When IPO Monies Hit San Francisco’s Housing Market
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties When IPO Monies Hit San Francisco’s Housing Market — and What it Means for Buyers and Sellers Alike, Before, During and After A look back at two decades of MLS sales data starting in 2005, compared to big IPOs of the past, shows that home prices start rising just as […]
What Renovation Projects Add the Most Value to a Home and Why?
In the San Francisco Chronicle • August 9, 2026 What Renovation Projects Add the Most Value to a Home and Why? The best renovations either create more usable space or make the space you have work better. In San Francisco, some improvements consistently deliver more value than others—whether you’re preparing to sell or building your […]
Buying in the City, 2026
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties · Buyer Briefing Buying in the City, 2026 A buyer’s-eye read of the San Francisco market — houses and condos in the $1M–$4M range, district by district, with the numbers that actually decide an offer. By Kevin Ho · Team K.Ho, Vanguard Properties · DRE #01875957 Based on 4,152 closed […]
San Francisco 2026 Real Estate Market Update
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties The District Survey — Summer 2026 Market Update The Headlines are mostly true: San Francisco’s Housing Market has been surging for the past year thanks a number of factors (the mayor, return to work, and AI money), but what does the fall 2026 and spring 2027 market hold? By Kevin […]
What Are Your Preferred Strategies for Effectively Pricing a Listing?
In the San Francisco Chronicle • July 19, 2026 What Are Your Preferred Strategies for Effectively Pricing a Listing? The best renovations either create more usable space or make the space you have work better. In San Francisco, some improvements consistently deliver more value than others—whether you’re preparing to sell or building your forever home. […]
San Francisco Rents Reach New High
Media Appearance KTVU FOX 2 • July 9, 2026 San Francisco Rents Reach New High https://vimeo.com/1210904681/3c8f09319a SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – San Francisco’s rental market has reached another historic milestone, with median one-bedroom rents surpassing $4,000 for the first sustained period on record as AI-driven demand and limited housing supply continue to reshape the city’s real […]
When Your Landlord Wants to Sell You the Building
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties • Off-Market Situations When Your Landlord Wants to Sell You the Building Your landlord is selling the building? Learn how to evaluate an off-market purchase, negotiate strategically, understand your options, and avoid costly mistakes. By Kevin Ho · Team K.Ho, Vanguard Properties · DRE #01875957 When Your Landlord Wants to […]
Condominiums in San Francisco
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties Condominiums in San Francisco: what you’re really buying Forget the retirement condo community in Boca or the anonymous golf-course abodes on the edge of town. In a city where land is scarce and people build upward, condos are the name of the game — the most traded property class in […]
Condo vs. TIC in San Francisco
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties Condo vs. TIC in San Francisco: it looks like a condo During your search you’ll find a renovated flat in a handsome Edwardian, in exactly the right neighborhood, at a price that seems too good. Then you read the words “tenancy in common,” or the acronym T-I-C, and wonder what […]
Condo conversion in San Francisco
Team K.Ho · Vanguard Properties Condo conversion in San Francisco: turning a building into deeds Because a San Francisco condo is usually exempt from all or part of the Rent Ordinance, converting apartment units into individually owned condominiums is controversial — and therefore highly regulated. The reward can be real: the highest and best use […]