McGuire Real Estate Welcomes Lisa Vukovic to Its Marina Office

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 7, 2013) – McGuire Real Estate is proud to welcome San Francisco real estate professional, Lisa Vukovic, to its flagship Marina Office, located at 2001 Lombard Street.

Lisa grew up around real estate — her mother is a successful real estate broker in Northern California and her father is a general contractor in the Midwest — giving her a unique knowledge base that her clients can benefit from. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Biology and also has a certification in Social Media Marketing from the University of San Francisco.

Lisa’s previous career in pharmaceutical sales taught her how to have a competitive edge led to her becoming a Top Producing Sales Professional with companies like Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer and Fidelis Diagnostics. With 15 years of sales experience, she’s no stranger to competitive market analysis, customer retention, and business development — as well as exploring every nook and cranny of the city! In 2009, Lisa received the “GM Award: For Outstanding Performance” and the 2007 “Performance Frontier Award: For Cultivating Key Opinion Leaders” in the academic and hospital settings at UCSF, Stanford and CPMC.

Lisa is a longtime homeowner and resident of San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. You can find Lisa on Twitter @LisaVukovic and Facebook at facebook.com/LisaVukovicMcguireRealEstate. Follow her weekly blog at LisaVRealty.com.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE

McGuire Real Estate has been an integral part of the real estate scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, McGuire specializes in luxury real estate but applies the highest standards of service to properties in every price range, and to every client. Its customer first philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula for this Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliation with Luxury Portfolio successfully connects its clients and agents to a worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates three offices in San Francisco, one in Marin County, one in Burlingame serving the Peninsula, and one in Berkeley serving the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULTS or visit mcguire.com.

Contact:

Kate Stephenson

PR Social Media Specialist

McGuire Real Estate

(415) 351.4672

Email Contact

Article source: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130507-914777.html

McGuire Real Estate Welcomes Lisa Vukovic to Its Marina Office

SAN FRANCISCO, CA–(Marketwired – May 7, 2013) – McGuire Real Estate is proud to welcome San Francisco real estate professional, Lisa Vukovic, to its flagship Marina Office, located at 2001 Lombard Street.

Lisa grew up around real estate — her mother is a successful real estate broker in Northern California and her father is a general contractor in the Midwest — giving her a unique knowledge base that her clients can benefit from. She graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara with a B.S. in Biology and also has a certification in Social Media Marketing from the University of San Francisco.

Lisa’s previous career in pharmaceutical sales taught her how to have a competitive edge led to her becoming a Top Producing Sales Professional with companies like Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer and Fidelis Diagnostics. With 15 years of sales experience, she’s no stranger to competitive market analysis, customer retention, and business development — as well as exploring every nook and cranny of the city! In 2009, Lisa received the “GM Award: For Outstanding Performance” and the 2007 “Performance Frontier Award: For Cultivating Key Opinion Leaders” in the academic and hospital settings at UCSF, Stanford and CPMC.

Lisa is a longtime homeowner and resident of San Francisco’s Nob Hill neighborhood. You can find Lisa on Twitter @LisaVukovic and Facebook at facebook.com/LisaVukovicMcguireRealEstate. Follow her weekly blog at LisaVRealty.com.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE

McGuire Real Estate has been an integral part of the real estate scene in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, McGuire specializes in luxury real estate but applies the highest standards of service to properties in every price range, and to every client. Its customer first philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula for this Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliation with Luxury Portfolio successfully connects its clients and agents to a worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates three offices in San Francisco, one in Marin County, one in Burlingame serving the Peninsula, and one in Berkeley serving the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULTS or visit mcguire.com.

Contact:

Kate Stephenson

PR Social Media Specialist

McGuire Real Estate

(415) 351.4672

Email Contact

Article source: http://online.wsj.com/article/PR-CO-20130507-914777.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Worried that the city’s 14 postsecondary schools are pushing low-income individuals and families out of apartment buildings and residential hotels to provide beds for their students, the Board of Supervisors is looking to ban almost all conversions of existing residential space into student housing.

“We want to encourage construction of new student housing and block the cannibalization of our existing residences,” said Supervisor Scott Wiener, author of the ordinance that will go before the board’s Land Use and Economic Development Committee on Monday.

Although Wiener and other affordable housing advocates are reluctant to name names, the restrictions are aimed directly at the fast-growing Academy of Art University, which has been taking control of buildings across the city as its enrollment has soared from 2,300 10 years ago to more than 16,000 today.

“The academy has grown a lot in the past decade, with a continuing need for more space,” said Rebecca Delgado, a vice president at the school.

While the for-profit university was founded in 1929, it never had the traditional central campus of other schools like San Francisco State University, UCSF and the University of San Francisco. Without land, expansion has meant buying, not building.

In an October 2011 letter to the city Planning Commission, a university spokesman described its plan for growth.

The university “plans to expand by leasing buildings within the city that become available,” said the cover letter for the university’s institutional master plan.

That’s a strategy that threatens housing for the city’s low-income residents, housing advocates say.

Of the 17 residential buildings Academy of Art University owns or operates, five were former residential hotels, according to a May 10 report to the Planning Commission, “representing a loss of 263 residential hotel units.” Other schools, like the much smaller San Francisco Art Institute, also told planners that they plan to lease student housing from “tourist or residential or mixed residential-tourist hotels and similar quarters.”

No one is denying there’s a housing crunch for college students in San Francisco. The San Francisco Housing Action Coalition estimates that 40,000 to 50,000 of the city’s more than 120,000 college students are scrambling for off-campus housing every year.

“San Francisco’s official student housing policy is Craigslist; come here and hope,” said Tim Colen, the coalition’s executive director.

