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Luba’s San Francisco Real Estate Blog was created to share insights about San Francisco Real Estate and about San Francisco living. Written by Luba Muzichenko, an "almost-native" San Franciscan and a local Realtor® with Zephyr Real Estate, Luba’s San
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What’s Happening in San Francisco’s Real Estate Trenches?
I was going to try to PhotoShop a bunch of Realtor’s faces on the photo above, but frankly, I have no PhotoShop skills whatsoever. I have all sorts of other talents, but PhotoShop isn’t one of them. Real estate in San Francisco usually...
Redfin Now Doing What Lots of Local SF Realtors Have Been Doing for Ages
Sold Real Estate Data I’m not knocking Redfin for their latest idea. In fact, it’s rather brilliant, and they have the capital behind it to back their ideas up. But before I tell you all about it, I DO want to point out that yours truly...
San Francisco Real Estate May Benefit from an Expansion of the Homebuyer Tax Credit
Good News for San Francisco Real Estate Good news for San Francsico home buyers – tax credits have been approved by Congress and home buyers all over the place will be thrilled at the news. According to an article from the AP: First-ti...
San Francisco Real Estate Sales Data – October 2009
As I do every month (albeit sometimes rather late), I ran the latest San Francisco real estate sales figures from the month of October for you. Here’s the data for October, raw and unfiltered, just how you like it. This month, Single family volume ...
Conforming Loan Limits to Remain in Place for 2010
I predict that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and FHA loans will remain at $729,500 through 2010. Ok, ok, so it’s not REALLY a prediction. It’s an update from the California Association of Realtors. Still good news. The bad news – we...
San Francisco Real Estate – Sold!
Want to know know what sold in San Francisco in the last 30 days? Sign up for The City Update(TM) – San Francisco’s Friendliest Newsletter. You’ll get the details, and then some, in your inbox (almost) every Friday. If you just...
Got Bags? Get Them From the Friendliest San Francisco Realtor
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...
San Francisco Halloween 2009
So it’s time for another Halloween. For me, it’s another year where I didn’t make it to Half Moon Bay for the maze, I don’t have a pumpkin and haven’t bought candy yet for trick-or-treaters. I did manage to order a costu...
Zephyr Real Estate Wants to Keep you Swine Flu Free
I just got an email from one of the wonderful folks on Zephyr’s management team. And it shows once again, they care about us, they really do. And since Zephyr Real Estate cares about me, and I in turn, care about you, I thought I’d als...
Is Asbestos as Spooky as it Sounds?
There’s all sorts of hazards that a home might contain. You might be in earthquake territory (which is pretty much all of San Francisco), you might be in a high radon area, and you might have two of the MOST common hazards we see here in the Cit...
More Animal Spotting – Tigers in the Haight
Tiger House in the Haight I’ve been on a roll snapping pictures of houses with a little more character in the City. But this one comes to me from Wolf Davidson, who has asked me to identify him as “a VERY pleased client.” ...
Da’ Jungle in Da’ Noe Valley
I swear one of these days I will start carrying around a real camera with me, though I can’t say my photos will come out any better! I see this house all the time when I drive down Church Street to my office in Noe Valley – but never m...
Noriega Street Medians Getting a Facelift
Divisadero isn’t the only place in San Francisco getting a makeover. Noriega Street was recently repaved and these little “traffic calming” medians were installed. Sadly, they sat around naked and plantless for a few months. But...
San Francisco Real Estate Sales Data – September 2009
As I do every month (albeit sometimes rather late), I ran the latest San Francisco real estate sales figures from the month of September for you. Here’s the data for September, raw and unfiltered, just how you like it. This month, Single family vol...
More San Francisco Real Estate Info Than You Ever Thought You Needed
So, this here little San Francisco real estate blog has been around for almost three years. It’s hard to believe, but it’s true. When I started this whole blogging gig, there were only a few other SF Realtors doing it. But today, there are l...
Three San Francisco Real Estate Tools You NEED!
Are you looking to buy a house in San Francisco? Or maybe you’re pondering selling that little SF condominium or TIC? Whether buying a house, condo or TIC, investment property,etc. or looking to sell any of the above in the City, you want TO...
What YOU Can Buy in San Francisco with 3.5% Down
Nope, I didn’t stutter. You still CAN buy a home in San Francisco with just 3.5% down. There are lots of restrictions, certain buildings don’t qualify, interest rates are slightly higher, but honestly, for many people, it is THE ONLY WA...
First Time Home Buyer Credit Going, Going…. Almost GONE!
I’ve had people tell me they’re buying a home in 2009 JUST because of the tax credit Uncle Sam is giving away this year. But for those that are serious about actually using it, the credit is about to expire on November 20th, ...
San Francisco Real Estate Videos – Spotlight with Tom Sinkovitz
(Learn more about buying, selling and financing real property. Click on the link to view video features on contemporary real estate subjects.) Tom Sinkovitz, the KNTV political reporter and anchor, has been working with the San Francisco Associ...
San Francisco Fast Facts August 2008 vs. August 2009
For those of you that like your SF 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. Fast Facts (Editor’s Note: Set forth ...
Shout from the Rooftops: “Buy San Francisco Real Estate NOW!”
So I’m on a roll with the good real estate news. I just read an article that said: “We need to be shouting from the rooftops that this is not the time to get out of the market if you’re young,” says Christine Fahlund, a s...
San Francisco Rents are Rising
According to rentBits, a rental search engine for apartments and rental homes, the average rental rates for San Francisco has seen a 10% increase August over July, and a 4% increase September over August. Collectively, across all bedrooms, the a...
San Francisco Real Estate – Ready to Rebound?
I’m always looking for good news about the SF Real Estate market – and while I feel like the market is doing well (in fact, I feel like we may have hit the “bottom” in July, but since you can’t see the bottom until it...
Great Highway Sandstorms
The last few days down here on Great Highway have been rough. The roads have been closed due to sandstorms, the cars that have dared to park outside here all have a thick layer of sand covering them, and I think if I combine the sand that has blown i...
