Monthly Archives: May 2020

Coronavirus Update: High-Priced Real Estate Listings Returning To San Francisco Bay Area Market

SAN FRANCISCO (CBS SF) — A thaw is beginning to take place in the deep chill cast over the San Francisco Bay Area real estate market by the outbreak of the coronavirus, according to a survey released by the real … Continue reading

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SF agent network sues Realtors associations over new rule limiting ‘pocket listings’

A San Francisco firm that operates a private network for real estate agents sued the national, California and San Francisco associations of Realtors over a policy implemented May 1 aimed at reducing the number of homes sold without being advertised … Continue reading

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Bay Area cities face grim financial outlook amid budget slashing. Here’s what they are planning to cut

The economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic is leaving deep scars on the budgets of Bay Area cities. While the newest round of health orders that took effect last week across much of the region relaxed restrictions for some businesses, … Continue reading

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San Francisco’s ‘Fresh Air Bed Company’: A con artist and a different plague

A photo of William Young Kinleyside in the April 1, 1915 San Francisco Examiner after he had fled the city when his stock scheme was exposed. “If I could get hold of Kinleyside now I would horsewhip him,” said the … Continue reading

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Market Musings: Are buyers purchasing homes through ‘virtual” open houses? – The San Francisco Examiner

We’re two months into the new, hopefully temporary, world order and the future of real estate couldn’t be murkier. Some agents tell me the market is at a standstill; others say they’re moving properties, albeit with some challenges. Housing prices … Continue reading

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