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Hello and Happy Holidays!
Well, the holidays and 2007 are just around the corner. We put up our Christmas tree this weekend and will try to get it decorated before Christmas! Our San Francisco market has been more normal with longer marketing times, but sales are still happening. Buyers are attending open houses and making offers-- realizing that low interest rates and stabilized prices are good for them. Why wait until the demand is higher and competition for homes increases? So for buyers this could be a great opportunity.
Since people tend to let down their guard during the holiday season, we wanted to alert you to two scams that are headed your way: 1) Authorities are warning consumers of a possible scam involving gift cards. Scammers have found a way to steal the money from the popular holiday gifts. News Channel WSAZ reports... 2) Vishing is the latest cyber-scam. Because we got wise to the phishing e-mails from banks and lending institutions geared toward stealing our identities and personal information, scam artists are no longer waiting for unsuspecting persons to respond to them. Using new Voice over IP technology (which hides their true location) they are now calling unsuspecting citizens and posing as agents of these institutions. PC Advisor has the story...
The November San Francisco Real Estate Market report is now available on our website.
Don't forget, we have a stong network of agents in other areas to whom we can refer with confidence. If you or someone you know needs to buy or sell property somewhere else in the country, keep us in mind. In return for the lead, we'll give you a chance to win our Rewards for RE-ferrals contest.
Also, if you know of anyone who may be in the
market for a 3 bedroom, 3-1/2
bath vacation condominium
on the Big Island of Hawaii, please give me a call.
The property is in the Waikoloa
Beach Resort at Kolea. Because of its location, it has the best ocean
and sunset views for a 2nd floor unit and costs much less than the penthouses!
More information may be found on our website.
Interest
Rates Thanks to the weak
economic news last week, interest rates improved a little.
Foster Weeks reports in his weekly
newsletter.
Sales Activity
For
Sale:
 Contemporary flats overlooking Alta
Plaza Park. Each unit has 2 bedrooms, 2 baths, living room with fireplace,
formal dining room, remodeled kitchen and hardwood floors. Lower level has 2 rooms and bathroom, 2 car garage
& lovely garden. Reduced to $2,350,000
Beautiful Victorian townhouse condominium with direct access to Mt.
Lake Park from the fabulous garden. Gracious foyer with ornate details
leads to a living room, formal dining room, three bedrooms, den, two and
one-half baths, remodeled kitchen, deck, garden. Listed at
$1,895,000
Fabulous price for this
chic, contemporary townhouse end unit with views of the Bay, Bay
Bridge, City and gardens! Soaring 17' ceilings in the living room with a
wood burning fireplace, 3 bedrooms, 3 baths, formal dining room, 4
terraces and skylight roofs, 1 car
parking. Reduced to $1,595,000 Sold:  Elegantly renovated and spacious 2 bedroom, 2 bath condominium with large entry foyer, living room with fireplace, formal dining room, gourmet kitchen, in laid hardwood floors, recessed lighting, laundry, storage room, 1 car garage. Sold for $1,170,000
Best location
across from a Presidio branch library and within blocks of the Sacramento
Shops and Laurel Village. Three spacious Edwardian style full floor flats,
two with three bedrooms, one with two bedrooms plus small office, one
split bath, hardwood floors, laundry in each unit and lovely original
details. Full basement with a large store room and unwarranted rooms
opening to a sunny south yard, potential for expansion of lower
unit.
Sold for $1,800,000 See you
next month!
Janis Stone |
