featured in the Chronicle’s Sunday Real Estate Section: Two-bedroom in Potrero Hill, 875 Vermont

Kevin and Jonathan’s media savvy and adroitness of preparing listings to look their best will naturally draw media coverage. See how they bring their A-game, including media coverage, on their sellers’ behalf,

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SF Curbed’s 2017 Roundup: Kevin+Jonathan’s Contributions

For the past few years our friends at SF Curbed have asked Kevin Ho to take part in their annual roundup of local luminaries such as architects, bloggers, urban planning folks and noted bloggers (we’re the real estate folks of course). 2017 was no different. Here are the questions and his answers then.

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Our Annual Review: Steady As She Goes — Median San Francisco Prices Rise 6% Matching Historic Norms in 2017

While 2017 may not have seemed to be the most normal year around the world — wild fires, 106° days in San Francisco, mayors suddenly leaving us early, presidential lows and a whole renewed awareness of what ‘crossing the line’ meant one thing that held unsurprisingly steady: real estate prices and value. As we’ve said time and time again, real estate is the ultimate hedge against risk, change and surprise in that it’s both an asset with value that also has utility.

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Commanding Results — Ahead of Schedule. Successful Selling and Better Buying

When I had my first phone conversation with Kevin and Jonathan over a year ago, my gut told me that THIS is…

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