Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

The Latest Chapter in Ellis of Our Lives: Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions Amended, Key Exception Added – SocketSite™

Drafted “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants,” Senate…

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S.F. Ellis Act reform bill rejected by Legislature – Politics Blog

Legislative efforts to give San Francisco the ability to curtail the number of Ellis Act evictions in the city failed Wednesday night as…

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Average US 30-year mortgage rate falls to 4.21 pct – SFGate

Average U.S. rates on fixed mortgages fell this week for a second straight week as the spring home-buying season has gotten off…

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Where Homes Are Going Fastest This Spring — The Bay Area | from Trulia Trends

The Market is Fastest in the Bay Area, Quickening in New York, and Slowing in SoCal The share of homes for sale…

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America’s Urban Future – NYTimes.com

FOR all of the attention showered on hipster enclaves like Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Portland, Ore., America is only in the beginning stages…

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The Most Comprehensive History of Why SF Real Estate is so Pricey: How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained) | TechCrunch

Today, the tech industry is apparently on track to destroy one of the world’s most valuable cultural treasures, San Francisco, by pushing…

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April 16, 2014 Real Estate Industry

We’re not the Only Ones: Downtown L.A. Goes From Gritty to Glitzy – WSJ.com

After selling their sprawling mansion for about $37 million in the summer, businessman and TV producer Burt Sugarman and his wife, former…

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$40,000+ for Ellis Act Evictions!? S.F. supervisors OK bigger Ellis Act payouts – SFGate

The legislation by Supervisor David Campos would require property owners who evict renters under the state Ellis Act to pay the difference…

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March 20, 2014 Real Estate Industry

Move and NAR File Suit Against Zillow and Samuelson – Mar 17, 2014

SAN JOSE, Calif., March 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — Move, Inc. (NASDAQ: MOVE), an online leader in real estate, today filed a lawsuit against…

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San Francisco ranked most expensive city for yuppies – On The Block

Are you sitting down? According to a recent study by Locality.com, San Francisco ranks as the most expensive city in the USA…

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KB Home to build 81 luxury condos in Pacific Heights – San Francisco Business Times

KB Home plans to build its second San Francisco project at 2655 Bush St., 81 condos with 3,800 square feet of retail…

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Board of Supervisors : Workshops

Have questions regarding a potential home remodel project? Existing issues with building requirements? And city laws? DBI / Planning Information Workshop Saturday…

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