According to NPR Marketplace, “Last week, rates on 30-year-fixed mortgages hit their lowest levels in four months after surpassing 7% in October. The volatility in mortgage rates caused by Federal Reserve interest rate policy, among other factors, has cooled the U.S. housing market in some cities more than others…For an on-the-ground look at how it’s played out in markets disrupted
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Top SF Realtor POV: Don’t Forget that Home is the Setting for Your Story
I’m fond of the writing of Edgar Allan Poe and recently revisited The Fall of the House of Usher – a short story assigned in school to introduce us to the short-story form, symbolism and setting.
Here’s the first paragraph:
“During the whole of a dull, dark, and soundless day in the autumn of the year, when the clouds hung…
Curated: Lemonade from Lemons Design
Writings about residential real estate and all things home, by Cynthia Cummins
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Twice or thrice in my adult life, I’ve been inadvertently brilliant when it comes to a home décor choice. You know what they say: “Necessity is the mother of invention.”
For example, I placed a side table on top of a capped drain for…
How’s the San Francisco Housing Market for September 2022?
Once again, here’s the real estate news you’ve been waiting for!
“Money is the best deodorant” ~ Elizabeth Taylor
If you’re sweating the current economic climate, you’re not alone. It’s been a roller-coaster year and that ride is likely to continue. Buried in the middle of the second section of this newsletter (and visible in the median growth chart) is…
Recommended Reading: Cuck Money and Cost of Coveting
Writings about residential real estate and all things home, by Cynthia Cummins
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I’ve been accused of being the sole cause of the housing crisis in San Francisco. (Would it were so! I’d instantly change my ways and save everybody a whole lot of heartache.)
I’ve received phone calls attacking me for being greedy and sleazy. I’ve…
Best Real Estate Advice: Losing Love is Painful so Plan for “Just in Case”
Writings about residential real estate and all things home, by Cynthia Cummins
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“…losing loveIs like a window in your heart Everybody sees you’re blown apart Everybody sees the wind blow”~ Paul Simon, from Graceland
There’s nothing quite so heartening as representing home buyers or sellers when they’re IN LOVE with their new partner and the promise of…
Best of SF: Waggish Wind!
Writings about real estate and all things “home,” by our Kindred SF Homes associates.
Reading time: 2 minutes
In case nobody told you, San Francisco can be quite windy. With all that sun and fog and fresh ocean air comes a bracing breeze that ebbs and flows like the tides of the bay. Here is Kindred associate Lisa Riddle’s take…
Top SF Realtor POV: Let’s Be Free (Of Stuff)!
Writings about residential real estate and all things home, by Cynthia Cummins
Reading time: 2 minutes
Let’s start with books (an example that always gets folks all worked up): Throw away your books, I say.
And in reply, if I’ve heard it once I’ve heard it a hundred times: “You can’t just throw away a book! That’s uhholy! Unthinkable! Books are…
Top SF Realtor POV: Let the Cat Come Back
Writings about residential real estate and all things home, by Cynthia Cummins.
This is a reprise of a post from 2014. I thought of it because I recently read a news item about a cat who just found its way home after being lost for 3 years. And that made me think of what a hassle it was (pre-covid) to…