We represent sellers and purchasers of San Francisco homes on a Single Agency basis. This means that although we represent seller clients and buyer clients, we never represent both on the same transaction.
This site discusses the multiple listing service; historical sales prices; seller disclosures; buyer inspections; property taxes; mortgage financing; real estate brokerage ..... Issues affecting home ownership such as schools, demographics .... are included; as are The BlackStone Commentaries.
This site is NOT intended as a clone of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, lauding the beauty of San Francisco, its tourist attractions, hotels, restaurants, cultural events, professional sports teams ..... and the like. THAT, is done well, by the Chamber and others.
THE CITY
In 1859, the United States was a royal kingdom, with its fabled leader living in and governing from San Francisco: he was, Emperor Norton. Apparently the monarchy died with him.
The term "San Francisco Bay Area" is used to define a nine County area. The ABAG [Assoc Bay Area Govts] site includes a rough map of the Bay Area showing the City and County of San Francisco relative to its neighboring Counties. You can search the entire San Francisco Bay Area by City, in alphabetical order. Many have their own web page.
San Francisco itself is a City and County, governed by elected Mayors and Supervisors. The
San Francisco home page includes the governmental departments for the City and County. Four which impact residential real estate are:
The 2010 Census reported the population of San Francisco itself at 805,235, around which it has lingered for years. Year 2010 demographics are available at the ABAG site: population, race, sex, age, housing, education .....
SAN FRANCISCO MUNICIPAL CODE
The San Francisco Municipal Codes are online. They include the following:
* Building Code
* Electrical Code
* Planning Code
* Plumbing Code
* Public Works Code
* Subdivision Code
RENT CONTROL
Whether you intend to rent a home or to invest in San Francisco real estate you should consult the Rent Control Board
website.
Basically, the Rent Control Ordinance applies to properties for which a Certificate of Occupancy was first issued before June 13, 1979. Regulation is in two areas:
* Annual rent increases may not exceed the limit set by the Board; provided that the landlord may readjust the rent for a unit when the tenant vacates; and, provided that rent increases on single family homes and condominiums are no longer controlled for tenancies commencing after January 1, 1996; and,
* Tenants may only be evicted for one of the fourteen reasons set forth at Section 37.9 of the Ordinance.
There is an excellent overview called Tenant Evictions in San Francisco, April 2011 by R Boyd McSparran and Jeanne Grove of the Gellman Law Office.
SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOLS
The San Francisco Unified School District website includes all of the County Schools. Each school's Accountability Report Card [SARC] is located at the link for that school.
Any school can be compared to other schools in the District, the County and the State using the Education Data Partnership site. From the "Reports" menu select "Schools". After entering "San Francisco" in the County field, then select any elementary, middle or high school district. Then, from "Related Links" choose "Compare Schools". In the grid for "Compare schools" pay attention to each field to insure that the result matches your search: eg, comparing one school to all in the County.
There is an online Guide To Private Schools with links to most of the private elementary and high schools in The City.
All information on this site is deemed accurate but should be independently verified. In addition, some information is date/time sensitive.
Although I am a broker-attorney I am not YOUR broker-attorney - YET. For specific questions and inquiries I recommend that you contact your County Bar Association, Lawyer Referral Service. For a nominal Referral Service fee you can have an otherwise free consultation with an attorney specializing in real estate, taxation ......
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