What To Expect At Your Home Inspection
Buying a home is a big deal, and you want to make sure there are no surprises with any of the systems once you own…
Home Buyer Tips
Buying a home is a big deal, and you want to make sure there are no surprises with any of the systems once you own…
The Bernal Heights microhoods are backing off the $2,000,000 median price this year. For the first time in a while, no microhood hit that single-family…
San Francisco has fortunately not been the site of a similar fire recently. However, the gas lines do run underground in the city, and it’s important to be aware of their locations as part of your due diligence when buying a home.
Sellers agree to market their properties outside of the Multiple Listing Service (MLS) for a variety of reasons. They may not be able to move…
The selling pattern in San Francisco has eternally been all about listing lower than the target price, and expecting well over asking. Spring 2019 has…
I remember hosting an open house circa 2003 in Noe Valley and meeting two buyers from San Diego. Their first question was whether the property…
The San Francisco Association of Realtors recently revised its purchase agreement to add paragraph 46, which requires cash buyers to comply with Financial Crimes Enforcement…
Exercise extreme caution when dealing with wired funds in a real estate transaction. Wire fraud is very much alive and well, and I’ve been hearing unfortunate stories from my colleagues recounting big money losses due to fraud activity.
Driven by high buyer demand for single-family homes, the fixer market is still going gangbusters in San Francisco. The average price for a fixer over…
Buying a small house in the city may be the route to go if your budget maxes out well below our single-family citywide average of…
How easy it is to turn a two-unit building into a single-family home? The short answer? Not very.
If you’re interested in figuring out what you can afford in the San Francisco real estate market, the first step is getting fully preapproved for…
Mission Bay residential is pretty much built out at this point. Check out my picks for the best buildings in the neighborhood.
Thanksgiving is in the rear view, and we’re speeding toward Christmas, which only means one thing when it comes to San Francisco real estate: Inventory…
Referencing a property’s permit history is a big part of doing your due diligence in a purchase.