Danielle Lazier

The Outer Sunset has a Style Map?

The Outer Sunset does have style or so says the NYTimes in a recent profile of San Francisco’s Outer Sunset District.

In real estate terms, the Outer Sunset stretches from Sunset Boulevard on the East to Ocean Beach on the West and Ortega Street on the South to Lincoln Way on the North. At least in terms of the MLS Map of San Francisco real estate districts, there is a distinction between “Outer Sunset” and “Outer Parkside” which would be the southern half of the Outer Avenues, from Ortega south to Sloat.

Since the publication of the article in the New York Times, and in particular, after the poor choice of words in the NYT online Outer Sunset photo essay (C’mon, bleak? Even we have to agree that was a bit much and we’re fairly snobby here at SFHotlist!), it’s seems there’s been a deluge of opinion and witty repartee in the usual spots like CurbedSF, etc.

Regardless of the poorly edited text of the online photos, in our opinion, this is good news for the somewhat sleepy district and real estate home values, of course! We kind of doubt the ‘hood will soon be overrun with New Yorkers anytime soon! But hey, maybe that would mean more cute spots for a nosh post Ocean Beach small dog walk!

Want more Outer Sunset recommendations? Check out Yelp Outer Sunset.

Tags: nytimes, outer sunset

Real Estate Market Outlook – The Devil’s in the Details but Good News for the San Francisco Real Estate Market

Last week, I heard Robert Kleinhenz, Deputy Chief Economist from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) give an Economic Forecast Update. He talked about how the media continues to cover “the California real estate market” when there is really no such thing. What is happening in the major cities and coastal regions is not the same as what is happening inland. As the 5th largest world economy, California is large and diverse. We have many economies and many real estate markets.

If you want to understand what is going on in your neighborhood, keep it local – very local. Become an extreme real estate locavore, if you will. And remember that the devil is in the details.

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Tags: case shiller, home prices, locavore, nytimes, sfgate

Bernal Heights and Glen Park: SF’s Best Hidden Neighborhoods Get Their 15 Minutes of Fame

For those of us who live, love, and work in Bernal Heights or Glen Park (I’m a Bernal Heights Realtor.), we’ve known this is a fabulous place to live. And frankly, I do have a couple of issues with this article, not least, is the kind of random selection of recommended watering holes.

Nevertheless, we’ll take the good press when we get it! Read the rest of this entry »

Tags: bernal heights, gialina, glen park, nytimes, valentina