Danielle Lazier

Hello, Fleece Jackets! Union Square, San Francisco, CA is the 2nd Busiest Pedestrian Thoroughfare in the Country!

“As the summer arrives (along with the fog) we can expect our fine city streets to be filled with travelers and tourists coming from near and far to take in the beauty that is San Francisco.  According to the San Francisco Planning Department, Powell Street in the heart of Union Square is the 2nd busiest pedestrian thoroughfare in the country, behind only New York’s Times Square…

New steel extensions will expand the sidewalk by more than 6 feet between Geary and Ellis Street.  The city will also be adding custom designed furniture and plants. In order to create this room, all parking spaces on the two block stretch will be removed…”

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Most Recent San Francisco Real Estate Sales
San Francisco Housing Market Overview
Battle of the Portals – West Portal vs. Portola
A Giant Step Forward on Treasure Island
Walk This Way

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This Scavenger Hunt is Pure San Francisco!

“On June 4th, registered teams of 5 people will be given a list of pictures to take and then have 2 hours to take those pictures throughout the Mission.  While the list is secret, we’ve been promised it’s absurd, funny and truly San Franciscan.’  Each picture is worth a designated amount of points and the team who receives the most points will win. After two hours, all teams will meet at Morac Restaurant and Lounge on 16th Street to ‘eat, dance and see the photos and shenanigans.’”

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Most Recent Sales
San Francisco Market Overview
This Scavenger Hunt is Pure SF
Heavenly Beachfront Property on the Market
What a Long, Strange Lot It’s Been

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City-wide, the drop in median sales price for single-family homes from 2005 to 2010 was just under 11% (not bad for the Great Recession)

“Widely read local real estate blog SFCurbed recently posted on the “10 Most Depressing Things . . .”related to the housing market. The early Armageddon that was described included falling home prices, an increase in numbers of homeowners under water and no ‘bottom’ to the free fall until sometime in 2012, “at the earliest.” While I would concur that things could be better, I have to point out that the data cited was from Zillow.com, anything but a local source…”

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Most Recent Sales
San Francisco Market Overview
Battle of the Valleys
Looking on the Sunny Side of Real Estate
Resources for San Francisco Green Thumbs

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San Francisco Bay Area Home Prices Up 18% – Case Shiller Home Price Index Positive on San Francisco Real Estate

San Francisco Bay Area Home Prices Up 18% – Case Shiller Home Price Index Positive on San Francisco Real Estate

According to the Huffington Post and the July 27, 2010 Case-Shiller Home Price Index: Case Shiller July 2010

“If you bought a home in San Francisco in the past year, it might feel like the housing slump is over. Bay area home prices have shot up 18 percent in the past year. But someone next door who bought in 2006 may have suffered a 35 percent loss in value. And if you’re a Las Vegas homeowner, there’s been no good news in four years. The latest report on home prices confirms that real estate is all about timing and location.”

Ah, the elusive timing and location.

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