Emerging Real Estate Markets

West Nile Virus Spraying is Upon Us, Like, Literally Tonight at Ten

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2013 /

Remember last year when everyone was b**tching about spraying for West Nile? We were called “Ground Zero” in the West Nile Virus battle by the Washington Post. The county, bloggers, journalists and politicians were torn and divided over what to do: nuke the area with planes spraying pesticide to kill the buggers, or let nature take it’s course.…

Anatomy of a Crazy Hot Real Estate Market That Is Getting a Little Cooler: Stay Out Of Costco

By Candy Evans / June 18, 2013 /

A few months ago, my son bought a home in the Peninsula area of San Francisco, home of the priciest real estate in the country.  I assumed they were getting a shack, but paying for a mansion. The equivalent of our M Streets homes or 1950’s mid century moderns go for $800,000 plus on the…

Real Estate Rant & Rave: Can Everyone Please Make their Street Address Numbers CLEAR AND VISIBLE??? Thank You!

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

I have a pet peeve: I hate it when I cannot find addresses, be it on commercial buildings or residential homes. One of the first things you do when you market your home for sale is make sure people can damn well FIND it! That means clear numbers somewhere where they can be seen, not…

Robbie Briggs on "Nasher Says No to Museum Tower’s Offer to Replace Oculi Roof": MT Sales Mounting

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

Robbie Briggs, whose firms Briggs Freeman Sothebys, is marketing Museum Tower, is also disappointed that the Nasher has turned down Museum Tower’s offer to completely redo the Nasher roof and move on so he can move some properties. MT’s offer is one he called “generous”. “It would be a lot more fun if the whole Arts…

Robbie Briggs on “Nasher Says No to Museum Tower’s Offer to Replace Oculi Roof”: MT Sales Mounting

By Candy Evans / June 17, 2013 /

Robbie Briggs, whose firms Briggs Freeman Sothebys, is marketing Museum Tower, is also disappointed that the Nasher has turned down Museum Tower’s offer to completely redo the Nasher roof and move on so he can move some properties. MT’s offer is one he called “generous”. “It would be a lot more fun if the whole Arts…