We have a new listing! Are you the buyer? Or maybe you just know the buyer? Send them by! The Hill's Sparkling Jewel! … [Read more...]
Bernal Heights Listing: 14 Aztec Street @ Coso Street
Filed Under: Featured Properties, Home Selling Tagged With: 14 Aztec St., bernal heights, Featured Property, listing
Yeah, it’s a great time to buy but is it a great time to buy…for YOU?
Yes, friends, that is the real question. I don't have to tell you that right now is an uber-fantastic, once in a generation real estate buying opportunity because you already know that! The combination of LOW mortgage rates and declining prices makes a perfect storm for first time buyers and "trade-up" buyers (those who have owned their starter homes for 5+ years and are ready to move up the food chain). Yeah, you're tuned in. You know this part. What you may not know is that just because it's … [Read more...]
Filed Under: First Time Buyer, Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: great time to buy, San Francisco Real Estate, trading up
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Follow us on Twitter and get even more info on SF real estate! C'mon, it'll be fun. I may even throw in random real estate agent embarrassing tidbits to keep it interesting. For example, did you know that Zephyr agents attended an etiquette class last Friday? Well, they called it "Image Consulting" but it felt a lot like the etiquette I learned at my snotty all-girls prep school in Dallas! ;) Sign up now! http://twitter.com/SFHOTLIST or look to your right and down. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: First Time Buyer, Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: SFHotlist, twitter
San Francisco Real Estate in 2009: Signs, Signs, Everywhere Signs
"Signs, signs, everywhere there's signs..." So, what are the signs we should look for to help us forecast San Francisco real estate? I'm gonna "KISS" 2008 good-bye with 4 "Keep It Simple, Stupid" topics to keep an eye on. The 4 Pillars of 2009 San Francisco Real Estate Forecasting Foreclosures, Short Sales, Bank-Owned Properties (REOs): Loan modification programs Ease of Credit: Jumbo Loan Options and Availability Interest Rates General climate: What's the "feeling" on the street, at … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economic News & Market Updates, First Time Buyer, Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: 2009 forecast, 4 pillars, signs of the market
2008 was gr8 but 2009 will shine.
( The following is a reprint of the annual holiday letter I wrote for my clients, friends and real estate associates. A few of you suggested that I publish it on the blog so at the risk of going a little personal, here goes! I hope you find it helpful as we move forward into a healthy, happy and prosperous 2009.... ) Dear SFHotlist reader and San Francisco real estate devotee, Every year, I write a holiday letter. And, as is my way, it is usually geared more towards the New Year and its hope … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economic News & Market Updates, First Time Buyer, Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: 2008 holiday letter
Zephyr Head Honcho Makes the Cover!
Well, it's not particularly great news but it's pretty fair and accurate considering how not so long ago the lovely Chron real estate folks seemed to only like to trash us agents. In the slowdown, have they decided to stop biting the hand that feeds them? Yet, I regress. I don't have time right now to pontificate (yes, you are so sad) because I'm on my way to a signing, aka closing appointment. Yes, folks are buying homes in San Francisco. In this case, they're buying a great single family in … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economic News & Market Updates, First Time Buyer, Home Buying, Home Selling Tagged With: bill drypolcher, home buying, Home Selling, real estate meltdown, sf real estate market
November 30, 2008 by the collective
To Stage or Not to Stage…or What does it take to sell your SF home in today’s market?
Last weekend, the Chronicle posed a titillating question, "Is selling a vacant or occupied house best?" In my opinion, the question is not really whether selling a vacant or occupied home is best. The real question is what will it take to sell your home for top dollar in today's market? The San Francisco real estate market is different than it used to be. Sellers need to come to terms with the realities of the current real estate market. Yesteryear's hot seller's market may not return for a … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Home Selling, Hot Tips & Advice, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: choosing an agent, Home Selling, pricing, San Francisco Real Estate, selling in today's market, staging
Spare us. Don’t List Your Home if You Don’t Actually Want to Sell.
Spare me and yes, spare us. Putting your house on the market without the true intention of selling is bad for you, bad for your agent, and bad for the entire San Francisco real estate market. Heck, it's even bad for the economy, in general! When there are listings on the market with unrealistic sellers (& their unrealistic prices), they just sit around and clog up the inventory. Over time, these listings will skew our figures and make our market look worse than it is. In addition, it is … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: just listed or selling your home?, overpriced listings, San Francisco Real Estate
November 15, 2008 by the collective
Want my $.05? Danielle’s advice to San Francisco home buyers and sellers.
My advice to folks considering buying or selling San Francisco real estate in today’s market: To the first time buyer: BUY BUY BUY (This is a “once in 10 to 15 years” kind of opportunity. TICs, Condos, Lofts and some single family homes are ON SALE. Rates remain historically low and loan options abound for those with low or high down payment.) Read more here. FHA loan info here. To the home owner of 1-3 years: HOLD* ** Stay put and enjoy your home. It will be a great … [Read more...]
Ok, we must be near the bottom now. Manhattan has joined the fun!
At the risk of sounding bitter and petty (not for the 1st time, I'm sure), I found just a wee bit of glee to read in the New York Times that even holier-than-thou Manhattan real estate is feeling the downturn. Of course, be careful to understand the broader picture. Some neighborhoods have seen median home prices go down while others have seen their real estate values go up. Most notably, "the neighborhoods that fared the best through the third quarter included Fifth Avenue and Park … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Economic News & Market Updates, Home Buying, Home Selling, San Francisco Real Estate Tagged With: downturn, home values, manhattan real estate, San Francisco Real Estate
