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Best American cities to invest your real estate dollars in 2011
By: Anna Marie Hibble SFGate On Tuesday we started with the doom and gloom by showing you the predicted worst places to invest in real estate in the coming new year. In the spirit of bad news first, here’s the … Continue reading
How Long Will It Take For The Housing Market To Return To Normal?
At the recent Urban Land Institute (ULI) annual fall conference in Washington, D.C., the question on everyone’s mind was: “When will the real estate market see some normalcy?” Now that I’m back at the daily grind in San Francisco, I … Continue reading
The Worst Mistakes Real Estate Investors Can Make
Nuwireinvestor.com Written by: JasonHartman.com Most investor mistakes stem from “self-sabotaging behavior” so the goal is to recognize and overcome this behavior. The right frame of mind is essential for success in real estate. Instead of a gambler’s mindset, typical of … Continue reading
Tom Perkins bags Millennium Tower condo for $9.35M
by J.K. Dineen San Francisco Business Times Venture Capitalist Tom Perkins has bought a penthouse condo in the Millennium Tower on Mission Street, paying $9.35 million for a 4,806 square foot unit on the 60th floor. The 77-year-old is a … Continue reading
10 Pricey Cities That Pay Off
10 Pricey Cities That Pay Off We look at the “amenity value” of 10 cities By Matthew Bandyk Updated on 6/29/09: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that a 120 square-meter apartment is 373 square feet. It is … Continue reading
City Planning Process to Get Easier
Good news for homeowners By Zephyr Real Estate News The good news: Reforms are in store for the San Francisco Planning Department. The bad news: You now have one less thing to commiserate over cocktails with your fellow city homeowners. … Continue reading
Will Shopping Multiple Lendors Hurt Credit?
Some mortgage brokers advise against it. By Dian Hymer August 11, 2008 Inman News It’s not uncommon for home buyers to talk with several mortgage brokers or lenders to compare loan products and interest rates. One buyer who shopped around … Continue reading
Groundbreaking Law Aims to Strengthen Economy, Aid Homeowners
How home purchase federal tax credit works Kenneth Harney SFGATE.com Anybody who’s been sitting on the sidelines hesitant to jump into real estate until conditions settle down should know these dates: April 9, 2008, through June 30, 2009. They mark … Continue reading
Billion-Dollar Push on Public Housing
TMG, Related join nonprofit builders to overhaul S.F. projects San Francisco Business Times J. K. Dineen In a potential $1 billion investment into some of San Francisco ‘s most downtrodden neighborhoods, developers — including TMG Partners and the Related Cos. … Continue reading
What to Expect When You’re Inspecting
Everything you need to know about home inspections By Bill Thompson General Contractor / Home Inspector Perhaps the single most important aspect of buying a home is assuring that it is properly inspected. In this article, Bill Thompson, one of … Continue reading
