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...

Beautiful Five Bedroom Four Bath Remodeled Home on Three Levels with open living and dining room and updated kitchen with new flooring, new cabinet hinges and handles and new stainless steel refrigerator. Permitted Extension completed in 1980 offers three HUGE Bedrooms w/ large closets, Two Updated Baths on the Same Floor complete with Hardwood Floors, New Carpet, New medicine cabinet and lighting. Lower level features a legal room and bath and separate entry to the top floor large room and bath with gorgeous water and city views can be converted into a separate units. Updates include newer roof, garage door, back stairs, furnace, interior and exterior paint, double pane windows, new light switches and outlets, new washer/dryer and plumbing. Two car side by side garage and additional driveway parking. Detached shed is perfect for a future art studio, office, gym or man cave. Excellent home for large families or those who may want additional rental or AirBnB income?  For more INF...

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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...

Contemporary Four Bedroom Four Bath Luxurious Renovated Detached Home in Midtown Terrace. This meticulously reimagined home offers a bright open Chef’s kitchen, a large quartz island, Bertazonni stove, Grohe fixtures and wood burning fireplace. Stylish design & finishes complete with hardwood floors, LED recessed lights, skylights, glass railing & double pane windows. A highly desirable layout consists of a spacious master bedroom overlooking beautiful greenery, a large walk-in closet and master bath offers marble, double sink vanity, TOTO toilet, separate shower and tub. The lower floor features Two Bedroom Two Bath & family room with sliding doors to the garden. New systems include copper pipes, electrical, tankless water heater, furnace & garage door. 1 car garage. Close to Mollie Stone’s Supermarket, Starbucks, Twin Peaks, Midtown Terrace Playground and restaurants. Modern Living At Its Finest!  For More INFO Click Here

 This year in Bay Area commercial real estate, the hot topics ranged from a continued housing crisis to the specter of rent control to cracks that shut down the new transit center. Here are some of the stories we were following in 2018: Continued Housing Crisis Throughout California, the housing crisis was a leading topic of conversation this year. Some people continued to move to the Bay Area, particularly for high-paying jobs such as those in the tech industry. But with high rents, high home prices and a high cost of living, some people left. Many of those leaving the area were workers with lower incomes who could not afford the cost of housing and could not find adequate workforce housing. The housing crisis has affected all sectors, from how much affordable housing is demanded of multifamily developers to the looming affordable housing crisis for seniors. Residents who have been displaced and are now homeless create new issues on the streets of San Francisco and Oakla...