Insurance, Tax & Legal
10 Things to Know About Home Owner’s Insurance
By Dana Dratch Bankrate.com Why wait until after a disaster to discover your homeowners insurance doesn’t really have you covered? Here are 10 things to do so you can have peace of mind — and full protection — right now: … Continue reading
Newsom sides with landlords. Again.
By C. Nellie Nelson San Francisco Bay Guardian In the late afternoon on Friday, Mayor Gavin Newsom stood by his earlier threat and vetoed pro-tenant legislation known as the Renter Relief Package. In June, the Guardian reported that the package, … Continue reading
Earthquake Insurance
Many people think that their homeowner’s policy protects them against earthquake damage, but most standard homeowners, mobile home owners, condominium, and renters insurance policies do not; instead, it must be purchased separately. By law, insurers must offer earthquake coverage to … Continue reading
Obama, Dems Ready to Move on Housing
Goals: Boost lending, prevent foreclosures Matt Carter Inman News Barack Obama will be sworn in today as the nation’s 44th president with a green light from Congress to unleash the second half of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program, … 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
Are San Francisco Real Property Transfer Tax Rates Heading for a Hike?
Supervisors Peskin and McGoldrick propose rise SF Realtors Advantage Online Two supervisors, Aaron Peskin and Jake McGoldrick, have proposed increases in the rate of the city’s real property transfer tax. Both proposals are intended to leave the rate for less … Continue reading
End-of-Year Tax Savings Tips
Six money-savings strategies to employ before December 31st By Steve Kopff, CPA Would you like to reduce your tax payment this April? If so, December is the month to take steps toward that goal. Most of the tax-savings tips you’ll … Continue reading
Trade Apartments for Dream Home and Avoid Taxes
By Robert J. Bruss Inman News DEAR BOB: I know you answered a similar question several months ago, but I don’t recall the answer. I own a six-unit apartment building, in which my wife and I have a large profit. … Continue reading
Realty Tax Tips: How Investors Avoid Profit Tax
By Bob Bruss www.inman.com Do you own a rental or investment property that would produce a large taxable capital gain if you sell that property? Would you like to avoid paying any capital gain tax on your profitable property sale? … Continue reading
Market Street Towers Plan Still Faces Fight
by J.K. Dineen San Francisco Business Times It took seven years, 51 public hearings, and a last-minute plea from San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, but developers in the Market-Octavia neighborhood finally have a set of rules they can follow. At … Continue reading
