John M. Scott's Blog

The California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) has created a new feature called Homeowner Legislative Facts. Once a month C.A.R. posts new articles, and encourages Realtors to share with the community in our newsletters, blogs etc. The following article discusses the overhaul of the federal tax ...

1st Time Home Buyers Win Again! These were some of my favorite clients. We met each other almost every weekend for almost 8 months looking for that special home they could aford. They also needed help with closing costs, which was a difficult thing for sellers to accept as the market kept heating...

Buying a Condo in San Francisco One of my favorite buyer clients are a couple - I'll call them Jake and Dan. They live in Sonoma and were looking for a pied-a-terre in San Francisco for when they want to enjoy the nightlife and cultural activities. Dan also goes to school part trime and needs a p...

Something always seems to be changing in San Francisco's West Portal Village. As a member of the Merchant's Association, I heard about this one in advance. And all the neighbors seemed to be very supportive and happy about the change - at least from what I was seeing on Nextdoor West Portal. Befo...

Earth Day 1970 I was reading an article about Earth Day, which is held on April 22nd. I got to looking on Earthday.org's website and clicked on History. The first Earth Day was held on April 22, 1970 - the year I graduated from high school.  The website said "The height of hippie and flower cultu...

It was a dark day in San Francisco in October 2012 when a four alarm fire at the corner of West Portal Avenue and Ulloa Street took out some very popular businesses - Squat & Gobble Restaurant, the wine bar and shop Vin Debut and a large dental practice. By early 2013 the debris had been cleared ...