Drumroll for…San Francisco….please!

Well, here I am joining the wonderful world of blogging.  Just back in San Francisco from the California Association of Realtors conference, I am now starting my own blog.  I learned a lot in the past couple of days.  Most importantly, I got the point that you, the consumer, wants and needs information regarding real estate.  I have to admit that I keep in contact with my past clients and potential clients by snail mail, phone calls, etc.  I feel that I have a lot to say when it comes to San Francisco real estate, so here I am.  This blog will be a compilation of opinions, market statistics, real estate advice, San Francisco information in general, and anything else I can think of to inform you of this wonderfully dynamic city that I practice real estate in and call home. 

With all of the negative media hype that real estate has been receiving in the past year, I am happy to report that San Francisco’s number of sales may be down, but our average price is up 3.5 % according to the Chief Economist for the California Association of Realtors, Leslie-Appleton Young www.car.org.  I was most fortunate to attend the Opening Lunch this past Wednesday in Anaheim for the California Association of Realtors Conference and Expo.  Yes, SF residents, I heard it first hand.  San Francisco is not being as affected as the rest of our state when it comes to the down market.  The biggest part of the market experiencing the downfall in California is new home construction.  We all know that San Francisco does not have much new home construction except for all of the condos down in the Embarcadero, so we’re pretty much landlocked here.  I can sit here and pump up San Francisco for days, but I can feel that you want statistics, numbers…..stay tuned for more….