Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

Plans 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…

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From Baptists to Buyers: Baptist church turned single-family mansion in NoPa for $5.875 million – On The Block

When the Victorian on the corner of Broderick and Grove streets was built in 1886, it was one of the largest in…

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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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‘Super pop-up’ food hall feeds into plans for S.F.’s Mid-Market – SFGate

Take a look at the plans for just one side of one block of Market Street: [In] the vicinity of Golden Gate…

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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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San Francisco house prices: Bubble? What bubble? – San Francisco Business Times

“Are we in a housing bubble? No,” said Tim Cornwell, a principal with The Concord Group, real estate advisors who work for…

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Flower Mart site to become offices; current tenants won’t be uprooted – SFGate

Big buildings might soon be sprouting at the corner of Sixth and Brannan streets in San Francisco, but don’t look for the…

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How S.F.’s Mid-Mission district is transforming – SFGate

Mid-Mission is giving Mid-Market a run for its money.While the tech-fueled renaissance of central Market Street has generated headlines around the world, a…

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Can an S.F. condo appreciate $200K in two months? – On The Block

Even though the Linea — the new, modern development at Buchanan and Market streets — has not yet sold out, and in fact just…

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July 2, 2014 SF News, SF Urban Planning

An Open Letter To Two New York Times Writers Who Don’t Get San Francisco At All: SFist

Did you ever take the time to, say, walk from Hayes Valley to Russian Hill on a breezy, sunny day? Did you…

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The Latest Chapter in Ellis of Our Lives: Bill To Freeze Ellis Act Evictions Amended, Key Exception Added – SocketSite™

Drafted “to ensure that real estate speculators in San Francisco do not buy rent-controlled property and empty it of long-term tenants,” Senate…

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