Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

April 17, 2015 SF News

San Francisco and Oakland – how happy are we? – SFGate

Gallup has released its annual listings of well-being rankings and, not surprisingly, several of the top communities, including San Francisco and Oakland,…

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April 16, 2015 Advice

Gauge Its Metal | 5 Tips on Shopping for a Stainless-Steel Sink | This Old House

You want the strong, silent type, which is characteristic—counterintuitively—of the lowest and thus best gauges. No need to lose sleep over 16-…

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The Nine Easiest, Fun Nights Out In SF, By Neighborhood: SFist

Sometimes you just want to go out, be it on a weekend or a school night, and you don’t want to trek…

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DoReMi: Creating an arts oasis in a forbiddingly costly city – San Francisco Chronicle

Art collectors Deborah and Andy Rappaport are taking over an industrial building in Dogpatch to test a unique plan to save San…

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Wiener’s bill aims to slow building of ‘monster homes’ in S.F. – SFGate

In an effort to slow down the proliferation of “monster homes” in Corona Heights, Supervisor Scott Wiener will introduce legislation Tuesday that…

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The least expensive S.F. neighborhoods to buy a single-family home – On The Block

There were also many neighborhoods where median single-family home sales were far below the citywide median. For the most part, these homes…

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February 19, 2015 Buy Now, Buyer Advice

Outer Richmond flip more than doubles in price – On The Block

How do you double the value of a home without dramatically adding to the square footage? In the case of an Outer…

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SF Is Top 5 City For Extra Home Purchases By The Uber-Rich: SFist

We live in the world of 211,275 individuals who have $30 million or more in assets each, and many of them own…

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January 23, 2015 SF News, SF Urban Planning

Efforts to bury all utility wires in San Francisco becoming nearly impossible task | abc7news.com

Efforts to bury all utility wires in San Francisco becoming nearly impossible task | abc7news.com.

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Mayor Lee offers answers to San Francisco’s housing ‘anxiety’ – SFGate

Lee, who is riding high politically with no re-election rival in sight this fall, doled out statistics that underlie the city’s prosperity….

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San Francisco pivots to being enclave for the wealthy as rents soar even higher – San Francisco Business Times

Earlier this week, Zillow (NASDAQ: Z) noted that the Bay Area saw the biggest rent hikes in 2014 and sees this year…

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The Valencia Effect: Are there too many restaurants on the Mission’s hottest street? – San Francisco Business Times

It seemed like the deck was stacked in favor of Abbot’s Cellar, the upscale restaurant sequel to Monk’s Kettle from Nat Cutler,…

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