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Property Inspection

As an appraiser I get to visit all sorts of properties and see things most people don’t experience in their lifetime. Recently, I got to see the inside of Candlestick Park in San Francisco. Not as an appraiser, but as … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Street Life

I’ve lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for over 30 years. That span includes a number of years in downtown San Francisco just west of Union Square. When you live in the center of a region populated by more … Continue reading

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What’s At The End Of The Tunnel?

Home prices in the San Francisco Bay Area remain stuck in a narrow range. The past nine months has seen the stabilization of the market in price but based on unusually low sales volume. The all-homes median price was $540,000 … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Inside

Okay, so sometimes you have to be an insider to get an inside joke/comment. If you live in or near San Francisco you probably understand the difference between inside the Golden Gate (in the San Francisco Bay) and outside the … Continue reading

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Wanting to Improve

Employment trends in the San Francisco Bay Area want to improve. The labor force has stabilized over the past 12 months and employment has steadily grown (with a slowing rate of growth, however). The January 2014 unemployment rate for the … Continue reading

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Lost In The Fog

January home sales in the Bay Area followed the year-end December trend. We seem to be lost in the fog. Prices keep rising with a 26%+ increase on a year-over-year basis but sales volume dropped nearly 15% over the same … Continue reading

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Where Have All the Sellers Gone?

It’s like blossoms in a drought… you see them, but just a lot fewer than normal. I noticed it a while ago: the corner that is normally full of poppies this time of year is barren except for a few … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Object

I’m drawn to simple images. This week I was challenged to post an image with an object as the focal point. The center of interest, however, may be an object or it may be a graphic element. In this photo … Continue reading

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Weekly Photo Challenge: Juxtaposition

A soft breeze carries you to me Behind the wall you’ve built between us Your beauty drives me on Calling to me, whispering my name Sweetly scented, you need me as I need you Nature makes us partners in the … Continue reading

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Winter Sunset

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