But when schools try to satisfy that demand by buying existing buildings or negotiating exclusive leases with residential hotels, it pits students against other, often older and poorer, city residents.

“It’s a policy issue,” said Brad Paul, an affordable housing advocate who was deputy mayor for housing and neighborhoods under Mayor Art Agnos. “We have to decide how to encourage schools to build student dorms and take the pressure off city housing.”

The proposed ordinance is the second part of the city’s carrot and stick effort. Two years ago, the board passed an ordinance that exempted any newly constructed student housing from the city’s low-income housing fee, which typically adds $50,000 to $60,000 a unit in building costs.

The new proposal also encourages new construction by exempting new student housing from the city’s requirement for a mix of various-size units, allowing greater density and cutting open-space requirements for developments with small, 350-square-foot or less apartments.

But there’s also a stick in the ordinance. Except for limited exceptions, it bars conversion of existing dwelling units into housing limited to students.

While the city’s residential and apartment buildings “can rent to students individually, schools can’t put together a master lease and remove (the buildings) from the general housing market,” Wiener said.

The new ordinance is the product of long discussions between college officials, housing advocates, landlords and city planners, all working for an agreement that both serves student needs and protects other renters in the city, the supervisor added.

Discussions already are under way with developers interested in building new student housing in the city, said Colen, who sees it as a potentially profitable market for local builders.

The new ordinance “is a real good start,” he added. “Let’s pass it and see how the market responds.”

John Wildermuth is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: jwildermuth@sfchronicle.com

Article source: http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/SF-proposes-new-rules-on-student-housing-3725276.php

A native San Franciscan, Bert attended St. Ignatius College Preparatory and the University of San Francisco. He’s been a neighborhood resident of the Sunset, Marina, Russian Hill, Parnassus Heights and Cow Hollow.

Bert has worked in sales and marketing his whole adult life and is the former Vice President of Marketing for Pacific Carbide in San Francisco. As the National Promotions Director of Warner Bros. Records in Burbank for close to a decade, he directed the company’s promotion efforts for pop radio and worked closely with some of the biggest names in the entertainment industry.

Bert’s honest and solid work ethic coupled by a service-oriented philosophy has built strong, long-lasting relationships both professionally and personally. He’s enjoyed working with an eclectic mix of clients over the years — the most memorable being John Lennon — whom he interviewed for several hours on the day he was tragically shot.

Bert uses his intimate knowledge of the city to guide buyers and sellers through each transaction process with ease. Clients value his character, integrity, and appreciate his ability to listen and relate to them on a personal level. He understands their needs and priorities, putting his excellent negotiation skills and marketing background to good use in order to provide the best service possible. Bert has personally bought and sold four homes, one TIC, and a condo.

In his spare time he enjoys playing handball and golfing. Married to his wife Ami for more than 35 years, together they raised their three sons and daughter in San Francisco. Bert served on the Board of Directors for the San Francisco Olympic Club, as well as the city’s Catholic Charities Board for eight years. He’s a proud member of the St. Ignatius Fathers’ Club and the Catholic Marin Breakfast Club.

ABOUT MCGUIRE REAL ESTATE

McGuire Real Estate has been an integral part of the San Francisco Bay Area real estate scene for over 90 years. A mid-sized, regional boutique, we specialize in luxury real estate, but apply the highest standards of service to properties in every price range and to every client. Our customer first philosophy and local focus has proved to be a winning formula as a Bay Area real estate leader. McGuire’s affiliation with Luxury Portfolio successfully connects our clients and agents to a worldwide marketplace. McGuire operates two offices in San Francisco, one in Marin County, one serving the Peninsula in Burlingame, and two in the East Bay.

To learn more about McGuire Real Estate, contact us at clientcare@mcguire.com, 1-800-4-RESULT, or visit www.mcguire.com.

Article source: http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/mcguire-real-estate-welcomes-agent-bert-keane-to-its-marina-office-1535381.htm

As expected, many Bay Area institutions have been included in Forbes Magazine’s 2010 list of the top colleges and universities that can make their students rich. In fact, six of the top 14 schools in Forbes’ list are located within an hour of Dublin, CA: Stanford University (3), Santa Clara University (4), St. Mary’s College (5), UC Berkeley (12), University of San Francisco (13), and San Jose State University (14).

Forbes scoured data from 611 colleges and universities across the country and identified the schools that had alumni with earnings that far exceeded their salary expectations based on their field of study. Forbes was also sure to control for student background so that the top institutions were picked based purely on their ability to help boost the earnings for their graduates.

Five variables were highly correlated with earnings including institution acceptance rates, percentage of the student body with majors in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Math (STEM) fields, and SAT scores. All data used were provided by the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (CCAP) and are the same information as those used to determine Forbes’ 2010 list of America’s Best Colleges.

“These are the colleges who can take a group of students that, statistically speaking, shouldn’t go on to earn much, and help them beat the odds and make big bucks,” Forbes Magazine’s Natalie Doss noted.

The six top Bay Area institutions represented in Forbes list of colleges that will make you rich provide the Tri-Valley’s top high school students with a panoply of options to choose from depending on factors such as their financial means, religious beliefs, and fields of study. “My experiences as a St. Mary’s College student and member of its Board of Regents provided me with the knowledge and many different perspectives to be even more successful in my career. The St. Mary’s curriculum, professors, and staff are of the highest caliber, and my involvement with the college continues to be very rewarding,” said Shirley O. Griffin, executive vice president for Wells Fargo’s Commercial Real Estate group in San Francisco.

The Around Dublin Team would like to thank reader Patrick Y. for bringing to our attention how well represented the Bay Area colleges and universities are on Forbes Magazine’s list.

Article source: http://www.arounddublinblog.com/2011/02/bay-area-universities-that-will-make-you-rich/