Tag Archives: Photography

Is it all downhill from here?

Posted on June 10, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Or, are we only just beginning to climb? After a period of flat median housing prices, the San Francisco Bay Area median home price has bounded upward like a speeding bullet train. It’s tough to figure out, however, if it … Continue reading →

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Bay Area Counties Diverge

Posted on June 8, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

An interesting trend is splitting the Bay Area this spring. The four counties that ring the western, eastern and southern edges of the San Francisco Bay have seen strong employment growth over the past six months. The five northern and … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Vivid

Posted on June 5, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Red and its close family do it for me… make me think vividly. How about you? Joe See the weekly photo challenge here.

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Ridiculous @ $4,225

Posted on June 3, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

In case you were wondering how people handle the stress of the astounding cost of renting in San Francisco with the median apartment price at $4,225 a month… think kite surfing. (In the San Francisco Bay off of East 3rd … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: On The Way

Posted on May 29, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Visitors put you into tourist mode if you live in the San Francisco Bay Area. They come with expectations. You’re a tour guide even if you haven’t had a moments training. You go to places over and over and over … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Broken

Posted on May 22, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Snapped off by the wind or lost through planned obsolescence, the flower petal and pine tree branch seem at home in a bowl. Broken off from their place of origin, they make a new home. Joe See the weekly photo … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Enveloped

Posted on May 15, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Wrapped in a layer of green, Robin felt comfortable while keeping an eye on me. I was in the open. Exposed without any means of cover, I could not hide my fear. Joe See the weekly photo challenge here.

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Light and Lighthouses

Posted on May 11, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Weekends are too short… don’t you think? Just a brief trip actually… down to the Coastside. That stretch of California coast from Pacifica down to the Santa Cruz county border centered around Half Moon Bay. The light was so so … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Forces of Nature

Posted on May 8, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Here I am, four miles to the Pacific Ocean and three miles to the San Francisco Bay. It’s Northern California. It’s sunny, it’s foggy, it’s windy, it’s cool in the summer and wet in the winter (usually). It’s bay flats … Continue reading →

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Photo Challenge: Intricate

Posted on May 1, 2015 by JN Real Estate Appraisal & Valuation Services

Once while playing golf, a friend who faced a shot challenged by foliage said, “Trees are 90% air.” Of course, his next shot clanked off a sturdy oak and landed behind where he had just swung. Oaks full of leaves … Continue reading →

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