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.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
‘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? […]
‘The Front Steps’: How Many Vacant Homes Does the Richmond Have?
Vacancy rates became a point of controversy in San Francisco in recent years, with advocates for the homeless and those in danger of eviction pointing out that there are more vacant homes […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
As 2021 comes to an end, we have had an amazing year in the real estate market. The question being asked at the end of the year is always, “Where is the real estate market headed?”
‘The Front Steps’: Richmond Houses Never Stopped Selling During the Pandemic
When reading and writing about housing, it’s easy to get hung up on prices; after all, that’s the bottom line. But there are other, possibly better ways to measure how strong or […]
‘The Front Steps’: Do Unlucky Numbers Scare Off Richmond Home Buyers?
With Halloween weekend upon us, all sorts of scary superstitions are on people’s minds. Like this one: Some realtors who work in the Richmond offer this hot tip: Homes with the number […]
‘The Front Steps’: Return of the “Mummy House”
With Halloween right around the corner, housing watchers with long memories may wonder whatever became of the Richmond’s scariest home listing? We’re talking about the so-called “mummy house” at 152 4th Avenue, […]
‘The Front Steps’: What It Really Costs To Buy a Home In the Richmond
The cost of housing is not the whole story when it comes to real estate, but for obvious reasons it’s the factor that tends to preoccupy people the most, especially if they’re […]
Real Estate: John Lee
Do you ever wonder where all the commission money goes in a real estate transaction? With prices so high in our area, it is a significant amount of money.
‘The Front Steps’: How the New Central Subway Could Have Been The Richmond’s
In San Francisco’s easternmost neighborhoods, the big news transit-wise is that the long (long) delayed Central Subway is tremblingly close to opening to the public, connecting Chinatown to Third Street via a […]
‘The Front Steps’: The Richmond Is a Hotter Home Market Than Most Entire Counties
Here’s a little housing watcher game called “The High & The Low,” where we compare the most and least expensive homes sold in a given market. Most of the time this is […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
As a student of real estate my entire life, this COVID-19-induced market has taught me much and introduced different concepts and principles into the market which we might never see again in our lifetime. Normally in September I write about what we can expect in our fall real estate market because it marks the start of our second selling season of the year in San Francisco.
Sponsored: Hot Tip On Three Amazing Sutro Heights Properties Coming Up For Sale
If you, or anyone you know, have been looking to buy a home or multi unit building in the Outer Richmond (specifically Sutro Heights), and you’re not yet represented by an agent, […]
Real Estate: John M. Lee
With our single-family home market so hot, many people are purchasing condos or TIC’s (tenancy in common) as their first home. If you are thinking about buying one, carefully investigate the Homeowner Association, finances, management, and current or potential litigation before proceeding.
Real Estate: John M. Lee
We have had a very good stock market with the major indexes rising 12-15% for the year. But what about the real estate market? Let us look at some data …
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