Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Practical Advice for Buyers and Sellers

Practical advice and tips for buyers and sellers in San Francisco’s dynamic real estate market from Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties

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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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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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Who Knew? The Hottest Home Market in the US Is the Sunset – The Numbers – Curbed SF

San Francisco is home to the three most competitive neighborhoods for homebuyers in the United States, according to new research from real…

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Luxury Buyers Are Spending Mega Bucks in These Markets | Realtor Magazine

For affluent individuals under the age of 35, the percentage of those planning to buy a luxury home in the next year…

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In the Know with Kevin + Jonathan: Sept 21, 2014 Ed., No. 38

In this week’s In the Know with Kevin + Jonathan: Is New Inventory is Falling Off Already? Information about 35 Dolores, which $9.5M house sold in 7 days and which sold for 153% over asking in San Francisco

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The Disclosure Regarding Proposition G — See Why It Cannot Pass!

The San Francisco Association of Realtors issued a new advisory regarding Proposition G that will be included for the appropriate transactions. As…

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8 Octavia breaks price records in Hayes Valley — On The Block — but value remains

The first few condos from the Stanley Saitowitz-designed 8 Octavia started coming to market in July, and are already breaking pricing records…

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Are We in an Affordability Crisis or a Housing Bubble? | SPUR

No one in San Francisco is arguing about whether real estate is expensive. There is, however, some debate about how to characterize…

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Noe is the new Pac Heights: Luxury home market shifts southward – On The Block

In the last seven years, sales of $2-million-plus homes have shifted from the city’s northern neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights, the Marina and…

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August 7, 2014 Buy Now, Buyer Advice

In Silicon Valley, American dream materializes fast – SFGate

For those asking if we’re in a bubble in the Bay Area or not, consider that the American Dream is now focused…

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