Chinese Pull Back From U.S. Property Investments – WSJ
Real-estate consultants and brokers say the pullback likely is temporary. Many Chinese view U.S. real estate as not only a good investment…
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Some Families Earn Six Figures and Still Need Help With the Rent – WSJ
Many places around the country are grappling with how to address the need for more housing that’s affordable for people like teachers,…
Read moreWeak Canadian Dollar Shifts U.S. Home Purchases – WSJ
For the first time, Chinese have overtaken Canadians as the biggest foreign purchasers of U.S. property by total number of transactions, accounting…
Read moreU.S. Housing Can Withstand Rate Rise – WSJ
The U.S. Federal Reserve isn’t exactly poised to crash the house party. Low interest rates, steady job gains and improving household finances…
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October Observations: The SF Realtors Release October Sales Figures: Houses Cheaper; Condos Higher.
The SF Realtors Release Monthly Sales Figures That Show Houses Are (Relatively) Cheaper Than Last Year, But Condo Prices Are Up October…
Read moreFederal Reserve Bank of San Francisco | Measuring Monetary Policy’s Effect on House Prices
From the San Francisco Federal Reserve’s President Policy Letter from August 2015: First, monetary policy actions have sizable and significant effects on…
Read moreS.F. Planning Commission backs 5th and Mission development – SFGate
After a raucous nine-hour hearing during which hundreds of members of the public weighed in and deputy sheriffs were called to remove…
Read moreThat’s a Lot of Goodwill: Sticker shock for city as Mid-Market project price rises to $327M — San Francisco Business Times
San Francisco could pay as much as $327 million for a 466,000-square-foot office development in the Mid-Market area, according to real estate…
Read moreParamount Group will build 130-unit residential tower at 75 Howard next to the Embarcadero – San Francisco Business Times
After years of political and financial maneuvers that tinkered with heights and affordable housing schemes, New York-based Paramount Group got the green…
Read moreHatchbeat: 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.
Read moreFed Minutes Show Caution in Discussion on Rates – The New York Times
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials want to see more evidence the economy is in good health before they start to raise interest…
Read moreIn Contract over at the Portside!
How our buyers got a great property at the Portside in San Francisco’s South Beach-Embarcadero neighborhood. Represented by Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties
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