Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

July 20, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, exclusive, Great Opportunity, Mortgages, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Something Special

Essential iPad utilities for realtors and consumers alike

IPad Tools that Can Help Buyers and Realtors Alike Navigate the Field A lot of my clients and folks who I meet…

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July 13, 2012 Advice, Home Buying, investment potential, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice, SF News

Sell It or Rent It?

With interest rates at record lows and rents at all-time highs, is this the time to sell? A lot of potential sellers…

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July 13, 2012 Advice, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, Hot Property, investment potential, Lower Pac Heights, Major Renovation, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning, Single Family Residence, Unqiue Properties for Sale, Vanguard Properties

Renovating diamond in the rough – a Victorian diamond of course

For $969,000 this Victorian mansion at approximately 2000 ft.² could be yours! But don’t forget the $400,000 or $500,000 you’ll need to…

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July 8, 2012 Advice, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Should You Rent Out Your House or Sell It? – SmartMoney.com

Many folks have been asking me whether they should sell or rent.  As an agent, my first instinct is to say “sell!”…

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July 7, 2012 Advice, Dogpatch, Mission Dolores, New Construction, Real Estate Industry, SF News, SoMa, South Beach - SOMA

Ever Wonder What’s Cooking for SF?

Navigate here to see what the powers that be have in mind for SoMa, Potrero, Mission and Central Waterfront neighborhoods. San Francisco…

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July 2, 2012 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, Hot Property, SF News, Transitional Neighborhood

Are we foreclosed from foreclosures?

What About Foreclosures? Tonight, a client who has been looking for some time now asks me about foreclosures. Here’s what I wrote…

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July 1, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, First Time Buyers, San Francisco Real Estate

On How to Write a Winning Offer

At one point, you will find the one – your next home!!! You may be thinking to yourself: now what? Well, it’s…

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June 30, 2012 Advice, Buy Later, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Condos, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Mortgages, New Construction, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News

Housing Exuberance Led by Shiller’s U.S. Glamorous Cities – Bloomberg

In San Francisco, [residential real estate] prices are being driven up by the soaring technology industry. In May, a record 211,400 people…

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June 25, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Cole Valley, hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, Loans, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Trio of homes on SF’s 20th & 21st streets sell for way over asking | On The Block | an SFGate.com blog

The market continues to roll on.  You see the result of no inventory now? Trio of homes on SF’s 20th & 21st…

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June 25, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages

What are Those Underwriters Doing?

Freddie/Fannie/FHA Lending Guidelines So most escrows are being held up thus delaying closings. Why? Underwriting since the housing crisis has swung the…

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June 24, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Open House, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, Sellers advice, SF News

Tuesday Broker Tour for June 26, 2012 – What’s New? New to You!

It’s Tuesday again! It’s time to tour the City Check out what us brokers are seeing and if you want to join…

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June 24, 2012 Advice, Buyer Advice, Home Buying, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, Sellers advice

Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate

One of the reasons why there’s so very little inventory now: Refis on underwater jumbo loans nearly impossible – SFGate.

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