San Francisco’s housing debates make a lot of noise over “luxury housing,” but if you ask around you’ll find that few people have any specific idea what that term means. If you […]
‘The Front Steps’: The Richmond Comes Up Short For “Luxury” Homes
‘The Front Steps’: Taking a Classic Edwardian “To The Studs”
We’ve been playing the before-and-after home comparison game a lot lately–but then, we’re seeing an awful lot of freshly renovated properties in the neighborhood, so it’s bound to come up. Sometimes the […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
In the practice of real estate, conflicts and negotiation between buyers and sellers are commonplace. But what happens when an agreement cannot be reached and neither side is willing to compromise? Then we have to go to the next step beyond negotiations and go to third parties to resolve the conflicts.
‘The Front Steps’: Anxiety Aside, Housing Is Still Going Wild
Stocks are slumping and recession anxiety is on the rise, which means that speculation about a supposed “housing crash” has probably already infiltrated your social media and inbox. It makes sense: Housing […]
‘The Front Steps’: Tracking Down the Oldest House In Sea Cliff
Here at the Front Steps we remain persistently divided over whether or not Sea Cliff is really part of the Richmond. But we still like writing about it anyway, because it is […]
‘The Front Steps’: Is the Central Richmond a Real Neighborhood?
Not to stir things up around here, but it’s about time someone addresses this head-on. Historically, the division between Inner Richmond and Outer Richmond along 19th Avenue has remained pretty consistent; reference […]
‘The Front Steps’: Another Richmond Remodel, Before & After
Last time we took a look at a recent remodel on the market folks had a lot of opinions, so let’s take a gander at another. Renovation wars are always an easy […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
As most of the readers of my column know by now, I tend to write on what is the most relevant real estate topic at the moment. I get my ideas from the people I talk with every day. If certain questions come up often, then that becomes the column of the month.
‘The Front Steps’: Is This “The Best Value” In SF?
We’re always keeping an eye out for interesting neighborhood listings, and here’s one that caught our eye: A five bed, five bath, 3,300-plus square foot Laurel Heights house advertised as “one of […]
‘The Front Steps’: Homes For Under $1 Million?
Reflecting on a recent sale, an SF realtor on Instagram this week wondered, “Is this the last house in the Sunset that will sell under $1 million?” Great question–let’s see. For reference, […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
The spring selling season is upon us. The first quarter of 2022 flew by so quickly and might or might not give us an early indication of what the real estate market will be like for the rest of the year!
Real Estate: John M. Lee
2022 is here and like in any other year, people are preparing for the big push in the spring real estate market. It seems like the COVID effect is behind us, and this year will turn out to be a normal real estate market.
Real Estate: John Lee
With so many issues facing our City at the moment, the housing crisis is not getting as much attention as it used to.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
The Richmond District’s single-family median home prices rose 20.2% in 2021, with about the same number of properties selling as the previous year.
‘The Front Steps’: It’s Time For the Most (and Least!) Expensive Richmond Homes
As we’ve said before, price is not everything when it comes to writing about housing. But it IS the thing that’s on people’s minds most often, and how could it not be? […]
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