Normally, you’d expect a home with only a one-car, tuck-under garage to be steeply discounted. Except in this case, the homes that come with the less-than-ideal garages** are the “Painted Ladies” in San Francisco, a series of Victorian Homes in Alamo Square with spectacular views of the downtown skyline (pictured above). Most recent selling price: $3.1...Read More
“Guess Which City” Multiple Choice You can’t always tell which city you’re in, seconds after getting off the plane. But, sometimes you can (sometimes, you can tell seconds after getting on the plane. Exhibit A: Las Vegas). In that vein, see if you can guess where the airport with the sign above is located: A. Dallas B....Read More
Keep Minnesota Entrepreneurs in Minnesota! Except for the fact that 11 year-old Riley and her family leave, Minnesota comes off looking pretty good in Pixar’s new blockbuster, “Inside Out.” Minnesota is where Riley learned to play hockey, enjoyed going to the lakes with her family in the Summer, and loves her teammates, friends, and school...Read More
What’s a “San Francisco Summer?” Sort of Like a New York Minute “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” –Mark Twain Clearly, Twain didn’t know the best time to visit San Francisco. That would be September – October, when the adjacent Pacific warms up usually chilly San Francisco — often into the...Read More
Are SF, Phoenix Home Prices Really “Surging?” A tight supply of homes and an increase in affordability fueled by record-low mortgage rates are helping shore up some regional markets where values plunged during the recession. San Francisco’s home prices surged at a 16 percent annual rate in the three months ended in April, while Phoenix...Read More
