San Francisco has seen a record increase in home prices in recent times. ACL Real Estate and Property Management analyze whether this growth is a sign of a healthy real estate market by reviewing the recently released report by The Demand Institute.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) March 18, 2014

Analyzing the recent report published by The Demand Institute, leading real estate and property management firm ACL Real Estate and Property Management says that San Francisco is unlikely to continue to witness the double digit housing price growth it experienced in 2013.

According to their report, A Tale of 2000 Cities, published by The Demand Institute in February 2014, home prices are likely to increase by an average of 2.1% per year during 2015-2018. However, this figure does not fully reflect the huge pricing differences the nation is likely to see across region. Here is how the report sees prices across states by 2018.

The report also demonstrates the disparity between home prices and the median income, with rents in San Francisco as high as thrice the national average. The Case-Schiller House Price Index for June 2013 had put the price rise in San Francisco at 47%, the highest among all the metropolitan areas studied. This increase, The Demand Institute’s report says was “largely driven by investors buying up swaths of distressed homes to meet growing rental demand.” At the same time, the report forecasts an annual growth rate of 2.1% for single-family homes during 2015-2018, given the expectations of better equilibrium between demand and supply.

“Rising housing prices is not always an indicator of a healthy market because health is more a function of whether people can afford homes at those prices in the long term,” says a spokesperson from ACL Real Estate and Property Management. According to the report published by The Demand Institute, 41% of households faced a moderate-to-severe housing cost burden in 2013 (with 25% carrying moderate burden and another 16% carrying severe burden). The Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies defines a moderate cost burden as “the need to allocate 30 to 50 percent of pretax household income to essential housing expenses: mortgage principal and interest payment, rent, insurance, taxes, and utilities,” while a severe burden occurs when this figure rises to 50 percent.

The situation is scarcely better for renters. Following the 2007-2008 recession, more and more homeowners have turned into renters, leading to rising demand for rental accommodation. According to The Demand Institute’s study, 31% of tenants in the United States are today spending about 30%-40% of their pre-tax income on housing, with one in every four spending more than 50%. So, is the San Francisco residential market really healthy?

About ACL Real Estate and Property Management: With wide experience and a proven track record in quality service and reliability, ACL Real Estate and Property Management has carved a niche for itself for its real estate and property management services in the East Bay and Peninsula areas. The company has a successful track record of assisting home owners in both selling and buying any type of property. The company also offers comprehensive property management services that ease the process of selecting tenants, maintaining the home and ensuring timely rent collection for homeowners.

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Article source: http://www.virtual-strategy.com/2014/03/18/rise-sf-bay-area-home-prices-sign-healthy-real-estate-market

Paragon Real Estate Group® first brokerage in San Francisco to provide Clarus touchCMA™ to its REALTORS®

Paragon has always been a company that is light on its feet, highly responsive to new ideas and opportunities, and now the time has come to take big steps in virtually every facet of our business to take us to the next level – Paragon CEO Bob Dadurka.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) September 26, 2013

“Since we opened our doors in 2004, we’ve been gratified by being able to build Paragon into one of the most successful brokerages in San Francisco. 2013 is shaping up to be our best year ever – with total sales up 20 percent and luxury home sales up a whopping 82 percent, we should go well beyond a billion dollars in sales – and our agents now have one of the highest averages sales per agent figures in the country. San Francisco has always been a very competitive market, the price point is very high and our clients are extremely sophisticated financially and technologically and in what they expect from the professionals who serve their needs. Paragon has always been a company that is light on its feet, highly responsive to new ideas and opportunities, and now the time has come to take big steps in virtually every facet of our business to take us to the next level,” Paragon CEO Bob Dadurka.

