Simone Takes on San Francisco

  What Costs How Much Where in San Francisco San Francisco Home Values by Neighborhood & Bedroom Count The March 2013 Paragon Market Report   We've just completed our semiannual review of SF house and condo values by average and median prices, average size and average dollar per squar...

Noe Valley-Eureka Valley-Cole Valley District   February 2013 Update     Paragon's market overview for San Francisco Realtor District 5, which encompasses the central city neighborhoods of Noe Valley, Eureka Valley (including the Castro), Dolores Heights, Cole Valley, Mission Dolores, Haight Ash...

New Listings vs. Accepted Offers There are two issues behind the current low inventory crunch: firstly, there's the simple matter of fewer listings coming on market, and secondly, that the listings that do arrive are being snatched up very quickly. This chart compares the influx of inventory and ...

Is Everything Selling Over the Asking Price?  No, of course not: not all listings are selling for over list price. Some homes still go through price reductions and some don't sell at all, but it is true that a large percentage of SF listings is now selling for over asking price and sometimes far...

Who is San Francisco? Who We Are, How We Live, What We Do, How We Rank How many San Franciscans: Trace their ancestry from China, Ireland, Mexico or the Philippines? Are children under 5? Speak Spanish at home? Have their cars stolen? Are heterosexual or gay? Divorced? Live alone? Give birth eac...

San Francisco Real Estate Trends for the South of Market (SoMa), South Beach, Mission Bay & Yerba Buena Condo Market A Market Overview by the Paragon Real Estate Group More condos sell in the South of Market (SoMa)-South Beach-Yerba Buena-Mission Bay neighborhoods than anyplace else in the city....

San Francisco Real Estate Values by Neighborhood         What Costs How Much Where in San Francisco   San Francisco Home Values by Neighborhood   February 1, 2011 - January 31, 2012   The first set of statistics apply only to non-distress homes that include at least 1 car parking. Distressed home...

Looks like San Franciscans are grabbing up condos as much as houses these days.  43% of sold properties in 2011 were Single Family Homes while Condos came in a close second with 39%.

Many homeowners that purchased a condo in San Francisco in 2011 had something in common:  They wanted them to be Contemporary.  Over 1200 condos sold in that style.  The next closest category was Hi-Tech with only 322 condos in that style. There were a good number of houses that sold in every arc...

[/caption] Believe it or not, the second largest home sale in San Francisco for 2011 actually happened South of Market in the Yerba Buena district. Granted it was the penthouse unit at the St. Regis that sold for $28,000,000.  This was actually a bargain 20% off the original list price of $35,000...