This week, I had the privilege of listening to the indefatigable local San Francisco real estate expert, Carole Rodoni, give a talk on the state of the local San Francisco real estate market. Boy, is she sharp! The woman clearly has more experience and knowledge in her pinky finger than most of the Realtors in town! Just sayin... Anyway, I wanted to share my favorite takeaway from her talk. Rodoni calls San Francisco an International Eco-Environment and as such, can only be compared to other … [Read more...]
About Danielle
With SFHotlist.com and my other social real estate endeavors, I aim to provide helpful information on the San Francisco real estate market and economy as well as home buying & selling insider tips and tricks. No matter where you are on your real estate journey, I believe in harnessing the power of high-demand, low-supply San Francisco real estate to build a secure future.
My mantra: Buy what you can afford, as soon as you can afford it and watch your financial security and substantial tax savings grow over the years. In other words, to get to the penthouse, you must first get on the elevator.
April 14, 2013 by Leave a Comment
San Francisco Agent Property Tour Photos
Need a break from enjoying all of this amazing Spring weather we're having? Stay inside for a few minutes and check out a few photos from this week's San Francisco Agent Property Tour. This week, we posted them on our Facebook page. But since we're nice, we'll put a few here, too. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
March 28, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Tuesday San Francisco Agent Property Tour Photos
Yup. We're back and with a new set of San Francisco Agent Property Tour photos for you. We're trying to make this a weekly post type of thing because we know how much fun it is to look at photos from the different homes and neighborhoods around San Francisco. Okay. Confession time. This is hardly work for us. We LOVE touring San Francisco homes because we enjoy seeing the fantastic design innovation, creativity and imagination put into homes in our fair city (and beyond!). Add to that … [Read more...]
March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Take a San Francisco Property Tour With Us!
Pretend you're a Realtor for the next few minutes and join us on a San Francisco property tour! Yesterday was Tuesday which meant Real Estate Agents across San Francisco spent an inordinate amount of time in their cars, driving around the city, double parking, grabbing lunch on the go and looking at property. It is a weekly event known in the biz as "Broker Tour". We at SFhotlist also like to call it "Agent Property Tour" - it's an opportunity for agents to preview property which is currently … [Read more...]
March 8, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Hey, Mr. and Mr. San Francisco Home Seller, Get a Move On!
It's a Seller's Market in San Francisco, dontcha know? Recently, I sent an email out to my client base about the current San Francisco seller's real estate market...how we are experiencing a lack of listing inventory and a STRONG seller's market in many SF neighborhoods. This means multiple bids and substantially increased sales prices for many properties and San Francisco home sellers. Today's home buyers are motivated and many of them have buckets of cash to spend. Why not let them spend it … [Read more...]
February 15, 2013 by Leave a Comment
News: A Seller’s Market in SF & Pay Your San Francisco Property Taxes
Happy Friday! Today, we have news and other news. The news is, it's time to pay the 2nd installment of your San Francisco property taxes if you haven't already paid them. As we like to say here at SFhotlist (in our best sinister Vincent Price voice), The San Francisco Property Tax Person Cometh. The 2nd installment of property taxes, initially due February 1st, will become delinquent on April 10 at 5:00 p.m. It will be worse news if your property taxes are delinquent. If you have not … [Read more...]
February 11, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Top 8 Home Selling Strategies
It is impossible to avoid the newspaper and magazine articles, the blog posts and the talk around the watercooler about how the housing market in San Francisco is shifting back to being a seller's market. If you're a San Francisco homeowner and you're thinking of selling your home, here are our "Top 8 Home Selling Strategies". We have found that these are the best strategies to use to reach your goals - which we figure more than likely include selling your home quickly and for a great … [Read more...]
December 19, 2012 by Leave a Comment
From Your (not so) Secret Agent on the Ground
My Annual San Francisco Real Estate Holiday Letter The following is this year's annual holiday letter that I send out to my real estate clients and friends. Thought you might enjoy! Thank you for taking a peek at my 10th New Year's letter. As many of you know, I've been a full-time San Francisco real estate agent for over a decade, having obtained my California real estate license at the ripe old age of 24. The combination of my age and the time at which I entered the business gives me an … [Read more...]
December 3, 2012 by Leave a Comment
San Francisco Luxury Real Estate – Lenders Loosen & Values Up 11%
Getting a non-conforming or jumbo home loan is easier, good news for San Francisco luxury real estate buyers. (Of course, if you've got the cash and don't need a mortgage, immediately pass Go, collect the deed to your new home as quickly as possible and relax as the San Francisco real estate market heats up!) According to a recent Wall St. Journal article: Lenders Loosen Up…with Luxury Buyers "Home sales using a jumbo mortgage had year-over-year growth of 7.9% through September, compared … [Read more...]
