Depending on your circumstances, plans and current market conditions, renting one’s home instead of selling it may certainly be an option worth considering. Owning rental property may be a viable investment choice for you. However, there are additional factors to keep in mind … Continue reading →
Fiesta On the Hill – October 20, 2013
Fiesta on the Hill is a community based, high-profile and energetic Festival with an attendance of over 20,000 friends and neighbors from San Francisco’s Bernal Heights area, neighboring communities and the greater Bay Area. The event is in its 25th year and continues to grow and enhance the ethnic, cultural and economic diversity of the Bernal Heights District of San Francisco and surrounding neighborhoods. Continue reading →
Pros and Cons of Pocket Listings
Fair market value is that price a qualified, reasonably knowledgeable buyer will pay to a seller not under duress, after the property has been fully exposed to the market.What was once an unusual way to market homes – outside of … Continue reading →
Ten San Francisco Homes That Sold Over Asking in September
# Date Days on Market Area Property Type Address Beds Baths Price Sales Price as a % of the Original Price 1 9/6/13 8 Bernal Heights SFD 324 Highland 3 1 $1,112,000 146.51 2 9/13/13 28 Glen Park SFD 12 … Continue reading →
Analysis – Home Ownership as an Investment
Home Prices, Inflation, Leverage & Home Equity Paragon Real Estate Report, October 2013 First and foremost, any home purchased needs to work as a home: it fulfills your housing needs at an affordable monthly cost – ideally, a cost, after tax … Continue reading →
Should a Seller Order Pre-Sale Inspection Reports
The question: Should a Seller should incur the cost of supplying property inspection reports — such as structural pest control inspections and the more general contractor’s inspection performed by a home-inspection specialist – to buyers prior to soliciting offers, part of … Continue reading →
Interactive Map, May 2013-Sept 2013 Home Value Review
Click the map below to explore neighborhood home values based on sales from May 2013 to September 2013. The median sales price can be, and often is, affected by other factors besides changes in market values, such as short-term or … Continue reading →
The Truth about Home Pricing
Fair Market Value Neither agents nor sellers determine a property’s market value: Fair market value is determined by that (highest) price a qualified, reasonably knowledgeable buyer is willing to pay at a specific point in time, to a seller not under … Continue reading →