Ms. San Francisco Real Estate (Janice Lee)

2012 has certainly started off on the right foot. Home sales in the Bay Area were up in January. Several key economic reports showed surprising gains. And even the long beleaguered job market turned in positive numbers in the initial weeks of the new year. Bay Area home sales in January jumped to their highest level for the month in five full years, according to DataQuick, the La Jolla-based real estate research firm. A total of 5,479 new and resale houses and condos sold in the nine-county region during the month, up 10.3 percent from January 2011. This marked the seventh straight month of year-over-year sales gains. DataQuick attributed the improvement to lower home prices, record-low mortgage interest rates, a surge in investor purchases and an improving economy. While the jump in sales is encouraging, the firm cautioned that activity was still tilted heavily toward distressed sales in many Bay Area markets. As a result, the median sale price dipped 2.8 percent from the previous mo

Gorgeous Western SOMA Loft - 940 Natoma St #3, San Francisco, CA.  MLS #393512 940 Natoma #3 is a beautiful one bedroom loft with soaring ceilings and is ideal for entertaining. This unit features a large open living room w/ a custom built-in wall unit, dining area, remodeled kitchen & a private walk out terrace with Twin Peaks and Sutro Tower views. The kitchen enjoys new granite countertops, Brazilian Cherry floors, recessed lights, under-cabinet lighting, in unit W/D, dishwasher, refrigerator, microwave, garbage disposal & a gas stove. The upper level features a newly carpeted bedroom w/ a triple sliding mirrored doors, built-in lights and custom shelves. The updated bathroom has recessed lighting, a dual flush toilet and a new vanity. Views in shared roof deck. Close to restaurants, bars & shopping. Walk Score 95. For Sale: 1BR/1BA Condo in San Francisco, CA, $539,000 Janice Lee   International President’s Circle Top Producer, Realtor 415-832-9

Bernal Heights Beauty - 765 Anderson St, San Francisco, CA. MLS# 393447 This extensively renovated Bernal beauty is a 4 bedroom 3 bath three level Victorian view home with two rooms in the attic. As you enter this home, you will find a bright & open living room, kitchen & dining room w/ hardwood floors & recessed lights. The kitchen features honey maple cabinets, cesar stone counters & new stainless steel appliances. The baths include granite counter vanities, porcelain tiles, Delta/Grohe fixtures and tempered glass doors. A brand new roof, in unit W/D, deck, double paned windows, skylights, furnace, water heater, fences, garage door, new electrical & plumbing complete this home. The lower level has 2 bedrooms 1 bath, family room w/ a separate entrance. City views! Blocks to Cortland shops & restaurants. For Sale: 4BR/3BA Single Family House in San Francisco, CA, $669,000 Janice Lee   International President’s Circle Top Producer, Realtor

Gorgeous Western SOMA Loft! Walk Score 95. Open 2/12 2-4 pm 940 Natoma #3 is a beautiful one bedroom loft condo with soaring ceilings and is ideal for entertaining. This unit features a large open living room with a custom built-in wall unit, dining area, remodeled kitchen and a private deeded walk out terrace with Twin Peaks and Sutro Tower views. The kitchen is equipped with new granite countertops, Brazilian Cherry floors, warm recessed lighting, complete under-cabinet lighting, stacked washer and dryer, dishwasher, side-by-side refrigerator, built-in microwave, garbage disposal and a gas stove. The upper level features a newly carpeted bedroom with a triple sliding mirrored doors, built-in lights and custom shelves The gorgeous updated bathroom has recessed lighting, a dual flush toilet and new vanity. The shared roof deck has excellent views of Downtown, Twin Peaks, Upper Market and Potrero Hill. Walk Score 95. ~ 1 bedroom loft in Western SOMA ~ Private deeded walk out terrac

http://www.xpressdocs.com/xlinks/2717476 This extensively renovated Bernal beauty is a 4 bedroom 3 bath three level Victorian view home with two rooms in the attic. As you enter this home, you will find a bright and open living room, kitchen and dining room with hardwood floors and recessed lights. The kitchen features honey maple cabinets, cesar stone counters and new stainless steel appliances. The baths include granite counter vanities, porcelain tiles, Delta/Grohe fixtures and tempered glass doors. A brand new roof, in unit W/D, deck, double paned windows, skylights, furnace, water heater, fences, garage door, new electrical & plumbing complete this home. The lower level has 2 bedrooms 1 bath, family room and a separate entrance. City views! Blocks to Cortland shops & restaurants. Bernal Heights is home to many wonderful restaurants, shops, and public transportation. The Bernal Heights Alemany Farmers market was the first farmers’ market in California an

Unless you were lost in a forest somewhere this week, you couldn’t have missed all the news coverage about Facebook’s much-anticipated announcement that it plans to launch an initial public offering this spring. Financial gurus have been abuzz about the deal, which could value the company at an astronomical $100 billion and make millionaires – and even some billionaires – out of hundreds or even thousands of employees, venture capitalists and even one very lucky graffiti artist, who’s stock certificates for painting murals in the company headquarters years ago will be worth an estimated $200 million. Facebook’s IPO could put a charge into the financial markets, especially the tech sector, much the way Google ignited a NASDAQ run after going public in 2004. Similarly, many real estate experts believe that the “Facebook Effect,” as it’s becoming known, could fuel strong growth in the local housing market – and not just Silicon Valley, but in nearby areas such as the East Bay and San Fra