SFHotList’s San Francisco Real Estate Sales

Here is SFHotlList's Real Estate Sales Report for the Inner Sunset. Average Price of Active Property: $992,272 Number of Active: 14 Average Days on Market: 46 Average Sold Homes Prices: $901,333 Number of Sold: 3 Click here to view last week’s report and look back next week for our weekly statistics. To get a full report on Inner Sunset activity just send us an email.  Or if you want to know the value of your property, just request for it online. … [Read more...]

More San Francisco Homes Are Selling?

According to The Wall St. Journal, more homes in California are selling. "California's housing-market slump showed hints of improvement in March, with sales of existing single-family homes increasing 64% from the prior-year period and median home prices rising month-to-month for the first time since August 2007, according to a trade group report." Does this mean more homes in San Francisco are selling too? More on that later. … [Read more...]

SFHotList’s San Francisco Real Estate Search: Inner Mission

Here is SFHotList's San Francisco Real Estate Search for the Inner Mission. Single Family Home Average Price of Active Property: $963,407 Number of SFH’s listed:10 Average Days on Market: 63 Average Price of Sold Property: $710,000 Number of Sold: 1 Condo / TIC Average Price of Active Property: $616,957 Number of Condo/TIC Home Listed: 57 Average Days on Market: 68 Average Price of Sold Property: $554,286 Number of Sold: 7 Loft Condo Average Price of Active Property: … [Read more...]

SFHotList’s West Portal/Forest Hill Listings and Solds

Here is this week's SFHotList West Portal and Forest Hill's real estate report on listings and solds. West Portal Real Estate Report Average Price of Active Property: $923,143 Number of SFH’s listed: 6 Average Days on Market: 18 Average Price of Sold Property: $965,000 Number of Sold: 1 Forest Hill Real Estate Report Average Price of Active Property: $1,517,571 Number of SFH’s Listed: 4 Average Days on Market: 72 Average Price of Sold Property: $1,365,00 Number of Sold: … [Read more...]

Where is San Francisco Real Estate Headed? Inventory shifts down.

Where is San Francisco Real Estate Headed? According to a recent article in the Wall St. Journal, SF real estate is looking pretty good...or rather looks better than most. No real estate market is great right now but I guess, we just "suck less" than the others! No, that was not a direct quote from the WSJ. ;) For example, in a chart ranking 28 major real estate markets, San Francisco has had the 2nd highest drop in inventory from a year ago. Less supply = you guessed it, more demand. San … [Read more...]

San Francisco Real Estate: Condos are a deal but can you get a loan?

San Francisco Real Estate: Condos are a deal but can you get a loan? As Kenneth Harney confirmed last week in his column , "Mortgage rates and house prices are down - which sounds great for buyers and refinancers. But a series of mortgage industry underwriting and appraisal changes taking effect this month is throwing new hurdles in the way of borrowers and loan officers." Bottom line: What does this mean for a San Francisco condo would-be home buyer? … [Read more...]

San Francisco Real Estate For Sale: Fared Best in ALL Bay Area!

Digging a little deeper into last Friday's SFGate.com article entitled, "Home prices hint they're nearing bottom," I found a nice, fun fact about San Francisco Real Estate for sale. "San Francisco continued to hold up best in March, with the median off 24.2%, at $626,500." Sorry, Contra Costa County, you fared the worst with a 47.4% drop in home values to $215,000. Sure, we may or may not have hit bottom. Sure, home values may or may not continue to decline. No one has that elusive crystal … [Read more...]

California Homebuyer Tax Credits: Who, What, Where, When!

California Association of Realtors (CAR) has supplied us with a detailed chart to answer some of the basic questions pertaining to California Homebuyer Tax Credits. Find out what credits might be available to you as a first-time homebuyer when you purchase your California/San Francisco bay area home.  Contact us with any additional questions you might have.  Enjoy the heatwave:) … [Read more...]

Rock Bottom: San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate?

"San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate prices are still falling, but the pace slowed significantly in March, extending a trend that is beginning to foster real hope that the market is approaching the bottom." As reported in the San Francisco Chronicle last week.  Read the article here. … [Read more...]

What’s Happening in SF Real Estate? – Bottom’s Up!

Is a SF Real Estate market rebound in the works? Bottom's up! Heard on the street from both other SF real estate agents and home buyers: There are a lot more home buyers at the open houses. Multiple offers are back (especially in the lower price ranges) though oddly the offers are not always for more than the asking price. People are feeling better. Hello, social psychology 101! Is the general malaise lifting? Are we coming out of this Buyer's Market and headed for a rebound? Remember, I … [Read more...]