These steps include spinning off their investment real estate division, already one of the biggest players in that market segment, into the separate Paragon Commercial Brokerage in beautiful new offices at 1700 California. Another big piece of the plan is the centralization of Paragon’s residential brokerage operations in the 4-story building they purchased and completely renovated at 1400 Van Ness. This will then be followed by the opening of new, mobile-oriented, hub offices in other areas of the city such as the luxury home market of Pacific Heights-Marina, Potrero Hill, South Beach-SoMa and the Hayes Valley-Noe Valley area. Paragon is also actively growing the number of agents working in Marin, Napa and Sonoma, where their business is growing quickly. According to Paragon Managing Broker, Sally Stull, “The way people do business is rapidly changing and the way our agents serve our clients is changing. Big old-style offices with desks and phones are much less important; cutting edge technology that improves client communications, property marketing and the delivery of highest quality market analytics is what helps our clients most and what they want. So we are moving resources from an older business model to this more dynamic and more mobile model. We are extremely excited about the large investments we’re making in improved technology and more streamlined operations right now. This will be a huge win-win for Paragon and for our customers.”

Paragon has been investing particularly heavily in new marketing technologies. Paragon’s Director of Brand and Digital Marketing Lisa M. Norman highlighted a few of the biggest initiatives: “Marketing is one of the core products a real estate brokerage offers its clients and Paragon has always invested heavily in stand-out marketing across the multiple media platforms. But now we’re taking a quantum leap in digital and mobile marketing. Both our website and new online resource, ParaScopeSF, offer comprehensive information about living in the Bay Area and its complex real estate market. We’re the first brokerage in San Francisco to offer touchCMA, a highly sophisticated iPad-based presentation and market analysis tool, to all our agents and clients. Paragon has moved to a new, mobile marketing platform, Imprev, that allows marketing staff and agents to create incredible materials from wherever they are in less time than ever. As our footprint in the luxury home market grows by leaps and bounds, we are designing new programs and developing new partnerships to meet the special needs of that market segment. And finally, within the realm of traditional marketing, Paragon is redesigning and upgrading all its print marketing materials to a standard currently unmatched in San Francisco real estate sales.”

About the Company:

Paragon’s main residential office is at 1400 Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco and its Commercial Brokerage at 1700 California Street. Paragon can be found online at paragon-re.com and ParaScopeSF.com.

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Antioch, CA (PRWEB) August 12, 2013

“We are grateful to our talented manager Melody Royal, who has led our Antioch office for almost 30 years, and who will remain as the manager of the office,” said Rich Casto, Chief Strategy Officer of BHG Mason-McDuffie Real Estate. “We welcome Tony Chahal as our new owner/partner in this office.”

“We now have eight great partnerships throughout the San Francisco Bay Area,” said Keith Robinson, COO. “These partnerships are part of our growth strategy and work extremely well.”

When asked why he entered into this partnership, Mr. Chahal said, “I am proud to merge my operation with that of Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie. With everything Mason-McDuffie has to offer, there was no other organization that I met with that came close to their services and culture. The company is widely recognized as one of the most innovative real estate companies in the nation. I am excited to be a partner of this great company, and to be part of its history and its future!”

Mr. Chahal will be joined by 10 agents in the move into the Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie office space at 5887A Lone Tree Way in Antioch.

Resolute Real Estate, Inc. was founded in 2010 by Tony Chahal, who also served as the President and Managing Broker. He was formerly an associate at Prudential California Realty. Prior to that, he was the Staffing Manager at Zip Realty, Inc. where he successfully ran the number one recruiting platform in the company nationwide.

If you are interested in discussing growth opportunities, contact David Gardner at 925-705-1992.

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About Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate

Our heritage began with the founding of Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in 1887. The company is the 26th largest real estate services firm in the nation (REALTrends 500), and Number Two in the San Francisco East Bay (SF Business Times). The company provides comprehensive solutions to home buyers and sellers, and handled 6,500 transactions in 2012, generating $2.8 billion in sales volume. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate is locally owned and has more than 1,200 real estate professionals with 30 offices in eight counties in the Bay Area and the Tahoe/Truckee region.

