2nd Quarter North Bay Market Report

July 16, 2013

2nd Quarter North Bay Real Estate Market Report Home Prices and Luxury Home Sales Way Up For Marin, Napa & Sonoma Counties Another very strong quarter in the North Bay real estate market: Year over year, the median house sales price in the second quarter was up 25% in Marin and Sonoma, and 34% in […]

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Overheated? Yes. Bubble? No. Stabilizing? Maybe.

July 9, 2013

July 2013 San Francisco Market Report If you prefer, you can skip the following analysis to go straight to the charts and maps following. Many adjectives are used to describe San Francisco, but normal isn’t a common one – and the same can be said about our real estate market. Even taking into account its […]

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SF Jewish Film Festival – July 25 – August 12, 2013

July 8, 2013

The San Francisco Jewish Film Festival, the world’s first and largest Jewish film festival, takes place in San Francisco and three other Bay Area cities in late July and early August, drawing an audience of approximately 30,000 people. Founded in 1980, SFJFF uses film and media arts to foster cultural understanding. The festival presents a […]

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SF AIDS Walk TBA

July 7, 2013

The 27th annual, 10K AIDS Walk in San Francisco will take place on July 14th, 2013. Benefitting San Francisco AIDS Foundation and HIV/AIDS programs and services throughout the Bay Area, this event has raised over $77 million during its history. Last year alone, participants and sponsors raised $2.7 million to support education, advocacy and direct […]

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TICs: Price and Sales Volume Trends

June 27, 2013

As Reported to San Francisco MLS All data from sources deemed reliable but subject to error and revision. © Paragon Real Estate Group Statistics are generalities that may be affected by other factors besides changes in value and only a specific comparative market analysis can estimate value for any particular property.

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Case-Shiller: Different Bubbles, Different Accelerating Recoveries

June 26, 2013

Note: Case-Shiller Home Price Indices for “San Francisco” are for a 5-county area, of which the city’s housing market is a very small part. Since they are published 2 months after the month of the Index, are 3-month rolling averages, and the time between offer acceptance and closed sale typically runs 4-8 weeks, Case-Shiller is […]

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Int’l LGBT Film Fest TBA

June 13, 2013

Founded in 1977, the San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival (Frameline) is the longest-running, largest and most widely recognized LGBT film exhibition event in the world. As a community event with an annual attendance of over 55,000, the Festival is the most prominent and well-attended LGBT arts program in the Bay Area. Frameline37 is a […]

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The Economist on Bubbles — Neat Interactive Chart Feature

June 12, 2013

The Economist has a good article (about the US real estate market not being in a bubble) and created a terrific interactive graph that allows you, by metro area (you have to click on San Francisco to add it to the graph), to compare home price changes in real terms over time, versus average incomes, […]

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Haight Ashbury Street Fair times TBA

June 2, 2013

Once a year, on the second Sunday in June, the Haight-Ashbury community hosts a special celebration and everyone in the World is invited. Music is in the air, people dance in the streets, a festive atmosphere springs up and Haight Street, once again, becomes the center of Peace, Love and Happiness. The Haight Ashbury Street […]

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