Real Data SF The Dirt on San Francisco Real Estate – (Broker, Cal. Dept. Real Estate License No. 773349) Residential Services Misha’s Bio Contact Me With Facebook Not Looking So Good, Is the Bloom Off the Rose in San Francisco’s Residential Home Market Posted on August 4, 2012 by Misha My wife likes to remind me that I always seem to think that the stock market is heading down. Though I don’t generally think of myself as a half empty kind of guy, there may be some truth to the rap. So, what to make of a recent article in the New York Times that sees echoes of the 2000 dot-com bust in the disappointing performance of Facebook and other new-tech companies like Zynga and Groupon? Continue reading “With Facebook Not Looking So Good, Is the Bloom Off the Rose in San Francisco’s Residential Home Market” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: 1501 Diamond, facebook, New York Times, Noe Valley, znga Posted in Home Spotting, Market news, Noe Valley | Tagged 1501 Diamond, facebook, New York Times, Noe Valley, znga | Leave a comment Social Media Boom Fuels San Francisco’s Rental and Home Sales Market Posted on June 6, 2012 by Misha Hard on the heels of my last post that covered sky-rocketing home prices and rents comes yesterday’s front-page New York Times article on how San Francisco is at the epicenter of the new social networking/media boom. Continue reading “Social Media Boom Fuels San Francisco’s Rental and Home Sales Market” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: fisher center, ken rosen, rent vs buy Posted in Economy, Market news, Rent vs Buy | Tagged fisher center, ken rosen, rent vs buy | Leave a comment San Francisco Housing and Rental Markets: Choose a Rock or a Hard Place Posted on June 3, 2012 by Misha The San Francisco Association of Realtors, of which I am a member, just came out with its Market_Focus_Report for May_2012 (click to open). If you’re a seller or landlord, the news is great: home prices and rents are up, up, up. Not so good if you’re on the other side of the deal. Continue reading “San Francisco Housing and Rental Markets: Choose a Rock or a Hard Place” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: interest rates, rent vs buy Posted in Data, Rent vs Buy, single family homes | Tagged interest rates, rent vs buy | Leave a comment Listed to Luxe in Under 30 Days Posted on February 15, 2012 by Misha 2601 Broadway Terrace -- $11 million, going gone Actually, in the case of 2601 Broadway Terrace, the 9,700 sf, 7 BR 6 BA beauty shown above, $11 million was enough to take the property from “Just Listed” to “Sold” in — zero days. For moving that fast, the buyer get a cool $950,000 off the asking price. — Proving once again that time is money, at least for those who have the latter in buckets. The full story is more complicated. It was originally listed back in February 2009 for $13.5 million. It’s been on and off the market ever since — with a fresh start date for that “Days on Market” statistic each time it was put back on. Last time’s the charm…. Continue reading “Listed to Luxe in Under 30 Days” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: luxury homes, single Posted in Data, Home Spotting, Market news | Tagged luxury homes, single | Leave a comment Giving Credit Where It’s Due Posted on February 11, 2012 by Misha In my opinion, most real estate brokerage companies’ and their agents’ websites/blogs don’t provide a lot of useful market information. And that’s being polite. There are some exceptions, however, and one is Paragon Real Estate Group. Continue reading “Giving Credit Where It’s Due” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: paragon real estate group Posted in Market news | Tagged paragon real estate group | Leave a comment The 2011 San Francisco Residential Wrap-Up: Things Are (Are Not) Looking Up Posted on February 8, 2012 by Misha Where do you think the market went in 2011? Come on. Take a guess. If you believe my own SF Association of Realtors “stronger affordability conditions, a lower cost of owning versus renting, and declining foreclosures, continue to steer the San Francisco housing market in a positive direction.” [January 2012 Market Focus Report]. “Continue.” Now that’s reassuring. Continue reading “The 2011 San Francisco Residential Wrap-Up: Things Are (Are Not) Looking Up” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: all-time high, single family homes Posted in Data, Market news | Tagged all-time high, single family homes | 2 Comments Noe Valley Comes Roaring Back Posted on July 6, 2011 by Misha While single family home prices for San Francisco as a whole can’t seem to recover beyond being around 18% down from their all-time highs, Noe Valley home prices have come roaring back since the start of the year. The three month moving average for April was down just 1% from its all-time high of March 2008. In May, the moving average slipped back to 6.5% off the all-time high. Take a look (click to enlarge): Continue reading “Noe Valley Comes Roaring Back” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: case-shiller, DOM, Noe Valley Posted in Data | Tagged case-shiller, DOM, Noe Valley | Leave a comment Commonwealth: Anything But Common Posted on July 1, 2011 by Misha In Ratatouille, Anton Ego, the long-nosed and terminally jaded restaurant critic, sits down to his meal at Gusteau’s and, rather than ordering anything off the menu, says to his waiter: “Surprise me.” When Ego takes his first bite of the film’s title dish, he’s instantly transported back to boyhood and his mother’s kitchen, all his cynicism upended by Remy’s fresh take on a Provencale classic. Continue reading “Commonwealth: Anything But Common” » Did you like this? Share it: No tags for this post. Posted in restaurants | 4 Comments That Rare Thing: A San Francisco Demolition Posted on June 7, 2011 by Misha Listed at $885,000 in November 2008, this little Noe Valley fixer at 4209 24th Street sold for $896,000 in 31 days. Two and half years later, the owners finally got their demolition permit. It only took a few hours for the little box of ticky-tacky to come a-tumblin’ down. Here’s what it looked like. Continue reading “That Rare Thing: A San Francisco Demolition” » Did you like this? Share it: Tags: demolition, land Posted in Land, Listings, Noe Valley | Tagged demolition, land | Leave a comment San Francisco’s Best Schools Posted on May 26, 2011 by Misha Before curb appeal; before “walk-score” and commute; and way before closet space and water pressure, there’s the school. For people with kids in tow or on the way, the primary determinant of where they want to live, right after what they can afford, is the quality of the schools in the neighborhood. Where to turn for information? Continue reading “San Francisco’s Best Schools” » Did you like this? 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