August 30, 2009 by Leave a Comment

How does a Buyer’s Agent get paid?

FAQ: How does a Buyer's Agent get paid for a typical San Francisco home purchase? Great question! 99.9% of the time a Real Estate Agent or Realtor representing a home buyer is paid through the seller's proceeds at the close of escrow. Yes, that means as a home buyer, you get our expertise, sound counsel, and most importantly, fiduciary duty to put your needs first for FREE. … [Read more...]

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August 28, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Buying a home in San Francisco? Love or loathe the fog? Learn about our SF weather patterns and micro-climates so you know where you want to live!

SF Weather by Neighborhood Weather in San Francisco is a love/hate relationship.  This website might help a bit.  At Weather Underground you can find current weather data from various "unofficial weather" stations around SF and the Bay Area. It seems to us to be more accurate than Weather.com or SFGate, because those sites just pull the data from one of the "official" sites, like from SFO, and they don't account for the micro-climates found in our lovely city. Find how the weather differs … [Read more...]

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August 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Signs of Housing Recovery: San Francisco Home Prices Rebound 5.9% but…

Great news. San Francisco home prices rebound 5.9% during the 2nd quarter of 2009 as compared to Q1 2009. But, home prices are still down 22% from last year. That is, according to the recently released Case-Shiller Home Price Index Report. There's a lot to the numbers so let's not taken any one figure at face-value. We are in for a long, slow recovery. Maybe. Of course, there are significant signs of stabilization and upswing in our local San Francisco real estate market. San Francisco first … [Read more...]

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August 25, 2009 by Leave a Comment

SF Real Estate Home Sales Affected by New Appraisal Rules

I wish I did not know first-hand about the problems arising from the so-called improved appraisal process, aka The Home Valuation Code of Conduct. My SF home buyer and seller clients and I have danced the dance of this new system and as a manager, I'm privy to many more San Francisco real estate purchases waylaid by out-of-area appraisers driving too many miles from Fresno to appraise a house in the Sunset. View Larger Map Fresno to Sunset District SF = 191 miles Yes, it's supposed to help … [Read more...]

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August 21, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Bernal Heights, San Francisco Real Estate Data

Here is SFHotList's San Francisco neighborhood Bernal Heights real estate data. Number of active properties: 40 Average list price: $720,024 Average days on market: 65 Number of sold: 16 Average sold price: $735,819 What to know what your Bernal Heights property is worth?  Just send us a request. Make sure to look back here for next week's Bernal Heights real estate post. … [Read more...]

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August 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment

SFHotList’s Real Estate Realities in the Inner Sunset

Here is SFHotList's real estate realty for San Francisco in the Inner Sunset neighborhood. Number of active properties: 9 Average list price: $953,400 Average days on market: 51 Number of sold properties: 5 Average sold price: $904,200 Make sure to look back next week for any changes. What to know how much your Inner Sunset property is worth?  Send us a request. … [Read more...]

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August 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment

This Saturday: San Francisco Street Food Festival in the Mission

  This Saturday, taste the best of SF Street Food. Admission is free and drinks/food all under $8. Yum. See you there. Details: La Cocina: 2948 Folsom Street (25th & 26th Streets) San Francisco, CA Sat 8/22 (11AM) … [Read more...]

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August 20, 2009 by Leave a Comment

Purchase SomaGrand condos with FHA low down payment home loan, as low as 3.5% down payment! Plus, which other SF condos are approved for FHA financing?

Hot off the press: Buy a San Francisco condo at SomaGrand with FHA low down payment home loan, as low as 3.5% down! They are almost 80% sold out but there are some beautiful condos left. And, have you had a cocktail at Heaven's Dog?? Oh my, they are GOOD. Let's go toast to your new home. Zephyr agents, like me, have been putting together amazing deals for our new construction home buyers. Make sure to find out the real scoop before signing up! … [Read more...]

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August 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment

San Francisco Real Estate Activity: Inner Mission

Here is this SFHotList's (it has been a while) real estate activity in the San Francisco neighborhood: Inner Mission. Single-Family Homes Number of active listings: 11 Average list price: $680,500 Average days on market: 95 Number of sold: 2 Average sold price: $467,500 Condo/TIC Number of active listings: 36 Average list price: $591,960 Average days on market: 95 Number of sold: 13 Average sold price: 623,577 Loft Condo Number of active listings: 7 Average list price: … [Read more...]

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August 17, 2009 by 3 Comments

In Recovery? Home Buying and Selling in San Francisco: What is Up with Our Market?

First, I want to share a fun blog post on San Francisco & our crazy food culture. As a full-time Realtor and a part-time foodie, of course, I love Anthony Bourdain and his show, No Reservations. In case, you missed it, he recently visited SF (no, not for a home tour). Whether our obsessive, borderline militant, food-culture is appealing or just freaks you out, you'll enjoy this read: No Reservations San Francisco! Now, for an update on our local real estate market. What's going on in the … [Read more...]

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