The Madness of Market Street, originally uploaded by Thomas Hawk.

Good morning. While most of you will be hustling around the City today because it’s Monday, the start of a work week, I’ll be heading out to Healdsburg to go canoeing down the Russian River.
Why?
Well, as I mentioned on my post on Friday, things […]

Normally on Fridays, I do a historical photo post of San Francisco.  I’m a bit of a nerd, I like history and I LOVE San Francisco.  What can I say.
It’s been a rough week though, with several open escrows being juggled like balls in the air ( )…
                                                                                         …….. some new listings I’m prepping for the market ….
 
……and […]

Welcome back to the “San Francisco Property Spotlight” brought to you by yours truly.  If you ever see a property you want to hear more about – HUSTLE! – it might not be around for long!
This time, it’s a sweet little something in Bernal Heights that caught my eye. 

130 Newman is a sweet property listed […]

As I do every month, I ran the latest San Francisco real estate sales figures from the month of July for you.  The last few months, I’ve been a little bit behind schedule (I like to do these at the beginning of each month,) but hell, I’m not a superhero or anything!  I’m just a human Realtor that occasionally gets […]

If I’m already working with you on the sale or purchase of a home, you already know the answer to the question. Otherwise, the answer can be really simple, or it can be really complicated… it depends on the situation. Sometimes I’m the seller’s agent, sometimes I’m the buyer’s agent… and on rare occasion, […]

A while ago I noted that San Francisco had put a ban on plastic grocery bags. Since then, many cities have followed suit, or at least have contemplated following suit.
The problem is that stores aren’t using the biodegradable starch based bags and instead are using paper bags - a big problem for tree lovers and […]

For those of you that like your San Francisco real estate market data without commentary, here ya go.  Take a look, check it out, come to your own conclusions. 
Or – you can always ask me questions. 

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NUMBER OF UNITS is the equivalent of number of sales/transactions. For condominiums, each unit is treated as a […]

The latest market report is here. (You can also view previous market updates by selecting the archives on the upper right portion of the screen).

This month it’s a mixed bag of tricks. 

Sales of single-family, re-sale homes rose 2.4% last month compared to June, and were up, year-over-year, by 3.8%. Year-to-date, home sales are down […]

Did they run away and join the circus? 
Did they get eaten by a bear?????
Did they get ABDUCTED BY ALIENS???????
The last post on here was about a week and a half ago, and many regular readers must think that I’ve all but abandoned you. 
But I promise!  It’s just not true!
Many of you know one […]

 Lace’s Bucket List, originally uploaded by LubaSF.
The title is meant to be funny. The post isn’t.
Most of you know that I’m an open book.  And many of you know me as the crazy dog lady.  I love every dog, big and small, with a special place in my heart for pit bulls and pit bull […]