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Harbinger of spring in San Francisco
The first signs of spring show up on flowering plum trees planted throughout the city’s streets.
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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…
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…
Private Shuttle lines: SF to the Peninsula
Silicon Valley companies who ferry their employees from San Francisco to the job via private buses keep their route and pick-up points very quiet. This map put together by Stamen Design purports to map the routes used by…
Magnolia tree blooms when it’s less than 40 degrees
San Francisco is a magical place. Even when the thermometer falls below 40 degrees Farenheit, street trees like this pink magnolia are in their glory.
Rental Snapshot : Reality Check
Apartment rents in the Bay Area’s three biggest cities continue to rise, with Oakland seeing a huge surge, probably fueled by renters priced out of San Francisco crossing the bay. “Oakland is the less expensive alternative to…
S.F.’s Healthy Housing Program: Tax dollars put to good use
Today I was privileged to see the money I pay in property taxes actually being spent in a way I could whole heartedly endorse. The S.F. Department of Public Health sent its very personable investigator, Ihsan…
Seasonal flowers from June through September.
Yellow Iris
San Francisco Real Estate Prices are the Highest in the Nation
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…
What grows in a SF garden?
Transplanted people who move to San Francisco from other parts of the country and other parts of the world love the Bay Area for its access to nature. Often they want to put down roots in a home with…