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(PRWEB) July 25, 2013

Sean Sullivan San Francisco Real Estate New Construction and Senior Sales Leader with Climb Real Estate Group in San Francisco who was recently featured in a KRON4 news report, comments on the California Association of Realtors® (CAR) June Home Sales and Price Report(1) which shows a decline in units sold, as prices continue to trend upward statewide. Sullivan notes the California Association of Realtors® (CAR) June Home Sales and Price Report which shows a decline in units sold, while prices continue to trend upward statewide. The CAR report states that as prices continued to increase statewide in June with double-digit gains over June 2012, the number of units sold was down 3.8 percent from May, and down 3.7 percent from June 2012. The statewide median price of an existing, single-family detached home rose 2.7 percent from May’s revised median price of $417,350 to $428,510 in June. June’s price was up from 33.5 percent over June 2012. “The June decline in home sales was attributed partially to the hike in interest rates in recent months.  The average 30-year fixed rate had been stabilizing at around 3.5 percent since the beginning of the year, until it jumped more than 50 basis points in June to reach above the 4 percent mark for the first time in more than a year and a half,” said C.A.R. Vice President and Chief Economist Leslie Appleton-Young.  “This rate increase portends a somewhat higher rate environment going forward as the Fed mulls over the start of its tapering off program in response to positive signs from the economy.”  Available now at ICON, these 1 and 2 bedroom homes feature contemporary, tasteful finishes located adjacent to shopping, transit, services, food and drink. Amazing views toward the top of the 6 story building. Represented for sale by Paragon Real Estate Group’s Suzanne Gregg and Jason Gorski.

Sullivan says it is important to realize that the San Francisco Bay Area bucked the statewide trend in that housing prices in June decreased very slightly by 1.1 percent over May, but still showed an increase of 23.3 percent over June 2012. The median sold price in June was $712,030, while in May it was $719,610 and in June 2012 it was $577,640. San Mateo County showed a 5.4 percent increase over May prices, and San Francisco County showed a 9.7 percent decrease. The month-to-month median price change from April to May 2013 was 5 percent. Alameda County shows a 2 percent decline in prices in June over May, but 29.7 percent increase from June 2012. Linea condominiums are perhaps the most architecturally stunning residential development along Upper Market. Linea offers myriad views and floor plans to suit buyers who crave privacy or who want to be front-and-center in this dynamic location.  Glass curtain wall construction allows for floor-to-ceiling windows in most homes.  With the historic Art Deco San Francisco Mint and a new Whole Foods as neighbors, Linea graces an already remarkable location.  Transit and the neighborhoods of Hayes Valley, Upper Market and Mid-Market are at your fingertips. Developer  represented by Polaris Pacific.

The San Francisco Bay Area was the only region in the state which showed a month-to-month decline in median housing prices. This fact can be seen as a positive sign because it should ease concerns of a housing bubble in the Bay Area. The median time on the market for the Bay Area in June shows a slight increase over May, at 34.1 and 31.4 days respectively. Sean Sullivan specializes in San Francisco Real Estate new construction and more information about other new properties can be found on his website. The Century, a chevron shaped condominium building will open for sales late this summer.  The five story structure has 1 and 2 bedroom floor plans at the crossroads of Duboce Triangle and Upper Market. The Penthouses feature commanding views and large private terraces. The neighborhood is an urban dwellers dream with parks, transit, bars, restaurants and stylish retail just downstairs. Developer represented for sale by Vanguard Properties’ Jean-Paul Samaha and Ed Deleski.

About Sean Sullivan San Francisco Real Estate Agent

Sean Sullivan serves as Climb Real Estate Group’s Senior Sales Leader. With more than fifteen years in the real estate industry, Sullivan has sold over $600 million in residential real estate and built a reputation for customer-focused sales leadership in San Francisco.  Sullivan has extensive experience in a variety of real estate transactions, both on the buyer’s and on the seller’s sides, and collaborates with attorneys, brokers, and the real estate community at large. His relationships with sellers, buyers and developers allows him to leverage market knowledge and experience in negotiating and surmounting challenges.  As a Top Producer in 2010, 2011, and 2012, his reputation is built on putting clients first by being responsive, consultative, collaborative, ethical and honest. 

