With all the current drama in world stock markets, it’s not unreasonable that a person will want to step back and see what happens – and trying to convince someone otherwise is a losing proposition. Based on current economic activity and conditions in the U.S., there is very little chance of a U.S. stock market crash occurring in the near future (though the scale of an “adjustment”, if such happens, is unknown) and it’s quite possible the current dramatic volatility …
Month: August 2015
It’s been an uncommonly busy summer for real estate in the Bay Area. In fact, more single-family homes sold in the region last month than in any July since the housing bust! Even with median prices for homes and condos alike in San Francisco exceeding $1,000,000 for the 6th consecutive month and inventory at its lowest since January, the number of property sales recently has kept on pace with the spring months. Even with prices in the area at …
Nowhere in San Francisco can you find a higher concentration of opulent homes than in Pacific Heights. Here, tech moguls live side by side with movers and shakers of high society — Dianne Feinstein, Gordon and Ann Getty, Larry Ellison, Mark Pincus, Danielle Steel and Nancy Pelosi are but a handful of the tony neighborhood’s ultra high net worth residents. In 2013, the trophy “Billionaire’s Row” property at 2950 Broadway (pictured above) traded hands for $35,000,000, making it the most …
San Francisco is — without doubt — a foodie mecca. From Michelin starred and James Beard Award-winning restaurants to plentiful farmers’ markets, the city’s thriving food scene as we know it today has been a long time in the making. In fact, the oldest restaurant in San Francisco (and all of California!), Tadich Grill, opened in 1849 and is still going strong as a local favorite. Tip: If you plan to visit for dinner, expect a wait and enjoy the full bar …
There’s the notion that a million dollars is the price you have to pay if you want to play in San Francisco’s red hot real estate market. After all, the most expensive properties get a lot of media attention– But if the median price is $1,160,000, that means almost half the properties on the market are selling for under $1 million. Of those sub-million dollar properties, the majority are neither Below Market Rate units nor fixer-uppers, instead livable turn-key homes (search homes …
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