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San Francisco's Haight Street always puts things in perspective. (PHOTO)
Tomorrow’s April S&P Case Shiller home price report is the most widely followed and respected barometer of its kind. But like all datasets, there’s lots of fine print that’s overlooked by media and markets. As good as Case Shiller is compared to other home value sources like Zillow, real estate valuations are highly-localized and it
Today was 100th Bay To Breakers marathon in San Francisco, which isn’t so much a marathon as it is a 7.46 mile race across the city, and isn’t so much a race as it is a citywide partying marathon. Photos below from SFGate’s full set. And if you don’t care for party pics, also below
Here’s a list of some interesting things that happened on ‘tax day’ over the years. Thanks to Katelande for curating and sending! 1738: Bottle opener invented 1850: City of San Francisco incorporated 1912: Titanic sinks at 2:27 AM off Newfoundland as band plays on 1941: 1st helicopter flight of 1 hour duration, Stratford, Connecticut 1952:
Our vote is for the 17,000 square foot converted church on Delores Park in hometown San Francisco. Click picture to view slideshows and cast your vote.
New York has co-ops. San Francisco has TICs, which are an equally confusing property ownership type, but a big part of the market in San Francisco. Scott James, a San Francisco correspondent for the New York Times, just wrote a very informative piece on the topic.
The Wall Street Journal just did a great tribute to one of the best movie car chases of all time. Some Friday awesomeness for you below: watch Steve McQueen as Bullitt going wild on San Francisco streets. I wish only for one day they’d let me do this. Also here’s an HD version but they
This week has been quite gut wrenching in the markets, so it’s time for a bit of fun. This awesome diagram originated on San Francisco blog TheBoldItalic along with a good piece on the demise of Hippie Hill—which is the meadow and accompanying hill as you enter Golden Gate Park off Haight Street. It’s a
This San Francisco Chronicle story on home purchase incentives offered by Bay Area cities has been sent to me a few times today. This is a good piece reviewing options and highlighting some success stories. But people should note that these city programs pose a some challenges. To use San Francisco programs as an example,
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