Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Infographic tracking housing changes from 1952 to 2022 in San Francisco

Infographic: How San Francisco’s Housing Market Faired During the Time of Queen Elizabeth II

Tracking how housing and home ownership has changed in San Francisco during Queen Elizabeth II’s reign from 1952 to 2022 with local real estate agents, experts and top producers Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties.

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The Kitchen

SOLD: 595 12th Avenue, No. 5, San Francisco, Inner Richmond Condominium, Multiple Offers, Over List, from Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry | MLS 422627297

595 12th Ave., No. 5, San Francisco, CA, MLS: 422627297, listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, Inner Richmond District, classic 1-bed+, 1-bath, 1-car garage condominium w/charm, modern updates like luxe windows, chef’s kitchen with walnut and LED. large bedroom in a vibrant location well-run, seismically updated handsome-facade building at Balboa and 12th Avenue. www.595-12th.com.

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The Dining Room

SOLD: 1618 Church Street, San Francisco Noe Valley, Astounding Pre-Emptive Offer for the House that Could, Listed by Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry | MLS 422626595

SOLD in just 4 days at $2,500,000 (at over $1,900/sqft) 1618 Church Street, San Francisco, CA, MLS: 422626595, listed with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, Noe Valley single-family house with 3 beds, 1 bath, ≈1,300 sqft, and 2-car parking, on a 28×100 ft parcel. Bright. Charming. Sunny. Dog-friendly location, centrally located. www.1618-church.com

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Cable Car Infographic

Infographic: How Was 2021 in San Francisco?

2021 was a banner year for San Francisco’s housing market. See how houses, condos and TICs sold and how demand met increased inventory with prices still going up with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties, San Francisco.

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The SFAR Purchase Contract Examined by Kevin+Jonathan

San Francisco’s Realtors launched a new standard purchase contract today. Check out how it works with Kevin+Jonathan’s exclusive commentary and examination of the document that will serve as the basis for thousands of people getting new homes starting today….

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Live Housing Market Data for San Francisco — it’s been dramatic out there (fr Kevin+Jonathan)

Live San Francisco Home Sales Data from Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of leading locally owned brokerage Vanguard Properties is a resource that helps buyers and sellers alike in discerning where the market is going and where its been. Professional analysis and context is what Kevin+Jonathan deliver for their clients. www.kevinandjonathan.com/stats

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The Front of the House

SOLD: 4367 21st Street, San Francisco, Dolores Heights Eureka Valley Noe Valley corner house, Multiple Offers, from Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry, Vanguard Properties | MLS 421600325

4367 21st Street, San Francisco, CA, A wonderful, corner-lot home with a white picket fence, jasmine-scented private front yard that’s fully detached and one where the garage is on the side of the home, which allows copious amounts of natural light to pour into a newly updated kitchen with tile, quartz, walnut and stainless steel appliances including a new gas cooktop, electric oven and warming drawer. The are other features throughout the just-updated home such as new millwork in the formal dining room that offer a subtle countertpoint to the dramatic polished nickel chandelier or the backlit colorful stained-glass window. The pair of upstairs bedrooms each have vaulted ceilings, dramatic designer light fixtures and outdoor space including a 200+ sqft south-facing patio. The ground floor of this concrete-foundation home has an en suite bedroom and internal access garage where you can plug-in your electric car into the home’s 240-V outlet. Set above the Castro and Noe Valley in a quiet and warm pocket of this part of town, 4367’s proximity to some of the city’s best public schools may come in handy in 2024, which is when proximity will play a role in determining where kids can go to school. Visit www.4367-21st.com Sold: $2,250,000

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Infographic: September 2021 San Francisco MLS Data Update

San Francisco Housing Market data shows the city loves buying and selling houses — not so as much with condos.

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Breaking A Lease

Buying While Renting: What to Do When You Win a House with Kevin+Jonathan, San Francisco, Vanguard Properties

Home buying while renting runs the risk that you’ll buy something where you’ll have to break your lease. What tips and strategies can you employ in minimizing any extra rent you may have to pay otherwise?

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Raffi in the Kitchen

House and Home, Dog and Home, How Mr. Raffi Sells Homes with Kevin+Jonathan in San Francisco

See how our former Guide Dog guides our clients to real estate success in San Francisco. Born in Marin County and attended the prestigious Guide Dogs for the Blind school where he excelled just enough to be cut from the program, Raffi McNarry-Ho transitioned from his original task of being a seeing-eye dog for a blind person when his teachers soon realized that he enjoyed meeting new people and dogs too much. Through the Career Change Adoption Program, Raffi joined Kevin and Jonathan in May 2012 and has been enjoying his work with real estate ever since. Raffi has helped with negotiated tenant-buyouts and loves exploring new properties and accompanying dog parks. Raffi has probably been to more escrow signings and closing that many agents have been (and certainly more than most people will go to during their lifetime).

Mr. Raffi explores many of the homes Kevin and Jonathan’s clients wish to purchase finding areas to plop down so as to confirm floor levelness and when Kevin and Jonathan list properties, Raffi often stars in real estate tour videos featuring many of our property listings for sale. Check out some of his video on his YouTube playlist and you’ll see why so many agents and clients can’t wait to see him both onsite and open houses and online with another property video.

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SOLD: 119 Prospect Avenue, San Francisco, Bernal Heights West Slope Exclusively Listed By Kevin Ho + Jonathan McNarry | MLS 421580361

Listed and sold with Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry, 119 Prospect Avenue, San Francisco. The home is a truly special one set on the west slope of Bernal Heights. A blend of London-meets-California, this home has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 outdoor area, a garage with 1-parking parking and room for storage and a workshop with seismic updates too. The 1902-era Victorian has just been updated with all the finest details where they count the most — the kitchen and bathrooms. $1,795,000. Sold $2,200,000 (@ $1,630/sqft) MLS 421580361 Learn more at www.bernal-elemental.com

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Type of Flipped Houses in San Francisco

Infographic: Post-Renovation Houses: Flipped for Good?

How are you supposed to tell if a renovated property is good quality or not? See what Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of San Francisco’s Vanguard Properties, have to say about assessing flipped homes.

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