Month February 2013

Landscape

Harbinger of spring in San Francisco

The first signs of spring show up on flowering plum trees planted throughout the city’s streets.

beth
February 15, 2013

Construction

Diary of a Renovation

Here’s a “before” photo of a typical single family house in San Francisco. It was built in 1950 and when the 280 freeway was being constructed the entire house was moved out of the path of the new freeway and…

beth
February 12, 2013

Mortgages

The price you might pay for waiting too long to purchase…

The California Association of Realtors just fabricated the graphic below to illustrate how rising interest rates can affect your monthly mortgage payment. They figured the increase on a $150,000.00 30-year mortgage. That’s a very low principal amount for buyers of…

beth
February 12, 2013