A Bubble?

There have been several articles recently that indicate the San Francisco housing market is a heading to doom: there is a bubble, it will burst and prices will tumble. Is that true? My crystal ball has been broken for a long time. Here’s what I know. The housing market in the Bay Area has been []

Common Conditions in a Purchase Contract

Financing and Inspection Conditions are common in a purchase contract.  Depending upon market conditions, some buyers may choose to waive conditions, or depending on the property and its condition, you might wish to add additional ones. Here is an overview: []

What’s my home REALLY worth?

Is Your Home Really Worth What Zillow* Says It Is? *Zillow or any other company with an Automatic Valuation Model, that is! There are many Automatic Valuation Models available on the internet, designed to give instant valuations of property values.  In most cases, there is a big difference between the estimate provided on line and []

No Surprises Here!

It probably comes as no surprise to anyone who lives in the Bay Area and has access to local news reports: The real estate market in San Francisco and all over the Bay Area continues to have rising sales prices caused by fierce demand, and multiple buyers bidding on almost every home or condo listed []

2542 Sacramento Street #102

This beautiful, light-filled one bedroom, one bath condo is ideally located a half block from Pacific Heights’ vibrant Fillmore Street, with some of the city’s best restaurants, cafés and boutiques. It is a quick walk to Alta Plaza and Lafayette Parks, close to MUNI and corporate shuttle busses, and it’s easy to get downtown and to points North and South. The combination living and dining rooms with wood floors are adjacent to the kitchen and the private patio.  The kitchen has granite counters, stainless appliances, beautiful gray-stained cabinets and a glass tile backsplash. The bright, spacious bedroom has a large closet. Extra storage is available in the custom-designed unit in the spacious entry hallway. Leased parking in building. Low HOA dues $371.56 per month. Beautiful and close to it all. It doesn’t get much better than this!

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Rental Prices in San Francisco are Sky High!

Rental prices in San Francisco continue to rise. Demand has continued to increase: SF is a great city and like most major U.S. cities has seen population growth in recent decades and many factors make the city more desirable as a place to live. This plus an increase in local jobs in the city and []

The Housing Drought

Did you miss that surge of new inventory on the San Francisco market this spring? We all did.  Buyers and their agents were hopeful.  Inventory levels remained low. I was surprised to see this chart and realize that we’ve been waiting for the spring inventory to arrive. For the last few years! California is facing []