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Luxury homes in popular Pacific Heights, Marina, and Cow Hollow neighborhoods are moving with many homes receiving multiple offers or selling over the asking price. It appears that the basic economics of demand and supply are causing San Francisco prices of single family homes and condominiums to...
04/25/2011
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New Stamps help Green America The US Postal Service has released a new “green” stamp featuring cartoon drawings of simple actions we can take to conserve energy and improve the environment every day. The pane of 16 forever stamps sells for $7.04 (forever stamps are sold at the prevailing postage ...
04/23/2011
Home Prices Continue to Rise - San Francisco housing market recovery is underway Luxury homes in popular Pacific Heights, Marina, and Cow Hollow neighborhoods are moving with many homes receiving multiple offers or selling over the asking price. It appears that the basic economics of demand and s...
04/20/2011
Innovative Housing Idea - Create Green Solutions This custom home cost Joanne Ussary $30,000. She bought a used Boeing 727 for $2,000 and spent $4,000 to move it to her lake. The renovation cost $24,000. $30,000 for a 2-bedroom home with kitchenette, bathroom, jacuzzi (in the cockpit). What a c...
03/23/2011
Healthy Rise in Pending Home Sales Points to More Robust Rebound in Home Sales in San Francisco in Coming Months Pending home sales activity in San Francisco increased 8.9 percent during the month of February which should result in stronger homes sales in coming months, according to the most rece...
03/22/2011
Earthquake Fault Maps online - no active faults in San Francisco Earthquake fault zone maps are now available online from the California Geological Survey. The maps only show regions with active faults. The site is organized by quadrangles. Since San Francisco has no active faults, there is no q...
02/15/2011
Real Estate: Finally a Good Investment? 4 Reasons to Buy a Home Now The housing market still looks pretty bleak: There were a record one million foreclosures last year, home prices are still falling in many regions and the number of "underwater" properties is at a record high. And things don't lo...
01/20/2011
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Dealing with Divorce - Can this cause transactions delays in closing escrow? There are many seller situations which can create transaction delays or difficulties, but my experiences dealing with divorcing sellers have been positive. In fact, I find divorce can be easier for buyers because the se...
01/16/2011
Pacific Heights Sales Finish Strong in 2010 - San Francisco Luxury Real Estate Housing inventory remains high in San Francisco as sales decline and potential buyers are choosing to postpone their purchases as they remain concerned about the strength of the economic recovery and legislation affect...
01/14/2011
Confused about compact fluorescent light (CFL) bulbs? Color The color temperature of light is rated in degrees Kelvin (K). A candle is at 1500 degrees Kelvin and produces a "warm" light with an orange tint; daylight is at 6000 degrees Kelvin and leans towards a blue tint. See chart. CFL bulbs at ...
01/14/2011
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It it exciting for me to share my love of San Francisco and my favorite neighborhoods, including Pacific Heights, Russian Hill and Cow Hollow.
I will be posting information for San Francisco home buyers and sellers regarding many types of properties: single family homes, condos, mixed use buildings.
You will also find information for property investors on apartment buildings, commercial properties and 1031 Exchanges.
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