Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

November 7, 2014 San Francisco Real Estate

Is 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,…

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Judge 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,…

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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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Luxury on the Way at the Lumina

Information about the Lumina, a luxury development coming to San Francisco now.

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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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The 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…

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September 7, 2014 San Francisco Real Estate

In 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.

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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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Bay Area home appreciation slows – On The Block

It’s the news buyers have been waiting for and sellers have been dreading: the Bay Area’s rapid price appreciation seems to be…

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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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Noe is the new Pac Heights: Luxury home market shifts southward – On The Block

In the last seven years, sales of $2-million-plus homes have shifted from the city’s northern neighborhoods (like Pacific Heights, the Marina and…

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10 Bay Area buildings we’d be better off without – Urban Landscapes – John King

You needn’t be an architecture critic to know that a big city has its full share of sub-par buildings, the mundane landscape…

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