Sellers Need Lead Time For Spring Market
Allow yourself enough lead time for pre-sale work if you’re planning to sell your San Francisco home this Spring. Though some wise future sellers start…
Post Archive For
Homeowner Tips
COPA Legislation Now In Effect for SF Multi-Unit Building Sellers
The Community Opportunity to Purchase Act (COPA) is now officially in effect for sellers of multi-unit buildings. I first blogged about the COPA back in…
Here’s Your Mid-2019 Bernal Heights Microhood Report
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…
Spring 2019’s Most Competitive Neighborhoods for Buyers
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…
Revised SF Contract Includes New Clause for Cash Buyers
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…
Wire Fraud Rampant in Real Estate Transactions
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.
Sell Now If Your Home Calls for Compromise
2019 is quite the robust seller’s market. Limited inventory and high demand continue to give way to multiple offers and substantial overbidding. Interest rates are…
Can I Convert My Duplex Into A Single-Family Home?
How easy it is to turn a two-unit building into a single-family home? The short answer? Not very.
Mission Bay Reaches End of Condo Construction Boom
Mission Bay residential is pretty much built out at this point. Check out my picks for the best buildings in the neighborhood.
Homeowners Not On Hook for Sidewalk Tree Care
The San Francisco Department of Public Works (DPW) is responsible for pruning and maintaining all trees located on city streets—not homeowners. This is a question…
New Law Requires Fidelity Bond Insurance for All HOAs
A new law took effect in 2019 that requires all homeowners associations (HOAs) to carry what’s called Fidelity Bond insurance. This policy basically protects the HOA from actions taken by board directors and officers, such as transferring money in and out of HOA accounts.
Another 5-Star Yelp Review From Happy Home Buyers!
I closed escrow recently on a Victorian duplex in The Haight. My clients contacted me a few months ago after coming across my blog. We…
Prices Flatten, Market Shifts in San Francisco
We’re smack in the middle of the Fall real estate season, one of the two busiest times of the year for buying and selling homes….
Bernal, Sunset Top List of Most Competitive Neighborhoods for Buyers
San Francisco’s real estate market has long operated under the “list low, sell higher” approach. I’ve been a full-time Realtor since 2002, and it’s basically…
Wanted: San Francisco Home Sellers
It’s a seller’s market in San Francisco at the moment. Inventory remains flat, there are anywhere from five to 40 buyers for every home that…