Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

May 27, 2013 New Construction, SF News

Buyers stand in line for Hayes Valley condos – San Francisco Business Times

In two decades of selling San Francisco condos, Alan Mark has never seen anything like 300 Ivy St. On the first weekend…

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May 27, 2013 SF News

And Here’s Another One: Graystar joining housing rush in Castro – San Francisco Business Times

The South Carolina-based developer, which has 200,000 rental housing units under management, has filed an application to build 87 units at 2198…

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Is the Crane the New SF Bird?

San Francisco is undergoing nearly $5Billion worth of new construction that will add as much as 8,000 new residential units to the…

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The Scoop on 200 Dolores

Here’s the scoop on 200 Dolores As provided to me by the listing agent for the property Anne Herrera of Sotheby’s –…

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In San Francisco, the Boom Is Back | SPUR

What happened: More than 4,220 units of housing began construction in San Francisco in 2012 — following a year in which just…

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March Pending Home Sales Improve but Overall Pace Leveling | realtor.org

Pending home sales increased in March and remain above year-ago levels, but contract activity in recent months shows only modest movement, according…

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Record-low mortgage rates encourage home-buying

Mortgage rates across the country are as low as they’ve been in decades, according to major mortgage buyer Freddie Mac, and local…

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On the MLS or Off the MLS?

There’s been a debate going on between agents, clients and market watchers about the off-market/pocket/private listing phenomenon hitting San Francisco’s hot real…

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April 27, 2013 San Francisco Real Estate

Don’t like Market Street? Wait a few minutes – San Francisco Business Times

Central Market Street is not changing by the day, it’s changing by the hour. After a week out of town traveling with…

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April 27, 2013 San Francisco Real Estate

Selling your home? The cards are in your favor – Apr. 8, 2013

Six years after prices collapsed, housing has begun to climb out of its hole. So what are the best moves to make…

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Goodbye Condo Lottery? What’s Happening With Tenants In Common In SF

On Condos, the Lottery and Tenants In Common: The TIC System as We Know It… or, Knew It SUPERVISORS TO DEBATE PROPOSED…

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Proposed New Condominium Lottery Bypass Law — TIC, Equity Sharing and Shared Ownership Knowledge Base

What’s the deal with TICs now?  The condominium conversion lottery reform and bypass legislation, originally introduced by San Francisco Supervisors Wiener and…

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