 

“Community is important to me,” said Sullivan. He is a member of San Francisco Association of Realtors, California Association of Realtors and National Association of Realtors and active in SPUR (San Francisco Planning and Urban Research Association), SF SAFE, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Jewish Vocational Services, SF Bicycle Coalition and Panhandle Park Stewards. 

Television, radio, print and electronic media often reach out for Sullivan’s take on the local and national real estate market. He has appeared on television numerous times, been featured on the front page of The San Francisco Chronicle and featured on The Today Show, Fox News Business, The Daily Mail UK and LA Times. In 2012 I received the great honor of The Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal.

Originally a Connecticut Yankee, he has lived in San Francisco for 16 years.  His interests include family, urban planning, yoga, surfing, and gardening.  He has also been fortunate to travel to over 30 countries. He currently resides in the Upper Haight. Sean Sullivan can be contacted at 415-215-0554, Sean(at)climbsf(dot)com. Please visit his website at: http://sfresource.com.

Contact Information

Sean Sullivan, Senior Sales Leader

Climb Real Estate Group

San Francisco, CA 415-215-0554

Sean(at)climbsf(dot)com

http://sfresource.com

(1) http://www.car.org/newsstand/newsreleases/2013releases/june2013sales

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 21, 2013

Climb Real Estate Group, the tech-powered Bay Area real estate residential brokerage, has launched a new alternative to map-based property search with the development of Climb Explore. In partnership with Pitch Interactive, Climb Explore has reinvented real estate search, not in a traditional map-based format, but by looking at search in a more graphic and visual manner. Climb Explore gets up-to-the-minute data directly from the same sources used by real estate agents and publishes homes using data visualization tools. This groundbreaking format is intended to serve a broad audience of buyers and sellers, professionals, and members of the general public interested in San Francisco and Bay Area real estate.

The new home search site features all available San Francisco-based properties including 89 different neighborhoods, all property classes including condominiums, TICs (Tenancy-in-Common), co-ops, 2-4 unit buildings, 5+ unit buildings, land, and commercial properties. Additional search criteria such as price, bedroom count, bathroom count, and parking will alter data in real time. Making the site real-time was paramount in the design of Climb Explore; when a user changes a search parameter, the search results instantly appear, providing the fast response time necessary for today’s consumers. Additionally, the level of interactivity of Climb Explore creates a more productive and richer experience.

“Our online visitors will now experience a more vibrant and seamless view of San Francisco real estate,” said Michelle Balog, Managing Sales Director for Climb Real Estate Group. “This valuable new tool represents a unique way for buyers and sellers in San Francisco to search for homes.”

The Climb Real Estate Group team, led by Technology Director Mark Choey, has been developing the new design over the past year, working with their internal staff and marketing to support the multifaceted mission of the company’s founding principle to reinvent residential real estate. Having created SFNewDevelopments.com, one of Climb’s flagship websites years before, Choey had been looking to take on real estate search for quite some time. However, he was looking to do something different. He says, “When looking at the state-of-the-art in real estate search websites, almost all sites start off with a big map of the area you are searching. Starting with a map to search real estate definitely has some benefits, but we also find this sort of user experience can be limiting. We wanted to approach the problem from a different angle.” After researching different opportunities, Choey was very impressed with the development team at Pitch Interactive, who are well known for creating interactive visualizations to illustrate complex data for technology clients. “I also really liked the fact that they had no experience in real estate. From that perspective, they brought in a crucial, unbiased viewpoint.”

“We wanted to take on the project because it was something new and challenging for us compared to the work we typically take on. Our first response when approached for this project was that we don’t do real estate. There are several real estate services that do a great job,” said Wesley Grubb of Pitch Interactive in a statement. “But after understanding Climb and the challenges of getting the best possible properties to clients, we wanted to take this on. Also, we really like the culture at Climb and felt that Climb fits well with our philosophy. Namely, the willingness to try something new and find a unique way to do something exploratory.”

