Turning Japanese (In Atherton)
Japanese-style strolling gardens and a tea house; 7 bedrooms and 8,090 sq. ft. of living space on 2.81 acres in Atherton; and a twenty-five million dollar price tag? It must…
Cool Online Design Tools
It’s funny, on the East Coast a real estate group (corcoran) redesigns their website, includes an online “Arrange-a-Room” tool, and gets all sorts of nods for launching a cool new…
One Very Green House (And Two Green Links)
282 Pixley: A truly green house hidden down an alleyway in Cow Hollow. Think it’s time to add a category for Exceptional Garage Doors™ (although this picture doesn’t really do…
New Developments: 1725 Washington Street
14 of the 16 brand new condominiums at 1725 Washington Street hit the market this week with an open house this Sunday (2/5) from 1-4 PM. We can’t make this…
For Sale By Owner Listed!
The three units at 1551 Filbert that had been advertised on Craigslist as FSBO the past couple weeks are now listed with Sotheby’s. The Craigslist posts (and now the MLS…
The Dust Starts To Settle
After months of asking our readers to “Please Pardon Our Dust While We Renovate”, we’ve made a couple of changes to our three archive areas (examples: categories, entries, and monthly).…
Our Readers Know Better. Right?
Please don’t join the ranks of those who are in over their heads when it comes to servicing their debts (mortgage payments?), and are banking on double-digit home appreciation to…
Third Time (And 50% Off) Is Definitely A Charm
A reader’s tip (thank you!) led us to dispatch a team to 2257 Green Street for this morning’s broker’s tour. We’re not sure if it was the free catered brunch,…
Single Price Reductions Are Just So Early January
Guessed wrong Overly optimistic about the value of your listing? You’re not alone. Looks like “Second Price Reductions” might be a growing trend as you can add 897 Hayes Street…
Update: 2918-2924 Pine Street Price Reduction
The information continues to flow with regard to the recent price reduction of 2918-2924 Pine Street. Apparently it was Hill & Co. that lost the listing, and this is actually…