Blogs Tagged: san francisco

State of the Market--July

Posted On: Friday, August 26, 2011 - 5:41pm | Posted By: kevinkoerner
Topics: Market Statistics

The San Francisco real estate market took its annual holiday in July, with combined SFR and condo sales down 13.9% from June--the third largest drop coming into July since the late ‘80s.

Ever Wonder About the San Francisco Earthquakes You <b>Don't</b> Feel?

Posted On: Sunday, August 21, 2011 - 11:56am | Posted By: dianehourany
Topics: Community Information

I found this very cool Twitter handle that monitors the earthquakes around the San Francisco Bay Area. It's surprising (or maybe it shouldn't be?) just how many earthquakes occur on a daily basis that we don't feel (at least I don't!).

San Francisco Is Siemen’s Greenest City

Posted On: Tuesday, July 5, 2011 - 2:37pm | Posted By: kevinkoerner

San Francisco prides itself on its green initiatives (heck, City-dwellers recycle a higher proportion of their trash -- 77% vs the national 25% average -- than residents of any other city in the country) so this award should not come as too much of a shock.

Time to Buy/Time to Sell!

Posted On: Wednesday, June 1, 2011 - 2:51pm | Posted By: kevinkoerner
Topics: Market Statistics


Zephyr Real Estate Launches YouTube Channel and More

Posted On: Monday, May 9, 2011 - 8:30am | Posted By: melodyfoster
Topics: Press Release

San Francisco, CA – May 9, 2011 – Zephyr Real Estate, with its award-winning website, continues to excel in the social media arena as well as in customer service and accessibility. One of the website’s powerful features is its collection of narrated videos highlighting many of San Francisco’s neighborhoods. To further augment those videos, Zephyr now has channels on YouTube, Metacafe and DailyMotion, showcasing several of those neighborhoods. 

Solar Panels Increase Home Values

Posted On: Thursday, April 21, 2011 - 4:30pm | Posted By: dianehourany
Topics: Community Information

A question often posed by buyers and sellers alike: Does installing solar panels increase the value of a home? Finally, a newly released study shows that for a home with a typical 3.1 kilowatt solar system, the resale value is boosted by $17,000 above the cost of a comparable home without solar panels.

San Francisco, Peninsula & Marin Off-Leash Dog Havens May Become Significantly Smaller Under GGNRA Proposal

Posted On: Tuesday, January 25, 2011 - 11:14am | Posted By: cherylbower

Doggy heaven as we know it may become significantly more limited in space!

Mortgage Rates May Have Hit Bottom

Posted On: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:29pm | Posted By:

Mortgage rates in 2010 were the lowest in six decades.  However, these ultra-low mortgage rates are vanishing.  Rates have been rising since November 2010, and the rate for 30-year fixed loans has crossed the 5 percent mark twice in three weeks.  Many experts are signaling the end to the 4 percent mortgage rate era.


Will Housing Rebound in 2011?

Posted On: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:24pm | Posted By:

Will housing rebound in 2011?  It's a question many Americans want answered. 

If you've been following my blog, the housing data for the latter months of 2010 have been raising optimism.  Especially in San Francisco, median home prices have been showing slight increases; seasonally-adjusted new- and existing-home sales figures have been improving; and inventory has been fairly steady, if not shrinking.

4 Things To Do in the Outer Sunset

Posted On: Monday, December 6, 2010 - 11:34am | Posted By: kevinkoerner
Topics: Community Information

NY Times article offers just a glimpse of all this neighborhood has to offer.