| Look Up Property From Your PDA and Is SF A Bubble-Proof Market? | November 21st, 2006 |
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See a For Sale sign in San Francisco and want to know more????www.CleanOffer.com, a home search tool,is offering a Beta Version for PDAs.If you’re already signed up for CleanOffer, you can logon to http://mobile.cleanoffer.com to use it.
You don’t need to be actively looking for a home to sign up for CleanOffer.Lookie-loos, owners who want to keep track of the market, and those who are waiting to buy are also encouraged to sign up.
If you haven’t signed up for CleanOffer, you should — after January 1, sfarmls.com says it will no longer allow public access.CleanOffer is a better option anyway—you get your own account where you can save your searches, arrange to be automatically notified about new listings, track price reductions, learn what sold and for how much and run open house reports.
Questions about CleanOffer?Click on the link to the left to learn more.
In late October, Business 2.0 Magazine ran an article about 5 “bubble-proof” real estate markets—San Francisco was one of them. Here’s why:
San Francisco has a geographic limit to the supply of new landWe’re on a peninsula surrounded by water and there is never a chance of urban sprawl or overbuilding.
It’s a hard reality to bear, but like other ‘superstar’ cities such as Boston and New York, San Francisco prices are likely to keep climbing as poor and middle-class households are nudged out by rich ones.
A classic example of a neighborhood that has transitioned from working class to upscale is Bernal Heights—years ago I used to sell great houses in Bernal to book editors and musicians. Now the money for the best Bernal homes is more likely to come from software developers, accountants and lawyers.
San Francisco also shares the sex appeal and natural beauty of bubble-proof cities.There’s a mystique about our city that’s driven by popular culture— songs (Journey, Mamas and the Papas, Tony Bennett), books (Tales of the City, Dashiel Hammett novels, The Joy Luck Club) and movies about San Francisco (Vertigo, Bullitt, Mrs. Doubtfire) are all entwined to create lovely and specific picture in the minds of anyone who thinks about us.
I often say that owning a piece of San Francisco real estate is like owning a piece of fine jewelry.It’s beautiful, it’s rare, and it’s bound to go up in value. So those who advocate a ‘buy and hold’ strategy should go ahead and make their move. You can’t outguess the market, and the long-term trends of San Francisco are strongly upward. *************************************** The other day, one of my buyers asked me a bunch of questions during her closing. She was worried that I’d think they were stupid, but they turned out to be really smart questions—things about truth in lending, deeds of trust and pre-payment penalties. Other clients have really basic questions, like “Who pays you, anyway?” and “What’s an escrow?” I love all of them—don’t be afraid to ask. I’m always here to help. ***************************************************** I also love hearing from you and your friends—so please remember me to anyone thinking of buying or selling in San Francisco. . . . Cheers!Cece Blase
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