Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Hatchbeat: September’s Full House of San Francisco Real Estate: Kevin’s Hatchbeat Column

September is the time when San Francisco’s real estate market wakes up from its summer hibernation especially after Labor Day. Kevin Ho, Vanguard Properties and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties discuss how this September may be different from past ones for buyers and sellers of real estate.

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The Nine Easiest, Fun Nights Out In SF, By Neighborhood: SFist

Sometimes you just want to go out, be it on a weekend or a school night, and you don’t want to trek…

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DoReMi: Creating an arts oasis in a forbiddingly costly city – San Francisco Chronicle

Art collectors Deborah and Andy Rappaport are taking over an industrial building in Dogpatch to test a unique plan to save San…

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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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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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The Valencia Effect: Are there too many restaurants on the Mission’s hottest street? – San Francisco Business Times

It seemed like the deck was stacked in favor of Abbot’s Cellar, the upscale restaurant sequel to Monk’s Kettle from Nat Cutler,…

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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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Curbed SF: What Was the Best New Building Project of 2014? – Year in Curbed – Curbed SF

Welcome to Year in Curbed, wherein we close out 2014 by asking local design, real estate, and media luminaries to reflect on the highlights and lowlights of a year’s worth of development in San Francisco, Kevin Ho, realtor at Vanguard Properties, contributes.

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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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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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