There's a Whole Lot of Cranky San Francisco Realtors Out There
These days, you might be seeing a lot of SF Realtors walking around with more gray hair, muttering curse words under their breaths and breaking out to into hives. You see other SF real estate agents pulling out clumps of hair, going into cold sweats and breaking apart their computer equipment with hammers.
1896 San Francisco Firehouse For Sale!!! (And a Tour Business and Memorabilia to Boot!)
We’ve determined pricing for the Firehouse and the Tour Business!!!!
The Firehouse is $975,000
The Tour Business is $249,000
And if you are interested in grabbing the torch and taking over the complete lifestyle, then make a reasonable offer for both!!! For once, the sellers are not JUST interested in the price (though money DOES talk), but more than anything, they would really love to see someone carry on the legacy they created. And frankly, I’d like to see the dream kept alive as well!
San Francisco's Ocean Beach – 107 Years Ago! (Plus Info on a Beach Clean-up!)
Cliff House & Ocean Beach Panorama, 1903 from Richmond SF Blog on Vimeo.
I’ve got my FOURTH cold of the year. Yeah. I’m thinking of buying stock in Nyquil.
But in between blowing my nose and wiping the water pouring from my eyes, the one thing that is keeping me sane is being able to work from home while I watch the ocean from my window (which you can coincidentally do too if you buy my listings at 2458-2460 Great Highway – and as a bonus, you’ll be my neighbor! 😉 )
You Listening, San Francisco? Higher Fees, Lower Loan Limits = More Expensive Mortgages
Today’s news from the mortgage world sucks, especially for San Francisco Real Estate.
From the SF Realtor’s Association:
San Francisco Real Estate Sales Data – January – March 2010
In case you haven’t noticed, I’ve been a little behind on my blog posts as of late. I’m a San Francisco Realtor first, and a blogger second. So priority has been taking care of my buyers and sellers. But there’s a teensy calm in the storm (the kind where the forecast is still calling for rain, but you peek outside and see a rainbow knowing that by the time you take off your galoshes, the rain will be back!)
Two Tales of One (Real Estate) Market
I called the bottom of the San Francisco real estate market last year. It felt like things were flattening out. And in some by some reports, prices were even increasing in SF!
Since the holidays, I’ve been busy as a bee trying to keep up with buyer and seller demands, and you may have even noticed that blog posts, and my “weekly” newsletter, The City Update(TM), have been rather sporadic.
December 2009 San Francisco Housing Sales Data is Here!
Yet again, Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog brings you latest San Francisco Real Estate market report here. (You can also view previous market updates by selecting the archives on the upper right portion of the screen). Heres’s a little glimpse of the report:
Please, Won't You Be My Neighbor! SF Ocean View Flats for Sale!
It’s always a beautiful day in my neighborhood. If you read the blog regulary, you know I live here on Great Highway in the Outer Sunset. You’ll also know that I LOVE my neighborhood. Even on a crappy day like today, with the wind blowing and the rain pouring, I can sit in the comfort of my very own house and watch the Pacific Ocean waves land on Ocean Beach.
San Francisco Real Estate Sales Data – December 2009
As I do every month, I ran the latest San Francisco real estate sales figures from the month of December for you. Obviously, I’m a little late, since it’s almost February, but as they say, better late than never, right? 😉
A Personal Glimpse at 2009
A lot of you found this blog (both regular folks and industry professionals from near and far) thanks to the contest hosted at theFrontSteps.com. If that’s the case, don’t expect the newsletter to be sexy. Unless, of course, you find real estate (and community) updates written by a chick that doesn’t take herself to seriously and likes to provide her clients and the public at large with as much transparent information about our industry as possible sexy! If you do, you’re in luck, because this San Francisco real estate blog can get pretty sexy that way! 😉
2009 San Francisco Sales Data
I run this report every month, but this time, I thought I’d let you look at the WHOLE year ALL at once!
