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🔥 Stay Cozy With These Winter Cocktails! 🔥 January 21, 2021 Beat the chilly blues and heat up with an age-old secret: alcohol! Spanning from Irish coffees to hot toddies, we've compiled the best places to grab a cozy cocktail to help you stay warm under a blanket of intoxication.  Note: These... MORE
Proposition 19 has passed. What is the impact? January 20, 2021 Estate Tax and Prop 19 Changes That May Impact You This addresses important recent developments relating to gift and estate tax planning, California property tax matters, and aspects of the recently implemented SECURE Act affecting retirement planning.  Although we should... MORE
Estate Tax And Prop 19 Changes That May Impact You January 20, 2021 Article by: TLD Law (1) Prop. 19 eliminates the parent-child and grandparent-grandchild exclusion from reassessment for properties other than a “family home.” Prior to Prop. 19’s passage, a parent could transfer the parent’s primary residence and up to $1,000,000 of assessed... MORE
Sierra Club opposes massive UCSF expansion January 11, 2021 In less than two weeks, the UC Board of Regents is scheduled to vote on a massive expansion plan for UCSF Parnassus.    Despite long-standing commitments to not expand the footprint of the Parnassus Campus, they are now pushing for... MORE
Survivor to Survivor Q & A Workshops December 24, 2020 United Policyholders will continue to provide support and help to 2018 wildfire-impacted households in 2021. We'll let you know the schedule of 2021 Roadmap to Recovery and Q&A workshops in early January; this information will also be posted on our... MORE
KWSF Market Report December 2020 December 16, 2020 MORE
What is a homeowner’s exemption and why is it $7,000? December 11, 2020 Following a purchase or sometimes during the escrow signing process I am asked if buyers should apply for the $7000 Homeowner’s exemption from assessment.  This means that if your assessed value is X, it will be X-$7,000 once you file... MORE
SFAR/KDV Webinar – ADUs w/ Ashley Klein & Expert Architect Serina Calhoun Dec 7th December 5, 2020   ADUs WITH ASHLEY KLEIN AND EXPERT ARCHITECT SERINA CALHOUN   Monday, December 7, 2020 2:00 - 3:00 p.m. Ashley will be joined by expert architect Serina Calhoun of Syncopated Architecture, Inc. to present this webinar on accessory dwelling units... MORE
Happy Thanksgiving and San Francisco Market Update for November 2020 November 30, 2020 https://youtu.be/TSeBq1l-3os Quick notes about what I mention in the video:     For single family homes, 1541 sales since 3/17/20 versus 1638 for the same period last year belies the concept so touted in the media that “everyone is leaving”... MORE
Come join us for our 4th Annual Holiday Photoshoot at Sutro Heights Park! November 16, 2020 Come join us for our 4th Annual Holiday Photoshoot at Sutro Heights Park! At this time each year, we usually invite you to a sumptuous holiday brunch with the opportunity to have photos taken.  Unfortunately, due to COVID-19 and it’s... MORE
Winter real estate outlook for S.F. appears warmer than usual November 13, 2020 The ongoing Covid crisis, combined with other factors, may actually bode well for the city’s residential real estate outlook during what is usually a chilly time of year. The pandemic upended normal residential real estate market seasonality this year in... MORE
KWSF Market Report November 2020 November 13, 2020 MORE