Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

SOLD: 350 8th Avenue, San Francisco, Exclusively Marketed By Kevin K. Ho and Jonathan B. McNarry, Vanguard Properties

Listed and Sold in San Francisco from Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, 350 8th Avenue, a great vintage 4-unit income property in the Inner Richmond District. The vintage, mid-century building will be delivered with one unit vacant.

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Who said California was losing population?

The chief of demographic research for the state Department of Finance, said California has added more than 2.5 million residents since the…

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Sold in 5 Days: 41 – 43 Mars Street, San Francisco | MLS 468833

41–43 Mars St. is a charming, move-in ready, Victorian cottage that is legally a two-unit building with views, upgrades and potential, exclusively listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco. Available now.

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Why the country-style kitchen is back in vogue

Over the past few years, however, as we’ve gravitated towards natural materials and more personalised spaces, the traditional, rustic-style kitchen has started…

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In the Know: March 4, 2018 Edition — Marching into March

Prices for the ever-shrinking number of single-family houses for sale in San Francisco really pushed upwards over the same time period from a year ago while the influx of new condo inventory has kept median and average prices down according to MLS data.

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One Buyer Journey to 234 Eureka Street in San Francisco with Kevin+Jonathan — A Relocation Story

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San Francisco Chronicle: Q+A: Sound Off: How important is parking and access to public transportation?

Read Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry’s thoughts about how real estate values improve if a property has parking and proximity to public transportation, especially in San Francisco real estate.

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SF Curbed’s 2017 Roundup: Kevin+Jonathan’s Contributions

For the past few years our friends at SF Curbed have asked Kevin Ho to take part in their annual roundup of local luminaries such as architects, bloggers, urban planning folks and noted bloggers (we’re the real estate folks of course). 2017 was no different. Here are the questions and his answers then.

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Our Annual Review: Steady As She Goes — Median San Francisco Prices Rise 6% Matching Historic Norms in 2017

While 2017 may not have seemed to be the most normal year around the world — wild fires, 106° days in San Francisco, mayors suddenly leaving us early, presidential lows and a whole renewed awareness of what ‘crossing the line’ meant one thing that held unsurprisingly steady: real estate prices and value. As we’ve said time and time again, real estate is the ultimate hedge against risk, change and surprise in that it’s both an asset with value that also has utility.

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Commanding Results — Ahead of Schedule. Successful Selling and Better Buying

When I had my first phone conversation with Kevin and Jonathan over a year ago, my gut told me that THIS is…

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The Search. The Place. The Right Home.

Big props to Kevin, who was my buying agent a few years back! My late review now is really just piling on…

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Repeat Buyers + Sellers in the Inner Parkside

Kevin and Jonathan helped us buy our SF home back in March of 2015 and then skillfully helped us sell the same…

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