So here’s 2009’s summary of home sales pulled directly from the MLS. Remember, these are all closed sales and not pending sales. (And also remember that very few sales from new developments ever end up on the MLS.)
The Elephant in the Room: Family, Real Estate, and Why You Should Care
I was talking to a friend the other day about elephants—don’t ask me how we got there, but it was one of those conversations that just kind of happens. And it got me thinking. Elephants are pretty amazing, and not just because they can literally uproot trees. It’s their sense of family that really sets them apart. These guys take “it takes a village” to a whole new level.
Design Trends – Dwell Conference and Exhibition
Woo Hoo! This is the first year that I’ll be attending the Dwell on Design Conference and Exhibition! And I can’t even begin to tell you how excited I am! (maybe the exclamation points are giving it away though.) Since July of last year, I’ve been (re)building a house on the Great Highway and during the whole process, I have found that I have become quite addicted to design. Modern design to be specific. Which, if you know me, is quite a transformation for me.
The 2nd Best Place to Sell a Home
I ran across an article a few days ago on Forbes.com that listed the 5 Best Places to Sell a Home. Frankly, with more than half of all properties in the San Francisco Market going for significantly over asking price, and approximately half receiving multiple offers, there’s no wonder that San Francisco made the top 5. What did surprise me is that we only came in second. I mean, when is San Francisco second to anything? But whatever, that doesn’t matter too much to me… Raleigh, NC came in first, and I’ve never been there. I’m sure they don’t have Mitchell’s Ice Cream or dim sum that comes close to being as good as Yank Sing.
Got San Francisco Building Permit Questions?
If you have questions about permits and inspections in the San Francisco building process (and who doesn’t?!), The annual Department of Building Inspection Summit is right around the corner!
Meet the DBI Summit, on October 11 and 12, 2007, between 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco Civic Center.
Do It All With Just One Call!
If, in the past, you’ve tried to call a City department, say to get a pothole fixed… only to find that the department you called referred you to another department who referred you to another department who referred you to another department that referred you back to the original department you called, you might have lost faith and decided that you were dealing with a bunch of incompetent individuals. But the City has 2,300 different departments, and frankly, not all know what the other ones are supposed to do.
Lions and Tigers and Bears – At Night!
Those of you that know me, know that I’m passionate about the San Francisco Zoo. In fact, I donate a portion of every one of my commissions to The Zoo. I support their mission of conservation, and am happy to be a part of their goal to create a world class zoo in a world class city like SF! And with the recent additions of the African Savannah and the newest exhibit, Grizzly Gulch, the zoo is on the way there!
Lenders Have Faith in the San Francisco Market!
I am not the only one that believes that the interest rate shake-up we’ve had over the last few weeks will not flatten the San Francisco real estate market. In last Friday’s edition of the San Francisco Business Times, they published an article titled "Lenders still give S.F. condos a green light". Unfortunately, you need to be a paid subscriber to get the full story, but I can give you a little synopsis of what they said, as well as my take on it. (By the way… the annual subscription to the San Francisco Business Times is worth every penny if you’re interested in keeping up with real estate and business trends in the City.)
Fed Drops the Discount Rate – Will Interest Rates See a Difference?
I am not the only one that believes that the interest rate shake-up we’ve had over the last few weeks will not flatten the San Francisco real estate market. In last Friday’s edition of the San Francisco Business Times, they published an article titled "Lenders still give S.F. condos a green light". Unfortunately, you need to be a paid subscriber to get the full story, but I can give you a little synopsis of what they said, as well as my take on it.
San Francisco Home Sales Data – August 2007
So it’s officially September now. Indian Summer is in full force here in the City, the Labor Day weekend is here and August sales data is officially available! People are always asking me how the market is doing and I am always more than happy to talk about it (in fact, San Francisco real estate is one of my favorite things to talk about – yes! I love my job!), but most times, numbers speak louder than words. So I’ve decided to add a new monthly feature to my blog!