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San Francisco Real Estate Expert Offers Local Advice to San Francisco Buyers, Sellers and Owners-- and feeds the dreams of those who wish they could live in Tony Bennet's 'City by the Bay.'
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This one's important. Joel Burns' disclosure about his childhood is moving to the point of tears. It is part of the "It Gets Better Project" on YouTube-- a moving, fast-growing collection of video messages from all over the world directed at gay teens who may be considering suicide. If you visit...
10/22/2010
 Recent Closing at The Montgomery 74 New Montgomery, #315. Sold for $480,000. 1BR/1BA Condominium.  Built in 1914, The Montgomery once housed the "San Francisco Call" newspaper. It was refurbished into 107 condominiums in 2007. It's an interesting location, just half-a-block south of Market Stree...
10/20/2010
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Countless number of people have eaten in my kitchen and gone on to lead normal lives.  And I firmly believe that it doesn't matter how fancy your kitchen is if you can't cook. And great cooks don't need big fancy kitchens-- witness the standard-sized kitchen in a Parisian apartment and you'll kno...
10/20/2010
My "Pay it Forward" pledge this week was to pass out lingerie to women in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. So yesterday I walked the blocks around my old haunt, Glide Memorial and passed out some nice new teddies, bras, underpants and socks to the girls lined up at the homeless shelter and wa...
10/19/2010
Cathy Lee, a designer out of the East Bay, posted this piece about the Elle Decor Showhouse. This event is much like the Decorator Showcase in Pacific Heights, except that it's in St. Francis Wood, an elegant single family home neighborhood on the other side of town. It's an easy reach if you're...
10/17/2010
Okay, I'd love to say these Giants pix are from one of the playoff games. Or even the one against the Padres that clinched the National League West. Unfortunately they're from the day before, October 2, when we lost against the Padres, 4-2. Still, it was a beautiful day, and it made me wish I'd m...
10/17/2010
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How Now Dow Place? There are two condos for sale at 77 Dow, aka "The Hawthorne." One on the 13th floor has 1,065 square feet and is listed for $599,000. The other one on the 7th floor has 1283 square feet and is listed for $699,000. Reasons to love 77 Dow: 1. The floor plans. 77 Dow's unusual lof...
10/14/2010
First, walk into Ross Dress for Less with $50 bucks. Buy as much cheap women's underwear and socks as you can afford in size 10 or less. Frilly is good. Then go to your town's seediest neighborhood. In San Francisco, that would be the Tenderloin District, which you'll find conveniently located ri...
10/13/2010
Why Own When You Can Rent? I have some well-heeled clients who have decided to sell their primary residence in Beverly Hills and rent for awhile instead of buying again. Their reasoning? For less than the $5000/month they pay to own their place, they could rent something even better. In the meant...
10/12/2010
A Long Look Through the Rearview Mirror of the San Francisco Real Estate Market The chart below offers a 17-year look back at San Francisco's median sales prices. I got this chart from the Paragon Statistics Genie. He put it together using MLS data, which only goes back to 1993. Though median pri...
10/10/2010
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San Francisco Real Estate Expert Offers Local Advice to San Francisco Buyers, Sellers and Owners-- and feeds the dreams of those who wish they could live in Tony Bennet's 'City by the Bay.'