San Francisco Real Estate - Janice Lee

Welcome to my second entry in the real estate series where I'll be sharing my experiences in the fascinating real estate world. This month I attended the Global and Luxury Real Estate Conference in New York where I learned of the increasing Asia opportunity and what luxury buyers are looking for. Global GDP is picking up and people are spending. Equity values increased $6.8 trillion in 2013! Real estate values are up $2 Trillion in 2013. Buyers are flocking to the big Metropolitan cities like San Francisco and New York but there is not enough inventory to quench of thirst of investors,  international buyers and local buyers. It was not all work and no play. I stayed with my good friend Liz in her new Manhattan condo that an agent I referred her help her purchase - the condo was in the center of it all and had all the amenities like a gym, hot tub, sauna, steam and movie room and even a swimming pool. I'm sold! Liz got us a private tour of DC Comics and I held the first Supe...

J U S T  L I S T E D ! 53 Sussex Street, San Francisco Exclusively Presented by: Janice Lee 415-832-9151 janiceflee@gmail.com www.JaniceLeeHomes.com BRE #01720205   Charming three bedroom two bath spectacular VIEW home steps to Glen Park shops, restaurants and Bart. Quaint living room with wood burning fireplace, built in cabinetry, and hardwood floors. Two bedrooms, one bath on the main floor with sweeping views of the city from the kitchen. From the tiled kitchen, enjoy a view from the picture perfect windows that will take your breath away! One bedroom, family room, full bath and views on lower floor with sliding glass doors that leads you directly to the deck and stairway leading to landscaped garden. Alleyway in the back provides a sense of privacy and no back neighbors. Stunning picturesque views. Separate laundry area. Ten year young roof. One car garage. Three Bedrooms Two Baths Sweeping Views of the City Wood Burning Fireplace in Living Ro...

With foreign buyers flocking to places like San Francisco, Silicon Valley and Los Angeles to invest in U.S. real estate, the trend is beginning to have an impact on the housing industry – everything from increasing sales and prices to changing how developers design new homes and how brokerages market to off-shore investors. According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. home sales by international buyers grew an astounding 54 percent just in the past two years to $82.5 billion in 2012. Interestingly, foreign buyers spend almost twice as much on homes as domestic buyers. One of the fastest growing groups of foreign buyers has been Chinese investors, who now are second only to Canadian buyers when it comes to purchasing U.S. real estate. The percentage of Chinese investors has more than doubled since 2007 and now makes up 11 percent of all foreign buyers. Affluent Chinese residents are facing increasing limitations from their gove...