A residential and commercial real estate report for the Bay Area

There has been a 96 percent increase in home prices from the trough of the recession until today in the San Francisco-Oakland area. That, according to a study from RealtyTrac, puts... Read More

The Mystery Housebuyer

What to look for when you look at a potential new home

By anonymous

You’re heading into a for-sale house or condo to tour. You’re mentally armed with all of the questions you want to ask the listing agent about the seller, timing, other... Read More

Real Estate Today

Bears, tech humans and primal instincts

By Carole Isaacs

This morning I needed a bit of amusement, and fortunately my daughter sent me a YouTube video to brighten my spirits: Bear Hoe Down: What Goes On When You Are Not There (ow.ly/nxtv... Read More

Real Estate

House hunting sticker shock

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

Talk about sticker shock. Have you watched as someone from middle America sees San Francisco home prices for the first time? They about pass out. The people who already live here, ... Read More

Real Estate

Oh, just give me a home. Or not.

By John Zipperer

One of the few initiatives of President George W. Bush’s administration that tried to honestly help people who were not already well off was its push to increase homeownershi... Read More

Real Estate Today

Nimbys vs. newbies

By Carole Isaacs

The San Francisco sky-line is changing at a faster pace than any other time since the 1906 earthquake. Considering that there are now 40, yes 40, new buildings under construction, ... Read More

Real Estate

Take advantage of your buying power

By Stephanie Saunders Ahlberg

If you’re like most people, when purchasing a home you think about your monthly payments rather than a certain mortgage amount. You arrive at a payment amount that you can af... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: July 2013

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate

A sizzling market

By Carrie Buchanan Goodman & Lisa Miller

The one thing that we understand above everything else right now is that this market can be frustrating. It’s frustrating for buyers, because they are getting outbid on multi... Read More

The Mystery Housebuyer

What Egypt can teach us

By anonymous

A year or so ago, HGTV’s House Hunters program was under fire for manipulating the homebuying stories it portrays. The reality show, critics cried, did not portray reality. B... Read More

Real Estate

Pay the rent or buy a BMW?

Marina homeowners reap windfall renting to America’s Cup audience

By John Zipperer

The best-kept secret is that America’s Cup fans can rent a place near the water for only $50 a night. Once they check in, they can take in the natural beauty, kick up their f... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: June 2013

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate Today

Please tell me some good news

By Carole Isaacs

The San Francisco real estate market is a combination of heaven and hell, depending on whether you are a seller or a buyer. No need to talk about heaven, but what about buyers in &... Read More

Market Report

The Marina Times Real Estate Market Report: May 2013

By Hill & Co.

Real Estate

City knocks homeowners with TIC deal

By John Zipperer

On June 11, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors voted to change the tenants-in-common (TIC) condo conversion system. But they took a bill to enable a larger-than-normal group of... Read More

Real Estate