Build Equity First - San Francisco

10/07/2022

282 Carlton Ave, San Bruno, CA 94066 is for sale. View 12 photos of this 2 bed, 1 bath, 1020 sqft. single family home with a list price of $990000.

07/24/2022

The latest news on the California downpayment loan program.

The program would provide 17% toward the purchase price of a first home, either eliminating the need for a large down payment, or even potentially covering the entirety of the down payment for home…

07/11/2020

“While many low-income employees in the service sector have been laid off or risk getting sick if they do go to work, the city’s high-paid tech workers have been mostly shielded. The engineers and product managers who helped push up the cost of living in the area over the last 15 years aren’t nearly as affected by the pandemic, with companies like Alphabet Inc. and Facebook Inc. giving them cash bonuses to upgrade their home offices and organizing virtual yoga sessions to help them stay fit.”

Tech staff get bonuses, perks while low-income workers’ pay drops

08/12/2018

Before you take on that big remodeling job on your home, take a look at the latest Cost vs. Value Report to see how your project will affect the value of your home.

For a free evaluation of your home and your project, contact us today at (650) 382-3890.

Key Trends in the 2016 Cost vs. Value Report Bigger and more expensive projects, rising new-home prices, curb appeal, and energy efficiency all contributed to a slight gain in remodeling projects’ payback at resale, the 2016 Cost vs. Value report shows. The average cost and average return at resal...

07/20/2018

Are you worried about how the “Bay Area Exodus“ is affecting your home value?

Lately there's been much chatter about the so-called "Bay Area exodus." People are fleeing the region, according to reports and studies and surveys of disgruntled folks. The notion even inspired SFGATE's "Grass is Greener" series, which looks at where Bay Area ex-pats are going and how they're findi...

04/05/2017

"The long-running seller's market in San Francisco may finally be coming to an end — especially in certain neighborhoods — according to data from Zillow, which is predicting a half-percent drop overall in the city within the next year."

Wondering how this prediction could affect home values in your area? Message or call us now at 650-382-3890 to find out if this is the right time for you to sell...or buy.

The long-running seller's market in San Francisco may finally be coming to an end-especially in certain neighborhoods-according to data from Zillow, which is predicting a half-percent drop overall in the city within the next year. The real estate site "takes into account factors like current home va...

04/05/2017

Whether you're buying or selling, let us give you a hand! Message us or call us today at 650-382-3890.

02/21/2017

California housing law requires that all cities adequately plan to meet the housing needs for residents across all income levels. However there is little recourse when cities don’t.
"There’s no consequence today. We don’t have any sanctions at the state level. There are no consequences. If you say you’ve planned on paper, then you get a free pass, we don’t hold your feet to the fire,” state housing director Ben Metcalf told NBC Bay Area.

From Bay Area tech workers living in tiny offices to families squeezing into illegally converted garages, the lack of affordable housing has prompted an unknown number of people into potentially unsafe...

07/25/2016

Go south, young man.