I just sold a top floor 2 bedroom view condo up the street from the iconic “Painted Ladies” on historic Alamo Square Park. This property was different from condos I have sold in the past. The reason? It was a “Smart Home” condo. It was equipped with state-of-the-art features including Brilliant control light panels, Mysa smart thermostats, a Café Oven and a Tesla Universal EV Charger. You could control lights and music on the light display panels with Amazon’s Alexa. The …
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Top 1.5% of 1.6 Million Agents Nationwide
Author: Carol Solfanelli
What is happening with the real estate market in San Francisco as we head into February? Realtors are generally seeing that inventory is still low, especially for single family homes. This has created a strong market for homes with low inventory and high buyer demand. Multiple offers with substantial over asking prices are happening across the city for single family homes that are priced right. The condo market with much more inventory is moving more slowly with condos staying on …
I am grateful for the family and friends who celebrate with me today. The holidays can be a time of reflection, especially looking back on celebrations with family members and friends who are no longer with us. I cherish these memories. As we leave 2024 behind, I am thankful for the clients who put their trust in me to make their sales a success. Wishing all of you a happy and healthy 2025! …
Did you know that under the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) LLCs can face a $591 per day civil fine (which grows with inflation), and criminal penalties, including a $10,000 fine and/or up to two years of imprisonment, if you fail to file a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN)? This report details the identities of an LLC’s owners. That means if you hold your home through an LLC (not uncommon if you rent the …
My new listing at 106 Denslowe Drive in the beautifully maintained Lakeside neighborhood is perfect for buyers trying to get into the San Francisco market. This 3 bedroom, 2 bath midcentury home, listed for $1,395,000, has been in a family for over 60 years and retains its original charm. While there are some cosmetic updates to the kitchen and baths that new owners may want to make someday, there is no rush. My team has taken up the carpet and …
I recently helped a client get the home he desired. He wanted to buy a single family home in an upscale San Francisco neighborhood with a budget that didn’t match the neighborhood prices. However, we persisted. After making an offer on a home which he didn’t get, this much nicer property came on the market and we quickly swooped in. It had one of the most beautifully designed kitchens I have ever seen and coveted Edwardian original details. My sense …
If you have had time to pay attention to the news, you know that recently there has been a bit of a sea change in the way real estate transactions are handled. This has been precipitated by a settlement with the National Association of Realtors to resolve antitrust lawsuits. The bottom line is to de-couple the payment of listing broker’s and buyer broker’s commissions so that each party – a seller or a buyer – will negotiate their commission separately …
When I moved to San Francisco in 1987, I was met by my boyfriend, Michael (now my husband), who picked me up from the airport and initially whisked me off to Ocean Beach. We sat on the rocks above the Cliff House and looked out at the seals. The next place he brought me to was fashionable Pacific Heights. There he showed me a lovely apartment on Jackson Street that he had found for us while he was waiting for …
I recently had the pleasure of helping my great client sell her home in St. Francis Wood. Ten years ago, I helped her and her husband buy the home when they had a toddler and she was pregnant with their second child. They raised their two children there and their children are now teenagers so it was time to move. The home at 240 Santa Paula Avenue is a 3 bedroom, 3 bath English style home with a lush garden; I …
Did you know that effective this year, if someone owns a unit in a 3+ unit building in SF and rents it to their child, they can be hit with a vacancy tax? Though a new law intended to make more housing available to renters may have been well-intended, it has some real quirks – and even real estate professionals don’t generally know about all of them yet! San Francisco‘s Empty Homes Tax Ordinance was approved by San Francisco voters …