Eugene Pak's Blog Posts
Recently, Congress and President Obama passed the $787B stimulus bill also known as the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. While there are many components which will affect the housing market, such as loan modifications, there is another important feature that should help new homebuyers (and sellers) in the San Francisco real estate market. [...]
So, this morning I had the lovely pleasure of dealing with very cold water and a small river of water through my garage. After discovering that our water heater died, I went into a semi-panic mode and started calling plumbers and re-scheduling my whole day.
Now if you’re like me, the thought of dealing with a plumber [...]
Let me preface this entry by saying, I’m not a regular Gap shopper; I have shopped there from time to time for the basics like a t-shirt or sweatshirt or even a pair of jeans or khakis. They have decent products for a good price. However, I did notice an interesting shopping trait, what I call the “Gap” mentality. (This concept is applicable to almost any [...]
These past few months I have had clients who currently own condos asking me whether they should sell or rent out their property. While each client and their property has their own unique set of circumstances and factors which will ultimately affect that decision, I advised them all of them similarly: make sure they do their [...]
I had an interesting drive around the city yesterday with a client looking at properties, which were mostly tics (tenancy-in-common) matching her criteria (up to mid $500K range in “popular” neighborhoods such as Noe Valley, NOPA, Mission Dolores, Lower Pac Heights, older homes w/ “charm”). And of course, during our tour, she asks “Are tics really that [...]