Ms. San Francisco Real Estate (Janice Lee)

If you’ve never been loved by a lap dog, you’re in for a treat. But pet ownership is more than just picking a puppy and plopping him in a dog house. It’s a lifelong commitment that involves you, your family, and even your neighbors. Before you adopt your new furry family member, there are a few things you should know in order to keep him healthy and happy and to keep your neighbors from calling animal control. Having a dog means lots of cleaning up When your dog is a puppy,   chewing   is natural  byproduct of curiosity. It’s how he learns about the world and his new home. As a dog ages, his chewing may morph into destructive behaviors that leave everything from broken toys and stolen socks to scavenged trash scattered throughout the yard. Your neighbors don’t want to look at a mini landfill next door, so you will have to clean up after your pet at least once a week or whenever he makes an unsightly mess. Likewise, it’s a good idea to clean up after your dog ...

According to the California Association of Realtors, California home sales declined for the eighth straight month in December 2018, and a stagnating market for much of the year pushed sales lower in 2018 for the first time in four years. Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 372,260 units in December 2018, says C.A.R. The statewide annualized sales figure represents what would be the total number of homes sold during 2018 if sales maintained the December pace throughout the year. It is adjusted to account for seasonal factors that typically influence home sales. December's sales figure was down 2.4 percent from the revised 381,400 level in November and down 11.6 percent from home sales in December 2017 of 420,960. December marked the fifth month in a row that sales were below 400,000 and the lowest level of sales sold since January 2015. "The housing market continued to shift in Decem...

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Patrick Carlisle started noticing a change late last summer. After what he describes as a “furiously competitive market for buyers, perhaps the hottest market since 2000,” the chief market analyst for Compass began to see a discernible shift throughout the Bay Area as autumn approached. “Appreciation rates declined or even went slightly negative on a year-over-year basis, price reductions and expired listings soared, overbidding decreased, inventory grew and sales declined,” he said. “However, the magnitude of changes varied enormously by county, and as is often the case in times of transition, market signals were schizophrenic, some negative and some positive.” Even with the mixed signals, Carlisle believes 2019 is unlikely to be as competitive a marketplace as buyers have experienced since the market recovery began in earnest in 2012. The recent slowdown has a lot to do with national trends, like rising interest rates and stock market volatility, as well as local affordability...