http://www.lubasf.com/blog Insights about San Francisco Real Estate and San Francisco Living from a Local SF Realtor Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:24:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Occasionally I get a question from a reader of the blog that’s worthy of sharing with the world - I thought this one was worth sharing. Hope you think so too… Oh - and if you have questions you'd like answered, email me - I know stuff. A reader recently wrote in ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/sf-real-estate-blog-reader-asks-whats-the-latest-on-chris-daly-vs-tics.php I can't say I always like the way the San Francisco Association of REATORS functions.  I definitely can't stand the exorbitant fees they charge us to use the MLS and to be members (and if you're not a member, you may as well not try to sell real estate in ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/new-fast-facts-format-coming-to-a-san-francisco-real-estate-blog-near-you.php As I do every month, I ran the latest San Francisco real estate sales figures from the month of June for you.  And yes, I know we're almost in August.  And yes, I know I usually run these at the beginning of the month.  But I was on vacation (and on ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/san-francisco-home-sales-data-june-2008.php Here's an update on today's mortgage rates from San Francisco mortgage broker Monica Di Perna.   30 Yr Fixed Conforming to $417K 6.375% "0.00" POINTS       APR = 6.481%                   30 YEAR FIXED AGENCY JUMBO 6.500% "0.000" POINTS       APR = 6.611%                   5 YEAR FIXED JUMBO 5.625% "1.250" POINTS       APR = 5.991%                   7 YR FIXED JUMBO TO 1 MILLION 6.000% "1.25" POINTS       APR = 6.062%     http://www.lubasf.com/blog/todays-mortgage-rates.php Many of you know I have a San Francisco real estate newsletter.  In fact, it's the best San Francisco real estate newsletter ever!  One of the features people love most about this newsletter is the New Listings and Recently Sold reports.    But, while I was relaxing on vacation in Lake County, I got ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/whats-the-mls-got-to-hide.php Welcome back to the "San Francisco Property Spotlight" brought to you by yours truly. Today, I've got a shameless plug for a great property, as well as some catching up. Here we go... My Shameless Plug... 282 St Charles Avenue - This is an ADORABLE single family home built in 1939.  It has one ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/san-francisco-property-spotlight-282-st-charles-avenue-and-a-little-catching-up-to-boot.php Welcome back to Photo Friday - my little way of taking a break from San Francisco Real Estate and instead blogging about our great City’s past instead. All photos are published with permission from the San Francisco History Center and San Francisco Public Library. It's been a busy busy week!  And ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/open-shutter-to-the-past-san-francisco-in-pictures-barbary-coast-1913.php Here’s the latest Fast Facts update from the SFAR. Updates are provided almost weekly and each week is a different sector of the market (ie. Condos, Single Family Homes, 2-4 unit dwellings, etc.). Check back next week for more statistics. Fast Facts Coming Next Week: Fast Facts Revamped with data and analyses from ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/san-francisco-real-estate-fast-facts-single-family-home-sales-june-2007-vs-june-2008.php Ok.  So sometimes we're number 2.  But hell, according to Curbed SF, Forbes Magazine has rated San Francisco as: one of the best places to buy a home one of the best places to sell a home one of the best cities EVER (at least for young professionals) Um... like... no duh!  The City ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/were-number-1.php 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). Unfortunately, things don't look awesome.  I hate to be the bearer of bad news, but this time around, it's not just sales volume that's down, but ... http://www.lubasf.com/blog/june-2008-san-francisco-home-sales-data-is-here.php