Real Estate Stats in Bernal Heights

Here is this month's real estate statistics on properties in Bernal Heights in San Francisco, CA. Number of listings: 26 Average list price: $720,057 Average days on market: 83 Number of sold: 6 Average sold price: $630,333 Take a look at last months Bernal Heights real estate activity. Send us a request to find out what your Bernal Heights property is worth. And make sure to check back with SFHotlist for all real estate news and information for San Francisco, CA. … [Read more...]

Inner Sunset Home Values

Here is this month's home values report on properties in the Inner Sunset in San Francisco. Number of listings: 5 Average list price: $973,492 Average days on market: 69 Number of sold: 4 Average sold price: $730,625 Take a look here to see what the real estate activity was like last month in the Inner Sunset?  Send us a request to get your Inner Sunset home values report. And make sure to look back at SFHotlist to get the lastest news and information on all San Francisco real … [Read more...]

Inner Mission Real Estate Update

Here is this month's report on Single-Family Homes, TIC's, Condos and Loft-Condos in the Inner Mission in San Francisco, CA Single-Family Number of listings: 7 Average list price: $925,400 Average days on market: 88 Number of sold: 2 Average sold price: $735,000 Condo and TIC"s Number of listings: 25 Average list price: $662,743 Average days on market: 67  Number of sold: 5 Average sold price: $649,000 Loft Condos Number of listings: 4 Average list price: $1,244,360 Average … [Read more...]

New Year; New West Portal/Forest Hill Listings

Here is the first real estate report on West Portal and Forest Hill listing/sold properties of the new year. West Portal Number of listings: 6 Average list price: $1,415,111 Average days on market: 103 Number of sold: 3 Average sold price: $979,917 Forest Hill Number of listings: 2 Average list price: $2,089,000 Average days on market: 87 Number of sold: 0 Any changes from last month?  Take a look at the last real estate report. Want to know how much your West Portal/Forest Hill … [Read more...]

Bernal Bucks – Bernal Heights San Francisco Micro-Economy

Bernal Heights is one of San Francisco's most interesting and diverse neighborhoods. Okay, fine. Sometimes, it does feel a wee lost in the '60s but hey, I can go to Yoga in my craziest get-ups (think yoga pants, big wool sweater and Sorel snow boots) and no one looks at me funny! That's pretty cool. But seriously, in Bernal Heights, we have great real estate, restaurants, shopping, yoga, Pilates, and local resources like an independent video store, grocery store, dry cleaners, bank, and more. … [Read more...]

The Economist says the worst of America’s real estate downturn is over and you’ve been thinking of selling your San Francisco home, what to do now?

January 2nd's The Economist notes, "House prices are still far above their fair value in many countries - though no longer in America." Of course, the article does warn that "a further downward leg is possible since past housing busts have pushed priced below their fair value..." but those of us in the San Francisco real estate market have seen time and again that SF is the last to go down and the first to go up (or, at least, amongst the last and first.) So what if you own a home in, say, … [Read more...]

I want to sell my current San Francisco home and buy another one either here in SF or in another area. How does this work? Is there a way to time it so I am not “in-between” homes? How do I know how much I can afford in my next home?

Question: I want to sell my current San Francisco home and buy another one either here in SF or in another area. How does this work? What is a good time line for buying and selling? Is there a way to time it so I am not "in-between" homes? How do I know how much I can afford in my next home? Answer: Whether you want to sell your home right away or just sometime in the next year, there are some simple things which, when done ahead of time, will increase your chances of getting the highest return … [Read more...]

The Mission District’s Union SF New Construction & Conversion Condo Project Now FHA-Approved for Low Down Payment Home Loan!

Hot tip: The Mission District's Union SF New Construction & Conversion Condo Project Now FHA-Approved for Low Down Payment Home Loan! The Union SF condo project is now FHA-Approved for low-down payment home loans. Purchase an awesome new construction condo in the Media Gulch part of the Mission District SF with a down payment as low as 3.5% down. Seriously, this is cool. Plus, act soon and you may also benefit from the Federal Tax Credit when you buy your first home in San … [Read more...]

Updated List of FHA-Approved Condos in San Francisco

UPDATE - CHECK OUT THE APRIL 2010 LIST OF SAN FRANCISCO FHA APPROVED CONDOS Pretty soon, there will be no more so-called spot-approvals for FHA low down payment home loans for SF condo purchases. So, if you want to buy a condo in San Francisco and don't have 15-20% down payment, you'll want to know which SF condos are approved for a FHA low down payment home loans. Here's an updated List of FHA-Approved Condos in San Francisco: 1151 SUTTER STREET CONDOMINIUM 4451-4455 MISSION STREET SF Blu … [Read more...]

Follow SF Real Estate? Keep Your Eyes On the Valley. More VC Dollars Flow to Bay Area.

For a glint of positive news, look south. According to the Wall St. Journal, "Local (San Francisco Bay Area) Start-Ups Snagged a Bigger Slice of the Venture-Capital Pie in 2009." "But even as the overall amount of venture-capital money they pumped into companies declined from 2008, Bay Area start-ups got a bigger slice of the dollars that were deployed. According to research firm VentureSource, start-ups in the Silicon Valley region saw their percentage share grow over the first three quarters … [Read more...]