Category House Hunting

One sees and hears a lot these days about listings that never go into the multiple listing service data base. This type of listing is called a “pocket listing.” In my opinion all a pocket listing does is guarantee the…

  I don’t love the websites, Trulia or Zillow. Their content can be old, fake or generally inaccurate. However, this is kind of a cool link to a table on Trulia that in a general way weighs the benefits of…

Housing paradox: All-cash sales rise as investor sales dip The headline on Thursday’s release from the National Association of Realtors might sound contradictory. “All-cash sales up while distressed sales and investors decline,” it reads. Investors are often buyers in all-cash…

        It isn’t exactly a secret that San Francisco is an expensive place to live.     According to Yahoo!Homes, not only does San Francisco have the highest prices of any major American metropolitan area, but home prices…

For Sale: Top floor: Penthouse in a 17th century palazzo on the canal.   Asking price: $1,960,000.   1,940 square feet houses three bedrooms and three baths. Renovated in 2009. Four floors up, but no elevator. The property used to…