Reader’s Tip: MLS DOM
A reader “tips” us off to a trick for finding a listing’s DOM on the MLS: “If you want to see the date a home goes on the market. Do…
QuickLinks: Power To The People
A busy week for web based real estate tools: ∙ PropertyShark Announces [PrimeZone] ∙ Zillow Launches [Zillow.com] ∙ Redfin’s Coming [Seattle Times]
Slicing Up San Francisco
Billed as “Rental Property Statistics for the San Francisco Bay Area,” RentSlicer is the latest Craigslist/GoogleMaps mash-up to enter the market. They’re still working out the kinks (no Hayes Valley…
First Housing Maps Now Trulia
Another housing “innovation” is upon us with Trulia Real Estate Search. Think MLS meets Google Maps meets your local agent’s site. Trulia is an independent and unbiased residential real estate…
Not Such Trivial Knowledge
Know the difference between a Benjamin Moore Mulberry, Behr Plum Jam, and Glidden Valhalla? What about the difference between a Queen Anne Victorian, Gothic Revival, and a San Francisco Stick?…
Yahoo! Follows HousingMaps Lead
Following in the steps of upstart HousingMaps, Yahoo! recently launched their own mapping solution for rental listings. We prefer HousingMaps use of Craigslist data, but Yahoo!’s SmartView™ (which includes public…
Tenant (And Landlord) Must Have
Moving to a new apartment? About to rent out your newly acquired income property? Either way, in order to minimize any disputes concerning security deposits, it would behoove of you…
A Good Handyman Is Hard To Find
Trying to find a good handyman? Give No Job Too Puny a read. Yes, it was written about New York but get over it, it’s still relevant, informative, and contains…
Condo Conversion, TIC, and Ellis Act Overviews
Goldstein, Gellman, Melbostad, Gibson & Harris, LLP provides a trio of articles on Condominium Conversion, Tenancy in Common, and Owner-Occupancy/Ellis Act Evictions in San Francisco. Some spin, but generally well…