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An agent friend of mine recently hired a Feng Shui (pronounced "fung schway") practitioner to engage in the ancient Chinese practice to 'cleanse' a listing that wasn't selling. I'm not sure what the practitioner did, but afterwards she told the agent to expect an offer within a week. What the Fen...

Let's say you're selling your house and it's time to fill out disclosure forms.  When a question comes up about the roof, you remember that the roofer came out and repaired a small leak in the master bedroom a couple of years ago.  You've been through two rainy seasons since then without a proble...

I posted about the dangers of signing in at New Homes projects some time ago and how it's a bad idea to work directly with the developer. Nevin Williams, a mortgage broker in Carlsbad has also just posted on the topic- - and I think he's made a very persuasive case. . . Get real!  Why would I wa...

268 Lombard is one of those "ohmigosh, I can't believe this one's for sale" homes that clings to the edge of Telegraph Hill with the kind of views you hear Tony Bennett sing about. It has three bedrooms (all set up as master suites), four baths and over 2500 square feet. You can buy the whole thi...

The purpose of a buyer's final walk-through of a property just prior to close is to verify that the seller has maintained the property in the same condition as when the buyer went into contract. It's also to make sure that the seller has completed any negotiated repairs.  Generally a walk through...

There is a charming studio condo for sale at 901 Powell Street aka the St. Elizabeth on Nob Hill. List price is $359,000. Square footage in tax records is 416, but it feels larger because of its ample private patio. An old Murphy bed closet in the unit can also eliminate the bed and free up the l...

In the past week or two, there have been hundreds of sky-is-falling articles in every major media outlet-- about how home sales drastically slumped in July when compared with June and May, or as compared to July of last year, both nationally and in the Bay Area. With statistics, however, context ...

The new homes at Symphony Towers at 750 Van Ness (and a second address around the corner at 650 Turk) is 90% sold. Their remaining options are small studios and one-bedrooms. The least expensive is a studio with under 400 square feet listed for $319,000. The most expensive is a one-plus bedroom w...

Excuse me, but the sky is NOT falling. . . Today, there were a bunch of news reports all over the place about the  plunging real estate market, with home sales plunging and plunging prices. It made for thrilling copy, but the data used was based on the national market, nor our local one. Don't ge...

Right now there are six resale condominiums at The Brannan. The most expensive is a penthouse unit with three bedrooms, two baths, northwest views and 1670 square feet. It is listed for $1,929,000. The least expensive is a lower floor two-bedroom unit facing the street with 1062 square feet, list...