Ready for the rebound

An upcoming wave of new IPOs could introduce more buyers into the local market, photo: Garey De Martini

Californians are not leaving the state en masse, but they are leaving San Francisco, according to a recent Los Angeles Times report. Net exits from San Francisco in the last nine ... Read More

How fast will San Francisco attract new or returning residents as the pandemic remains to be seen. Photo: JHaynam/Pixabay

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365 days later

By Garey De Martini

It’s been just over a year since shelter-in-place protocols were initiated due to the coronavirus pandemic. At long last, there truly seems to be some light at the end of this t... Read More

Despite the pandemic and economic stress, single-family home prices in the city have risen over the past year. Photo: Garey De Martini

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Perseverance

By Garey De Martini

Pity the people who moved to Austin, Tex., often touted as a far better place for techies to live than California. Two weeks ago that city was pelted by heavy snow and arctic wind... Read More

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Real estate’s new normal

The housing market looks ready for a big 2021

By Garey De Martini

The new year is well upon us, and thankfully 2020 is now long gone. Of course, there will be carryover — many of the challenges we faced in 2020 are still unfortunately much a p... Read More

The trends in the pandemic and the economy could be pointing to a brighter 2021 for the property markets. Photo: Garey De Martini

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Return to growth

What’s ahead for San Francisco real estate in 2021

By Garey De Martini

Aside from Bill Gates and a handful of scientists and civil servants, few foresaw the pandemic that hit us in 2020. As Covid-19 spread, all the cheery economic forecasts for that ... Read More

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The big surprise

By Garey De Martini

In spite of all the turmoil surrounding Covid-19, the economy, and our recent election, the housing market in San Francisco remains remarkably unchanged. Indeed, housing is a brig... Read More

Real Estate Today

A new, improved formula

An open letter to the Union Street Association

By Pamela Mendelsohn

The Marina Times recently obtained a letter from Pam Mendelsohn of Maven Retail in response to formula retail on Union Street. This letter was directed to Eleanor Carpenter and Le... Read More

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San Francisco single-family homes still selling well

But there remains a divide between homes and condos

By Garey De Martini

San Francisco continues to be a tale of two cities when it comes to real estate. Single-family homes remain in demand, while condos and lofts remain less appealing in the eyes of ... Read More

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Waiting for the bounce-back

Did all that smoke do additional damage to San Francisco’s real estate market?

By Garey De Martini

As if the pandemic wasn’t enough, smoke from fires throughout the Bay Area, California, and the West Coast blanketed San Francisco in mid-August and early September and didn’t... Read More

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The calm before the storm

So this is what a buyer’s market feels like

By Garey De Martini

Buckle your seat belts. The next two and a half months promise to be a wild ride, given the upcoming presidential election and the surging then subsiding then surging again pandem... Read More

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Change is coming soon to San Francisco markets

By Garey De Martini

To gain some insight into the current real estate market, we talked to one of the most knowledgeable people in the business. Alf Nucifora is the chairman and founder of LuxeSF.... Read More

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Are people really fleeing the city?

By Garey De Martini

Is the pandemic the last straw for San Francisco residents, fed up with the high cost of owning a home or paying rent in the city? For years, people have been threatening to leave... Read More

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A Kid’s View of SF in the 60s

By Garey De Martini

We’ve all had the chance to daydream and maybe reminisce a bit over these many weeks of shelter-in-place during the pandemic. Nearly empty San Francisco streets brought my mind ... Read More

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What’s Ahead for San Francisco Real Estate

What a balanced market means for buyers and sellers

By Garey De Martini

The March 16 shelter-in-place order brought San Francisco home sales to a virtual standstill. Because real estate sales had been fairly brisk to that point, it was difficult to ge... Read More

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Time of adjustment

Different methods, same objectives

By Garey De Martini

Our real estate market is always a big topic of conversation. Whenever news breaks, the question invariably comes up, “What does this mean for San Francisco home prices?” The ... Read More

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