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It Happened in Japan... Are You and Your Home Ready?

Posted On: Friday, March 11, 2011 - 11:00am

With the recent large earthquakes in Haiti, Chile, New Zealand and now Japan, we in San Francisco should never forget we may face the same or worse in the near future.  Are you ready?  There are many things that you can do to prepare for a large and devastating earthquake.  Here are a few sites to check out to make sure you can rock and roll when the earth does!

How American Homes Became Sweet -- "At Home" by Bill Bryson

Posted On: Friday, October 8, 2010 - 10:35am
Tags: books, history, tips | Topics: Laws and Regulations

A new book about how America's humble dwellings were transformed through the centuries into our present day homes is both fascinating and also funny.  Author Bill Bryson's "At Home: A Short History of Private Life" takes each room of his own home and weaves a tale of how nutrition influened the kitchen and the Victorian sense of "punishment" promoted the act of bathing.  I don't think you'll view your home in

The History of Houses

Posted On: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - 9:27am
Tags: 1970s, Beatles, house, Precita | Topics: Community Information

This blog entry at LaughingSquid.com tells the interesting tale of one house in San Francisco.  There are so many fascinating tales about who lived in a particular house or what event took place there, from Patty Hearst, Bruce Lee, Mark Twain, the Grateful Dead, Joe Dimaggio, Isadora Duncan, or Janis Joplin.

Manhattan in the Mission?

Posted On: Friday, July 23, 2010 - 12:01pm
Tags: bike, delivery, food, groceries, Mission | Topics: Community Information

Wow, just found out that TCB Couriers (bike messengers with attitude) started a late night delivery service for residents living and loving the Mission.  There's a fee, but they accept credit cards and deliver food, groceries, and sundry items... like living in Tribeca and having McDonald's delivered to your door.

Color Your World!

Posted On: Friday, July 9, 2010 - 10:47am
Tags: Community, fun, neighbors, painting | Topics: Buyers and Sellers, Community Information

Creating colorful spaces inside our homes is always fun and sometimes a chore.  Try taking it outdoors and with a group of neighbors!  Check out this video, and think of the possibilities...

The Mission IS the Mission!

Posted On: Friday, May 28, 2010 - 5:01pm
Tags: Google, hip, hot, Mission, sunny, tech | Topics: Buyers and Sellers

A recent Wall Street Journal article identified the Mission District as one of the hottest areas in San Francisco for tech workers.  Employees of Facebook, Google, and Yahoo! have populated this neighborhood known for the warm sunny weather and hip bars and eateries.  This influx has helped to raise the median home value in the neighborhood 4% to $712,800 since the

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