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What You Could’ve Bought: For Under List Price
It’s unusual in the current San Francisco market for buyers to be able to purchase a home for less than the list price. Most of the time, a property has to be on the market for at least a couple...
View ArticleThe Most Competitive Condo Markets in San Francisco Right Now
One of the keys to success in the current San Francisco market is knowing which neighborhoods are the most competitive. Armed with that intel, you can more easily gauge how much to offer on a property,...
View ArticleThe Most Competitive House Markets in San Francisco Right Now
If you’re aiming to buy or sell a single-family home in San Francisco, it’s important to take note of the selling patterns in the city’s various neighborhoods. You’ve probably read my blog post from...
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Hard Hat Tour: Amero in Cow Hollow
I went on a hard hat tour of the new Amero condo building at 1501 Filbert between Van Ness and Franklin last week. Featuring 27 two- and three-bedroom units, Amero also includes one parking space per...
View ArticleReal Estate Near Fort Mason, Twist in Latest Sales
There are plenty of events happening in Fort Mason, the Marina outpost that hosts food truck gatherings, the city’s best vegetarian restaurant, a music school and other more interesting enterprises....
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What You Can Buy: 21 Days & Counting
Properties in San Francisco commonly go into contract within a week or two of being on the market. Which means that things move quickly. However, there are many homes that have been on the market for...
View ArticleNew Condo Listings, Holiday Activities in SF
Have you planned to hit up any holiday activities in the city yet? The latest Zephyr Market Tracker rounds up the newest condo listings, and also takes a look at what’s on tap for San Francisco’s...
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What You Can Buy With Two-Car Parking
Finding a condo in San Francisco with parking can be a challenge—but two-car parking? That’s the holy grail. I rounded up a trio of condos that offer the elusive second (and even third!) parking space....
View ArticleNoe Houses, Cow Hollow Condos Lead Price Per Square Foot Pack
Heads up, San Francisco house hunters: If you’re looking to get into hot neighborhoods like Noe Valley, NoPa, and the Marina, be prepared to potentially pay more than $1,000/square foot. Noe Valley has...
View ArticleSales Volume Down, Prices Up in Q1 2015
The big news for the first quarter of 2015 is that sales volume dropped like a rock compared to Q4 2014. But prices edged up even higher. Bottom line: There were 41% fewer single-family home and 28%...
View ArticleBuyers Don’t Always Need to Overbid
Much has been made of some buyers’ irrational exuberance when it comes to overbidding dramatically for San Francisco properties, as The Chronicle’s Kathleen Pender reported last week. This kind of...
View ArticleComing Soon and Off-Market Opportunities: July 28, 2015
Here are my picks for upcoming and off-market listings this week: 18 Lansing #303 / SoMa 1BR/1.5BA loft, 1 pkg $875,000 72 Amber Drive / Diamond Heights 4BR/2.5BA Eichler home, needs work $1,199,000...
View ArticleComing Soon and Off-Market Opportunities: August 7, 2015
Here are my picks for upcoming and off-market listings this week: 43-45 Fair / Bernal Heights Two units, cosmetic fixer $1,700,000 607 Shotwell / Mission 1BR/1BA TIC with no parking, four-unit building...
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What You Can Buy in the Center of It All
San Francisco home buyers typically want to purchase a property that’s near restaurants, cafes, bars, services and transportation. For those buyers who really want to be in the middle of everything,...
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What You Can Buy Near a Retail District
One of the reasons people want to live in San Francisco is to be near its collection of popular, interesting retail districts that offer a diverse array of restaurants, shops, and services. I thought...
View ArticleSunset, Pacific Heights Hot Spots for Cash Sales in 2017
Almost a quarter of this year’s single-family homes and condos were purchased by cash buyers, with neighborhoods like the Sunset, Parkside and Pacific Heights seeing the most such sales. The Sunset and...
View ArticleBuyers Exceed Seller Expectations with Extreme Overbids
It’s one thing to list a property lower than the targeted price, but 95% of the agents I know who do significant business in San Francisco (including myself) don’t typically list a property for...
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What Neighborhoods Have the Most Inventory?
It’s no secret that San Francisco is notorious for having low inventory. We’ve been complaining about it for years, and there simply isn’t enough housing for everyone who wants to buy property in the...
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What Neighborhoods Have the Most Inventory?
It’s no secret that San Francisco is notorious for having low inventory. We’ve been complaining about it for years, and there simply isn’t enough housing for everyone who wants to buy property in the...
View ArticleWelcome To The 2019 Holiday Home Stretch
Serious buyers hit the streets right after Thanksgiving to scoop up what’s left of the year’s inventory. Yes, there are fewer homes from which to pick. But the competition thins out because a majority...
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