Natural disasters are something nobody wants to think about, but a little preparation can make all the difference if one does occur. The website www.72hours.org provides a wealth of useful information.
August Case-Shiller Index
The Case-Shiller Index for August for the 5-county San Francisco Metro Statistical Area was released today. It showed a small improvement from July’s reading and is now at its highest point since December 2008.
NYTimes Article: In San Francisco, Glass-and-Steel Condos Rising by the Bay
Darcy Padilla for The New York Times ROUGHLY two decades ago, during an earlier Internet start-up boom, many entrepreneurs and fast-typing coders and engineers set up shop in a still-gritty area of this city: South of Market Street. The young … Continue reading →
When Zen Meets Myst
You get to see a lot of homes in this business. And to be honest, pretty soon one “gorgeously renovated, top-of-the-line remodel” looks pretty much like the next. The same glass tile backsplash; the same exotic wood flooring; and goodness knows, the same white, or taupe, or ever-so-elegant pastel color palette.
But once in a while you come across a house that is so unusual, so unapologetically personal, that you simply have to marvel at the vision of the architect and the courage of the owner. ...
San Francisco Residential Market Trends in Realtor District 5: Noe/ Castro/ Haight
A statistical market overview for Noe Valley, Eureka Valley & the Castro, Cole Valley, Mission Dolores, Haight Ashbury, Ashbury Heights, Clarendon Heights, Parnassus Heights, Corona Heights, Glen Park, Twin Peaks & the Duboce Triangle Below are a variety of charts … Continue reading →
Bernal Heights Fiesta On The Hill – October 21
For more than 20 years this neighborhood street fair has drawn people to this fun family-friendly event featuring pony rides, a petting zoo, pumpkin patch, local artists and live music! Click here for more information!
Newsletter: Is the SF Market Easing a Little?
Is the Ferocious SF Market Easing a Little? October 2012 San Francisco Market Update September brought a burst of new inventory that helped satisfy some of the fierce buyer demand for San Francisco homes. Anecdotally, word on the street is … Continue reading →
And Now for Something Completely Different
A long time ago, a famous old Greek fart said “No one ever steps into the same river twice.” Perhaps that’s a little high falutin’ for what I did a month ago – ergo my preference for Monty Python’s pithy version – but this much is true: change is constant, and never more so than in our professional lives.
So, after about a decade of working as an independent real estate broker I’ve decided to join forces with Paragon Real Estate Group as a broker-associate. Why?
Two reasons. First, they are, simply put, a great group of people. Smart, ethical, professional, and diverse. There’s a certain synergy in this business – maybe in all businesses – that comes from working with other like-minded people. And after just a few weeks of working at Paragon, I already see the benefits of being able to get a broader sense of what’s going on in the market than what I could possibly get on my own. ...