With Climb Explore, consumers are offered a more engaging way to explore property through data visualization, which highlights target properties while giving access to other listings based within the same proximity of the search criteria. Grubb said, “The problem with current systems is that the search is limited and funneled. You get a limited list of properties based on what you search for. You rarely get to see the big picture or how related properties may look when you select multiple criteria.” This did not come easily. Through a complex algorithm, Pitch Interactive sought to provide enough information without overwhelming the user. Grubb said, “The most challenging aspect for us was searching for an explorative way to represent the data without overwhelming the visitor and without showing too few data points. “

The partnership is a result of Climb’s ongoing research and development efforts, many of which are focused on building new mobile and web-based experiences. The launch of the Climb Explore is an example of how Climb Real Estate Group plans to innovate the traditional real estate brokerage model — whether opening new office spaces in mobile Airstreams or developing essential digital properties — in new ways on both emerging and existing platforms.

“Climb Real Estate Group always strives to be on the leading edge of innovation — it is at the core of our company,” said Climb’s Marketing Director Chris Lim in announcing the successful release of Climb Explore. “We are working to engage home buyers everywhere in the Bay Area, now and in the future. Climb Explore encourages us to think about home search in a new way.”

For more information, visit http://explore.climbsf.com

About Climb Real Estate Group:

Climb Real Estate Group is a full-service general real estate brokerage with an emphasis on the purchase, sale, rental and marketing of select residential new developments, commercial and premier resale properties. They specialize in condos, high rises, lofts and homes in South Beach, SOMA, South Beach, Mission Bay, Rincon Hill, Potrero Hill and Central Waterfront. Our focus is on urban-style properties, specializing in new construction, historic loft conversions, live/work spaces, Victorian flats, modern condominiums, and stylish single-family homes. They also have exclusive access to off-market listings, foreclosures and developer specials.

About Pitch Interactive:

Wesley Grubbs is an artist, data visualizer and provocateur based in Berkeley, CA. In 2007 he founded Pitch Interactive, a studio whose focus is weaving code with design with statistics to find versatile solutions to communicate complex data for clients including Google, Wired, GE, Esquire, Scientific American, Popular Science and the

McKnight Foundation.

Built upon his experiences living abroad, degrees held in International Economics and Information Systems and his innate interest in the brain and cognition, Wes’ work focuses on revealing patterns about human behavior and how our actions impact our surroundings.

Pitch Interactive’s work spans illustrations, physical installations, console game user interfaces, software applications, websites and textiles. Their work has been showcased at the MoMA’s TalkToMe exhibit in in New York, the McKnight Foundation’s 30 year anniversary exhibit, the Foosaner Art Museum’s “The Art of Networks” exhibit, The Max Planck Science Express Train, the Data Flow books and many other internationally acclaimed publications.

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Article source: http://www.watchlistnews.com/2013/06/22/climb-real-estate-group-launches-innovative-new-real-estate-search-website/

We had a very good response. It was only in the market two weeks.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) June 20, 2013

Sean Sullivan, Senior Sales Leader with Climb Real Estate Group in San Francisco was recently featured in a KRON4 news report featuring reporter Maureen Kelly about the second Rincon Tower which was put on hold five years ago after the housing recession of 2008. The second building, known as Rincon II has resumed construction. Rincon I finally sold out last fall. According to the KRON4 news report from late April(1), Rincon II was initially going to be condominiums for individual sale, but since resuming construction, the developers have changed their minds and have decided to make the units available for lease instead of for sale. Rincon is represented for sale by Polaris Pacific. Available now at ICON, these 1 and 2 bedroom homes feature contemporary, tasteful finishes located adjacent to shopping, transit, services, food and drink. Amazing views toward the top of the 6 story building. Represented for sale by Paragon Real Estate Group’s Suzanne Gregg and Jason Gorski.

