Cheryl Bower Realtor, CRS, GRI, ABR
A dedicated & driven resource who assists buyers & sellers in achieving their real estate dreams
Curious about Presidio Heights? This San Francisco neighborhood borders the Presidio, Pacific Heights & Laurel Heights. Here’s a quick video snippet about this S.F. neighborhood which includes one of my favorite markets, Bryan’s Market where I’ve been shopping since grade school. Great meats, seafood & prepared foods; pricey but well worth it. I recently had [...]
Arts & Crafts inspired Redwood Shores condo for sale, San Mateo County, CA Welcome to the Redwood Shores lifestyle. Bay trails, nature & water abound; there is easy 101 access to S.F., SFO, Caltrain & SiliconValley. For outdoor activities, there are world class kite boarding & windsurfing spots, paddle boarding, sailing & biking/walking trails [...]
In addition to the Red Cross, the following are recommended reputable agencies involved in helping Japan. Thank you Zephyr Real Estate for compiling this list & for donating $1000. I will be donating at least $150 from my next 5 escrows to these agencies. Please be aware of the scam artists who are out [...]
There are demographic changes that have been in motion for several years that you’ve likely been aware of if you’ve lived in S.F. for any period of time. For those who are curious about neighborhood demographics this is an interesting read. I wasn’t aware that Golden Gate Park had such a large homeless [...]
San Francisco: Portola district home market sales activity The full report for Portola district single family home sales 2010/2011 comparison can be downloaded at the link below. A few highlights include that inventory has come down quite a bit from 2010 to 3.8 months of inventory. A balanced market is considered 6 months [...]
It was a productive shopping trip to Heath Ceramics in Sausalito this week (BTW, they now have a small store at the Ferry Building in S.F.). Not only did I piece together a beautiful set of dishes (seconds at that, which had the slightest flaws!), but I came across these beautiful glasses which were formerly [...]
I think it’s been a good 10 years since I’ve last opened a Yellow Pages book. Such a waste of resources for most people who are online. Now there’s an easy way to opt out along with adjusting other mail preferences. Be patient with the yellow pages site, it keeps going down because of excessive [...]
Cost vs. value: what home renovation projects have the greatest return? A new garage door, window replacement & minor kitchen remodels top the list for greatest ROI. If you’re thinking about upgrades to your home, talk with your Realtor for guidance on what is appropriate for your neighborhood so as to not over improve your [...]
How is your service professional keeping your private information confidential & protected? Everything Cheryl Bower, CRS, with Zephyr Real Estate in San Francisco, needed to know about data security, she learned from a dentist. After working in a dentist’s office for several years, she had internalized the industry’s strict patient-privacy practices. After becoming a REALTOR®, she had a constant, nagging worry about [...]
Real Estate Update for San Francisco Homebuyers and Sellers courtesy of: Cheryl Bower DRE# 01505551 415.999.3450 cheryl@cbower.com Most Recent Sales citywide in the last 21 days: ****Sign up to the right for MarketTracker Sales Report**** In This Issue San Francisco Market Overview Construction Update: 1080 Sutter Come Sail Away Your Own Castle to Keep San [...]
San Francisco, Peninsula & Marin off-lease dog havens may become significantly smaller under GGNRA proposal Doggy heaven as we know it may become significantly more limited in space! My recollection is that GGNRA has gone down this road before. Take a look at the proposed reduction in off leash areas at 19 GGNRA parks; there [...]
