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Ah, the agonies of aging. Or, for those of you not feeling so charitable, the agonies of what some would describe asquick-and-questionable construction. Either way, as I was driving by 88 King St - The Towers at Embarcadero South yesterday I noticed that there was a lot activity on the exterior ...
01/04/2011
I’m starting the new year off with a new account over at quora. Today’s question is: “What should I do to increase the value of my San Francisco home?” and my answer is as follows: Well, that depends on how much you want to spend! If you are considering major home improvements or remodeling, as ...
01/03/2011
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Before it jumped the shark, the series "Weeds" on Showtime was one of my favorite shows. I had a love/hate relationship with the theme song from the first couple of seasons - Little Boxes by Malvina Reynolds. Legend has it that as she was driving from Berkeley to the San Mateo Peninsula via San...
12/27/2010
(Groan). Sorry folks, couldn’t help myself with that ridiculously tempting pun of a headline about Noe Valley. Yesterday’s Bernal Heights neighborhood trivia was pretty popular, so today I’m going to try and bring you three equally interesting tidbits about Noe Valley, San Francisco , the neighb...
12/22/2010
Five Great Things about Noe Valley The holidays are a great time to pause and reflect on all that we have to be thankful for. At least, that is what my mom always tells me Personally, I say its a great time of year for tearing through wrapping paper with wild abandon and purchasing shiny expens...
12/21/2010
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Three Cool Trivia Tidbits about Bernal Heights Holiday party season is now in full swing, and you can all to easily find yourself with a bunch of strangers when an uncomfortable silence descends out of nowhere. To help you out of those akward moments, I thought I’d offer you some San Francisco ...
12/21/2010
Before you batten down the hatches and nestle up in your home to avoid the big storms that are arriving, you’ve got a few hours to get out and see if either the most expensive or least expensive real estate listed for sale in the San Francisco multiple listing service during the past week might ...
12/17/2010
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Holiday Withdrawal Syndrome has reached epidemic proportions in San Francisco, with properties withdrawing themselves left and right for the holiday season. Within just the past 24 hours, 12 properties have been withdrawn (termed inactives in the graph below) from the San Francisco multiple list...
12/16/2010
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Monday began our last-minute-home-shopping marathon with a tour of what could be yours in Bernal Heights. For those of you that wanted to live in the Heights, but not just Bernal Heights, we headed up to Pacific Heights on Tuesday. Today we tour a neighborhood between the two, not just geographi...
12/15/2010
For many people Pacific Heights is the quintessential San Francisco neighborhood. Featuring block after block of large scale, architecturally-significant mansions and stately Victorian homes, (some of which have city or bay views to die for), this neighborhood is truly a noteworthy and unique Sa...
12/13/2010