Sullivan comments in the KRON4 news report that he would not be surprised if the developers change their minds again if there is a chance for them to get a better rate of return by selling instead of leasing. As it stands now it is not known what the market conditions will be in a year and beyond and if it will be more favorable to the developers to lease or sell. Sean Sullivan specializes in San Francisco real estate new construction and more information about other new properties can be found on his website. Century Condominiums, a chevron shaped building will open for sales late this summer.  They are 1 and 2 bedroom floor plans at the crossroads of Duboce Triangle and Upper Market. The View Penthouses feature commanding views and large private terraces. Represented for sale by Vanguard Properties’ Jean-Paul Samaha and Ed Deleski.

Another event to make international news featuring Sean Sullivan is the $82,000 parking space which recently sold in a condominium garage in San Francisco’s trendy South Beach neighborhood, near the Giants’ ballpark. This news was reported in the online news outlets Huffington Post, Britain’s Daily Mail, San Francisco Chronicle, the CBS Evening News, the Los Angeles Times and the Washington Post, among others. Sullivan commented in the Washington Post(2) “We had a very good response. It was only in the market two weeks.” Sullivan added that at the height of the property boom he sold a parking spot in the same building for $95,000. In the UK’s Daily Mail(3) Sullivan said the space was in a good part of the garage, and said the company struggled at first to put a price on it. The Linea condominiums are perhaps the most architecturally stunning residential development along Upper Market, Linea offers myriad views and floor plans to suit buyers who crave privacy or who want to be front-and-center in this dynamic location.  Glass curtain wall construction allows for floor-to-ceiling glass in most homes.  With the historic Art Deco San Francisco Mint and a new Whole Foods as neighbors, Linea graces an already remarkable location. Represented by for sale by Polaris Pacific.

About Sean Sullivan San Francisco Real Estate Agent

Sean Sullivan serves as Climb Real Estate Group’s Senior Sales Leader, where he oversees the brokerage’s agents and resale business. With more than fifteen years in the real estate industry, Sullivan has sold over $600 million in real estate and built a reputation for his sales leadership in the Bay Area — from San Francisco, San Mateo, and San Jose.

Sullivan has extensive experience in a variety of real estate transactions, both on the buying and on the selling sides, and expertly collaborates with attorneys, brokers, and the real estate community at large.  He has strong relationships with developers and buyers alike, who trust his honesty, market knowledge and vast experience in negotiating, renovating and problem solving.

As Senior Sales Leader, he is very involved in the real estate community as a member of SFAR, CAR, and NAR.  He is also active in SPUR San  Francisco Planning Urban Research Association, California Preservation Foundation, The National Trust for Historic Preservation, Jewish Vocational Services, SF Bicycle Coalition and Panhandle Park Stewards. Today, he continues to provide advice to his broker peers and volunteers his time teaching and participating in seminars.

Originally a Connecticut Yankee, he has lived in San Francisco for 15 years.  His interests include family, urban planning, fitness.  He has also been fortunate to travel to over 30 countries. He currently resides in the North Panhandle.

Contact Information

Sean Sullivan, Senior Sales Leader

Climb Real Estate Group

San Francisco, CA

415-215-0554

Sean(at)climbsf(dot)com

http://sfresource.com

(1) http://news.kron4.com/video/second-rincon-tower-starts-to-rise-above-san-francisco/

(2) http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-06-13/national/39940496_1_san-francisco-giants-real-estate-prices-parking-space

(3) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2341399/Tiny-parking-spot-sells-82-000-San-Franciscos-South-Beach-weeks-offered-sale.html#ixzz2WVtBr0Vi

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The thriving tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley has improved the real estate market, spurring home sales and, consequently, home moves. San Francisco moving company McGuire Movers provides new tips to help buyers and sellers prepare for their moves.

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) May 11, 2013

Thanks to the tech industry boom in the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley, the real estate market is experiencing a surge, spurring increased home sales in the area. This uptick in home sales will, in turn, drive more moves, a trend that moving companies, such as McGuire Movers, has already noted in recent months.

