Mayor Lee offers answers to San Francisco’s housing ‘anxiety’ – SFGate
Lee, who is riding high politically with no re-election rival in sight this fall, doled out statistics that underlie the city’s prosperity….
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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,…
Read moreCurbed 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.
Read morePlans for rising Mid-Market threaten to create aesthetic tangle – SFGate
It’s a sign of progress for San Francisco’s Market Street that a half-dozen developers want to build housing and hotels on the…
Read moreIs It Real—Or a Rendering? – WSJ – WSJ
In the business of luxury condominiums, a picture is worth $10 million. To sell condo units long before the building is finished,…
Read moreJudge tosses S.F. law meant to shield evicted tenants – SFGate
The ordinance “seeks to force the property owner to pay for a broad public problem not of the owner’s making,” said Breyer,…
Read moreLuxury 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…
Read moreIn 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
Read moreThe Disclosure Regarding Proposition G — See Why It Cannot Pass!
The San Francisco Association of Realtors issued a new advisory regarding Proposition G that will be included for the appropriate transactions. As…
Read moreIn the Know with Kevin + Jonathan, September Selling Season Starts! Sept. 6-7, 2014 Ed., No. 36
Find out what’s happening with San Francisco real estate for the week of September 6-7, 2014 with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties.
Read more8 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…
Read moreAre 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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