From live national broadcasts, to the local papers, more and more people are “plugging in” to SocketSite (and we thank you). A few of our recent appearances (or references): ∙ CNBC Morning Call: Housing Trends: Follow the Condos ∙ CNNMoney: Condo prices reveal housing trends ∙ San Francisco Business... Read More »

Based on the price point it’s definitely not San Francisco, but Jack Guttentag’s advice for a reader over at Inman News is worth repeating nonetheless. And yes, the emphasis is ours. “I have been offered a tremendous deal — a house that appraises at $364,000 that I can buy... Read More »

If you’re a regular reader, you probably know that we always include the following caveat on our San Francisco Inventory Updates: “Not including unlisted inventory.” Well, that’s about to change. Over the better part of the past year we’ve been building a database on over 60 new developments ranging... Read More »

If you seek insight into what’s really happening in the local real estate market (and not just the same old industry rhetoric); if you value the inside scoop on new developments, interesting new listings and opportunities, and intriguing (or abhorrent) architecture and design; and if you actually want to... Read More »

You probably didn’t believe us when we wrote that we had no idea that SocketSite had been nominated, much less chosen as a finalist, for the 2006 Inman Innovator Awards. But really, we didn’t. In fact, not until yesterday did we receive our official notification along with the swanky... Read More »

  Okay, so until yesterday we didn’t even know we were nominated, but it appears that SocketSite is one of six finalists for the 2006 Inman News Innovator Awards, Most Innovative Real Estate Blog category. In all honesty, we probably don’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of winning.... Read More »

You know you’ve struck a nerve with your parents when they start calling you by your full name (“Lisa Marie Jacobs, get in here!”). Well, apparently you know you’ve struck a nerve with Curbed when they start referring to you as “realtors” (instead of “our friends”). A bit strange... Read More »

Folks, if you’re planning on either discrediting or slandering us in the future, do us a favor and at least have the decency to know what the hell you’re talking about. It’s just plain embarrassing when you don’t. As you might recall, a certain ‘MLS Cop’ recently justified his... Read More »

Well, so much for our request to “keep your comments on-topic; resist the temptation to flame, troll, and spam; and avoid personal attacks.” From today’s comments on Checking In On 300 Sea Cliff Ave: Adam, how is it that you decided to publish a blog about San Francisco when... Read More »

You probably spent this beautiful day outside (as you should have). We spent it inside updating software, tweaking the site (hopefully we didn’t screw things up too badly), and yes, finally adding the ability for our readers to directly share their comments on all future (and some past) posts.... Read More »