More home purchases mean more moving and storage activity for both home buyers and sellers. To help guide a seamless move, the experts at McGuire Movers explain the proper timeline for moving and provide the following tips.

The moving specialists at McGuire Movers recommend that as soon as home sellers put their property on the market, they should begin purchasing packing supplies. These packing supplies should include different-sized boxes, tape, labels, and padding. To help home movers determine how many boxes they should purchase, McGuire Movers has provided a free moving tool powered by online real estate database Zillow on their website. This tool gives an estimate of how many boxes people will need based on factors such as number of rooms and size of the house.

Next, every room in the house should be de-cluttered and cleaned. Decide what to keep, pack those items, and properly label the boxes. Mark any boxes with fragile items to reduce the chance of damage. Any unwanted items should be thrown away, donated to a charity, or sold in a garage sale.

If a moving company, such as McGuire Movers, is contracted, items in dressers, desks, and closets need not be removed. Leave the clothes you want to keep hanging in the closets so the movers can easily transfer them from the hangers directly into wardrobe boxes. For furniture such as dressers and desks, movers will wrap them with furniture blankets and move them with the contents inside. In this way, people can save time in packing and unpacking boxes and in the cost of buying unnecessary packing supplies.

With the tech industry in the San Francisco Bay Area fueling a rise in home sales and moves, tips like these can help buyers and sellers easily transition and settle into their new homes. To get more moving tips, contact the experts at McGuire Movers at (415)307-2002. McGuire Movers is an established moving company that can move both locally in the Bay Area and longer distances. Their movers are known for their friendly, fast service and take pride in understanding their customers’ moving needs.

About McGuire Movers

With a reputation as one of the most efficient San Francisco Bay Area moving companies, McGuire Movers offers complete and customized residential and office moving services, including packing, unpacking, moving boxes and supplies, and more.

They have the right experience and the proper equipment to make sure your move goes as smoothly and as easily as possible. They are full service residential movers, furniture movers and office movers dedicated to providing complete customer satisfaction, experience, professional expertise and great service for residential or office relocations, whether you are moving within the San Francisco Bay Area or beyond. For more information about McGuire Movers, visit http://www.mcguiremovers.com/ or call (415)307-2002.

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The housing market in San Francisco is leading the country in growth with a large demand for housing and a limited supply of inventory. Latest statistics from San Francisco Association of Realtors are showing February year-over-year single-family home inventory dropped by 38 percent while condo inventory dropped 33.3 percent for the same period. In any seller’s market, buyers work hard to be more appealing in making an offer. This begins with an increase in offer price, changes to financing parameters, and occasionally, waiving contingencies in extremely competitive markets, such as San Francisco.

Contingency-free offers bring risks. This is especially true in a city where many of the homes are older. People are not requiring the same inspections, repairs and other safeguards put in place to protect the home buyer. The calculated risk can pay off for some buyers but others, whose financing requires these contingencies, end up losing in the multiple offer situations.

“Cash is still king. More buyers are not only submitting offers well over list price, typically in the 10 -20% range, but the market place is seeing an increase in contingency-free offers,” says Dahle. “This has made the buying environment even more competitive. What are the risks for the buyer with financing versus cash buyer and how does one mitigate those risks? Especially when the offer involves limiting or ditching the safeguards of contingencies? It’s called calculated risk. Each property is different.”

Only the most informed real estate professionals can guide you through the ups and downs of the San Francisco Bay Area real estate market, and Kirk Dahle has been doing just that for buyers and sellers for several years. A relentless advocate for his clients, Kirk is constantly networking with real estate professionals to find the best listings and to bring a property to market. Contact Kirk directly at sfkirk(at)gmail(dot)com or call 415.203.8638.

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Wine Country Modern joins the Marin Modern Real Estate Family.

I’m excited to introduce our newest effort in filling the needs of our residential real estate clients in the North Bay.

San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2013

Marin Modern Real Estate, a premier brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest affiliate, Wine Country Modern Real Estate.

