Kevin+Jonathan’s Blog Posts re SF Real Estate

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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June 25, 2014 Buy Later, exclusive, Hot Property, Mission Dolores, Noted Design, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning, Vanguard Properties

Coming Soon: M@1875 (39 new boutique units) at Mission and 15th Street

COMING SOON Signs are going up this Saturday at M@1875 Mission. Coming Soon: M@ 1875 Mission, 39 new, boutique, glamorous condominiums in…

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June 13, 2014 Buy Now, SF News, SF Urban Planning

S.F. in running for 2024 U.S. Olympics bid – SFGate

San Francisco is one of four American cities in the running if the U.S. Olympic Committee decides to bid for the 2024…

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May 10, 2014 Buy Later, SF News, SF Urban Planning, Transitional Neighborhood

What’s the Plan? Planning Director John Rahiam visits Vanguard

John Rahaim, Planning Department Director for San Francisco, visited Vanguard Properties and talks about the City’s latest construction boom that is hitting both the residential and commercial sectors.

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May 7, 2014 On the Media, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning

San Francisco’s building boom leads to surprising development deals | www.ktvu.com

Vanguard Properties realtor Kevin Ho told KTVU a lot of work will need to be done to support the thousands of new residents developers hope to bring to San Francisco.

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April 22, 2014 Real Estate Industry, SF Urban Planning

America’s Urban Future – NYTimes.com

FOR all of the attention showered on hipster enclaves like Williamsburg, Brooklyn and Portland, Ore., America is only in the beginning stages…

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April 19, 2014 Buy Later, Buyer Advice, Condos, Home Buying, New Construction, Real Estate Industry, San Francisco Real Estate, SF News, SF Urban Planning

The Most Comprehensive History of Why SF Real Estate is so Pricey: How Burrowing Owls Lead To Vomiting Anarchists (Or SF’s Housing Crisis Explained) | TechCrunch

Today, the tech industry is apparently on track to destroy one of the world’s most valuable cultural treasures, San Francisco, by pushing…

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April 15, 2014 Castro District, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF Urban Planning, Transitional Neighborhood

Home Restaurant Site In Castro Could Maybe Become 7-Story Condo: SFist

Many denizens of the Castro and Lower Haight have bemoaned the now blighted, three-years-vacant former Home restaurant property, which lost the chance…

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April 4, 2014 Buy Later, Home Buying, Hot Property, Mission Dolores, New Construction, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF Urban Planning

Fifteen Fifteen by JS Sullivan Development: San Francisco | BuzzBuzzHome

Coming Soon! Fifteen Fifteen is a new condo project by JS Sullivan Development currently under construction at 1501 15th Street in San…

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March 29, 2014 Buy Now, Home Buying, San Francisco Real Estate, San Francisco Real Estate Districts, SF Rentals, SF Urban Planning

Legalizing Your San Francisco In-Laws — The Units, Not the People…

What about those illegal units in San Francisco? Well, what about them? When it comes to real estate in San Francisco these units pose opportunities and challenges. Let Kevin Ho and Jonathan McNarry of Vanguard Properties help decipher them for you today.

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March 29, 2014 Advice, Buy Now, LEED, Major Renovation, New Construction, San Francisco Real Estate, SF Urban Planning

More Answers from a Structural Engineer | Mission Loc@l

Rodrigo Santos, from Santos & Urrita Structural Engineers, had many great things to say during our last interview. Like any good discussion,…

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March 27, 2014 SF News, SF Urban Planning, Transitional Neighborhood

How tech became the enemy – then and now – SFGate

Today’s activists want policy changes: eviction moratoriums, Ellis Act reform and increased relocation payments. Tech companies can’t control any of those things…

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