Heat Map of San Francisco Median Home Price Changes Percentage Changes since 2006-2008 Peak of Market Range from 25% Below to 25% Above Previous Peak Values August 2013 Market Report This heat map compares 2013 2nd quarter or 1st half … Continue reading →
5 White-Hot Districts in a Red-Hot SF Market
5 White-Hot Districts in a Red-Hot San Francisco Market July 2013 Report Virtually every area of San Francisco and the Bay Area has been experiencing dramatic home-value appreciation in the past 12 to 18 months. Some that were hard hit … Continue reading →
How Hot is My Valley

How Hot is My Valley
Noe Valley that is. The place I’ve called home since May 1991 when I bought a vacant two unit building with a monumentally dreary exterior, deeply embedded cat-pee stains in the hardwood floors, and rooms with great volume and light.
This month’s newsletter is dedicated to the Noe Valley market, and the nearby areas of Eureka Valley (aka the Castro) and Cole Valley, which have a similar feel and housing stock.
Updated: Bernal, SoMa, Hayes/NoPa/Alamo, Sunset/Parkside, Noe/Eureka/Cole Condos
The 2012 SF Real Estate Wrap-Up
Happy New Year everyone! As promised, here is a link to Paragon’s comprehensive analysis of trends in the San Francisco residential market and beyond in 2012. You’ll find 19 incredible charts and maps covering a host of metrics and I highly recommend a quick scan of the online newsletter to find the stuff that might interest you. I’m going to cherry-pick just a handful of my favorites to discuss below.
SF Luxury Home Report
The San Francisco Luxury Home Market
A Market Overview by the Paragon Real Estate Group
The luxury home market in San Francisco – typically defined as houses, condos, co-ops and TICs selling for $1,500,000 or more – experienced a big surge in activity in the second quarter of 2012. The third quarter saw a decline typical for the summer months, but was still 50% higher than the third quarter of last year. With the increased demand has come a significant increase in values throughout the city. ...
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 →
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 →
