According to this article in SF Gate, San Francisco rents shot up 14.4 percent from a year ago! So here's my hypothetical question to the renters that can afford to buy - (and I'd love to hear from some of you readers if you feel like answering): If you can afford to buy and aren't planning on mo
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04/17/2008
I forget sometimes that people actually read this blog. In fact, I'm often surprised when I run into people that actually know who I am after reading my thoughts about San Francisco real estate. Usually, the people that recognize me are other agents that read this blog, but sometimes, I run into
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04/17/2008
So you hate your landlord, or your tenant? Or maybe you own a TIC and you and your co-owners can't seem to agree on anything? Or is your neighbor the neighborhood nuisance? No matter what the situation, Elizabeth Erhardt, a litigation attorney and partner of Sideman & Bancroft LLP will provide yo
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10/10/2007
If your usual parking spot has a chicken running around, or has a park bench, or looks like an art gallery, don't be surprised.September 21, 2007 - PARK(ing) DayConceived by REBAR, a San Francisco-based art collective, PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event ce
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09/22/2007
Rents in San Francisco are (surprise) on the rise! As less people qualify for loans due to the tighteninig restrictions in the mortgage industry (restrictions that I agree with wholeheartedly), more people need to rent, rent, rent their homes in San Francisco. And what happens with supply & dema
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09/22/2007
OK... so maybe it isn't an invasion, maybe they were invited. And maybe they're not all over San Francisco, but confined to a hillside that's part of the Laguna Honda Hospital Campus in San Francisco's Forest Hill neighborhood. But when I drove down Laguna Honda Boulevard today, I nearly broke my
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09/22/2007
I missed the Mayor, but I had a great time anyway! As I mentioned a few weeks ago, I got the opportunity to go to the Dwell on Design conference and exhibition today. I hear that our green Mayor Newsom swung by today... but even though I didn't get a chance to meet Gavin and see his perfect hair
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09/17/2007
It's been a hectic Monday. Trying to function in the real estate world without email is like trying to catch a criminal without the ability to process fingerprints. It's possible, but it sure is hard work. Our IT department is still trying to rebuild our email database, so that still means, no em
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09/17/2007
SFGate.com ran an article back in July that talked about a concept that we're seeing again called equity sharing. I had a few clients ask me about it, so I approached Monica Di Perna to get some more information on the topic. Here's what she had to say: Equity shariing was very popular when I fir
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09/16/2007
As a REALTOR®, my email is my life line. On an average day, I get anywhere from 40 emails and on a busy day, 100 (or many more) emails are not uncommon. I'm connected to my email just about everywhere I go. My Palm Treo gives me access to my email on the go. I opted for the Windows based model w
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09/15/2007
