Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

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 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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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, 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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June 4, 2012 Advice, Buy Now, Good Value, Great Opportunity, Home Buying, investment potential, Mortgages, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, Undiscovered or Overlooked

Facebook effect on SF housing market – May. 17, 2012

You can argue against these absurdly high valuations all you want but thousands of liquid millionaires are being created before and after…

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June 4, 2012 Advice, Home Buying, investment potential, Loans, Real Estate Industry, Sellers advice, SF News

Putting the “Short” back in ‘Short Sale’

New Rules to reduce the murkiness of the ‘short’ sale.  Starting this month, that waiting game will have some new rules —…

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May 17, 2012 hi end, Home Buying, Hot Property, luxury real estate, Multi-level home, notable homes for sale, Noted Design, Pac Heights, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, Single Family Residence, Something Special, Views

What does $16.5m get you these days in SF?

A Massive 11,000 sq ft Pac Heights Mansion listed with Pac Union at 1250 Pacific at Baker The last of the Newhall…

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May 4, 2012 Advice, Alamo Square, Buyer Advice, hi end, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News

A Painted Lady for Sale! (The Full House house) 710 Steiner

The iconic Full House house or otherwise known as one of the ‘Painted Ladies’ is on the market for a mere $2.295 million.  Now…

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May 3, 2012 Castro District, Dolores Park, Duboce Triangle, exclusive, First Time Buyers, Home Buying, Noe Valley, notable homes for sale, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF News, Vanguard Properties

You must buy this house, pt 2: 4535 19th St – Sfh $699k Eureka Vslley

Take a look at this video for the extraordinary opportunity to own a single-family house in Eureka Valley for under $700,000. Well,…

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