To gain some insight into the current real estate market, we talked to one of the most knowledgeable people in the business. Alf Nucifora is the chairman and founder of LuxeSF.... Read More
Is the pandemic the last straw for San Francisco residents, fed up with the high cost of owning a home or paying rent in the city? For years, people have been threatening to leave... Read More
We’ve all had the chance to daydream and maybe reminisce a bit over these many weeks of shelter-in-place during the pandemic. Nearly empty San Francisco streets brought my mind ... Read More
The March 16 shelter-in-place order brought San Francisco home sales to a virtual standstill. Because real estate sales had been fairly brisk to that point, it was difficult to ge... Read More
Our real estate market is always a big topic of conversation. Whenever news breaks, the question invariably comes up, “What does this mean for San Francisco home prices?” The ... Read More
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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