Launched on March 14, 2013, Wine Country Modern Real Estate is the newest member of the Marin Modern Real Estate family. As a full service residential real estate brokerage specializing in modern and architectural properties, Wine Country Modern fills a need for Modern homebuyers and sellers in Napa and Sonoma County and is pleased to introduce their new website: http://www.winecountrymodern.com

Established by Renee Adelmann, founder of Marin Modern, San Francisco Modern, and East Bay Modern Real Estate; Wine Country Modern Real Estate expands the company’s ability to best serve the needs of today’s modern real estate market. With a focus on modern architecture, Wine Country Modern has the resources to fill the needs of both buyers and sellers of all residential properties throughout Napa and Sonoma County.

Asked about the launch of Marin Modern’s newest family member, Renee Adelmann commented, “I’m excited to introduce our newest effort in filling the needs of our clients in the North Bay. I am often asked about the availability of properties and homes for sale in the wine country, and expanding our company into Napa and Sonoma Counties seemed like a logical step – and one that will bring value to our clients.”

Wine Country Modern’s website includes in-depth information about towns in Napa and Sonoma County, guidance specifically geared towards buyers and sellers, information on modern homes and hobby vineyards, and a list of scheduled open houses in the Napa/Sonoma wine country – as well as details about all homes and residential properties for sale in Sonoma and Napa County.

To learn more about our expanding family of real estate companies visit us online at Wine Country Modern Real Estate, Marin Modern Real Estate, San Francisco Modern Real Estate, and East Bay Modern Real Estate.

About Wine Country Modern Real Estate

Wine Country Modern Real Estate is a full service, technologically enabled brokerage offering state-of-the-art service to buyers and sellers of residential real estate throughout Napa and Sonoma Counties.

Contact the Wine Country Modern Team for assistance with the purchase or sale of real estate in Sonoma and Napa Counties.

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San Rafael, CA (PRWEB) March 14, 2013

Marin Modern Real Estate, a premier brokerage in the San Francisco Bay Area, is pleased to announce the launch of its newest affiliate, Wine Country Modern Real Estate.

Launched on March 14, 2013, Wine Country Modern Real Estate is the newest member of the Marin Modern Real Estate family. As a full service residential real estate brokerage specializing in modern and architectural properties, Wine Country Modern fills a need for Modern homebuyers and sellers in Napa and Sonoma County and is pleased to introduce their new website: http://www.winecountrymodern.com

Established by Renee Adelmann, founder of Marin Modern, San Francisco Modern, and East Bay Modern Real Estate; Wine Country Modern Real Estate expands the company’s ability to best serve the needs of today’s modern real estate market. With a focus on modern architecture, Wine Country Modern has the resources to fill the needs of both buyers and sellers of all residential properties throughout Napa and Sonoma County.

Asked about the launch of Marin Modern’s newest family member, Renee Adelmann commented, “I’m excited to introduce our newest effort in filling the needs of our clients in the North Bay. I am often asked about the availability of properties and homes for sale in the wine country, and expanding our company into Napa and Sonoma Counties seemed like a logical step – and one that will bring value to our clients.”

Wine Country Modern’s website includes in-depth information about towns in Napa and Sonoma County, guidance specifically geared towards buyers and sellers, information on modern homes and hobby vineyards, and a list of scheduled open houses in the Napa/Sonoma wine country – as well as details about all homes and residential properties for sale in Sonoma and Napa County.

To learn more about our expanding family of real estate companies visit us online at Wine Country Modern Real Estate, Marin Modern Real Estate, San Francisco Modern Real Estate, and East Bay Modern Real Estate.

About Wine Country Modern Real Estate

Wine Country Modern Real Estate is a full service, technologically enabled brokerage offering state-of-the-art service to buyers and sellers of residential real estate throughout Napa and Sonoma Counties.

Contact the Wine Country Modern Team for assistance with the purchase or sale of real estate in Sonoma and Napa Counties.

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Article source: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Wine-Country-Modern-Real-Estate-Joins-Established-4355044.php