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Early promotional photos of Hill & Co. Photos: courtesy Garey De Martini
Real Estate

Disappearing San Francisco brands

There’s a whole lot of consolidation going on
By Garey De Martini

Earlier this year Zephyr Real Estate became an affiliate of Corcoran Global Living. You’ll still find Zephyr if you search for it online, but click on a link and you’ll see th... Read More
These might become must-haves when you go to an open house. Photo: Tai’s Captures on Unsplash
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Your home is your castle

Or maybe it’s your jail
By John Zipperer

A question for the hive mind: Does sheltering in place make you aware of everything you dislike about your home and remind you of how much you want to leave it? Or does it comfort... Read More
Real Estate

It’s no accident

The not-so-pretty history of our housing crisis
By Garey De Martini

The project seemed simple enough. I set out to examine San Francisco housing — what the city envisioned in the 1970s and ’80s, what it envisions today, and what it may envision... Read More
This is not your grandparents’ real estate world anymore. Photo: paulbr75
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Buyers — and sellers? — beware

As Zillow and others change the home-buying landscape, it is unclear who wins
By John Zipperer

This month, let’s check in on a few trends that are impacting the real estate market. CAN I BUY AND SELL YOUR HOUSE? If you are looking through home listings in an effort to buy... Read More
Not everything you anticipate will make you feel good. Photo: Dmitri.photography
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Our Heinz ketchup moment

Has the long-anticipated price correction finally begun?
By John Zipperer

Living in a real estate world can be made a lot easier if one examines other industries. As we look at news about the current market and try to guess where it’s heading, it feels... Read More
Rome’s Coliseum: Would it look better with a liquor store? Photo: smarkov2
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More housing? No thanks; we’re good

San Francisco misses another chance to address the housing crisis
By John Zipperer

THE NEW ROMAN RUINS OF NORTH BEACH There is a building at 659 Union Street (between Columbus Avenue and Powell Street) known as the Verdi Building. It used to contain retail and re... Read More
Gov. Gavin Newsom has “leaned in” on the housing crisis. Will it be enough? Photo: Gage Skidmore
Real Estate Reporter

Movement in Sacramento

Governor Newsom signed some housing legislation this fall. Will local communities implement them correctly?
By John Zipperer

As we close the books on 2019 and look forward to 2020, let’s take a moment to look at some progress that has been made in addressing our housing crisis. Let’s go beyond the sh... Read More
City plans could return us to the good old days of 1864, when Market Street was totally clear of automobiles. Photo: Library of Congress
Real Estate Reporter

Limits to the market

By John Zipperer

STATEWIDE RENT CAP In early October, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed AB 1482, which limits increases in rent to 5 percent annually plus inflation. The bill also requires landlords to prov... Read More
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Tackling housing affordability at the ballot box

By John Zipperer

Once again, San Francisco voters will tear open their ballot envelopes or step into the voting booth and start to mark their choices for various officeholders and ballot measures i... Read More
Real Estate Reporter

From ‘Good Times’ to ‘The Last Black Man in San Francisco’

By John Zipperer

My job has some perks, and one of them is getting to talk with interesting people. In late August (after deadline for this paper), I will have the privilege of interviewing Joe Tal... Read More
Real Estate Reporter

The housing lottery

By John Zipperer

MIDYEAR MARKET UPDATE The economy remains strong, as does housing. Sounds simple enough, right? But the interesting stuff is in the details. Leslie Appleton-Young and Jordan Levine... Read More
There are two proposals to produce new housing for San Francisco teachers. Photo: Steveriot1
Real Estate Reporter

News from the housing vortex

By John Zipperer

HOUSING PRICES REBOUND After several years of prices below the heights they reached in 2015, the median house sales prices are back up to their second-highest levels for the area i... Read More
State Senator Scott Wiener, center, talks housing with John Zipperer and Michelle Meow. Photo: Sonya Abrams
Real Estate Reporter

Scott Wiener explains why you’re wrong about SB 50

By John Zipperer

State Senator Scott Wiener stirred up a hornets’ nest last year when he pushed a bill to allow greater density of housing around transit points across the state. That bill died e... Read More
Real Estate Reporter

The time value of money

By John Zipperer

Recently in the news there was a story about the Oakland A’s baseball team lining up political support for a new stadium to be built (they hope) at the Howard Terminal on the wa... Read More
Real Estate Reporter

Rise of the LIMBYs

Not every problem is a problem
By John Zipperer

I don’t know how you feel about it,” the neighbor said, informing me about a neighborhood development. “I don’t know if you’re a NIMBY or YIMBY or whatever . . . ” My n... Read More

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