San Francisco Real Estate with Matt Fuller and Friends

In this episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast we have a very special guest and founder of Fireball Approves, Tammy Sorrento. [00:21] Fireball Approves is a company that helps protect people from getting scammed. Tammy explains how she developed the company because she wished she had access to this type of service when searching for a short-term vacation rental online. [...

Last week we talked about the crazy stories that pop up when researching properties. Today, on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we build on that theme and talk about crazy things that happen during inspections. [00:21] Last year David Milne, a home inspector from Arch Inspections, joined us for episodes 46, 47 and 48 where he shared some interesting things that can happen d...

Today, on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about researching properties and the crazy stories that sometimes pop up! [00:21] Sometimes unexpected things can come up when we dig into the history of the property; some not very pleasant. One of the things people might consider looking up is the California Megan's Law Database. But what is Megan’s Law and why might it b...

Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we continue the neighbourhood theme from last time with a game; let’s play Name That Neighborhood! [00:21] How quickly can Britton figure out the neighborhood in question while Matt reads out descriptive sentences? We cover: Lake Street, Nob Hill, Western Addition, Clarendon Heights, Alamo Square, Twin Peaks, Anza Vista, Hayes Valle...

Today, on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about neighborhoods and what defines them. [00:21] Matt and Britton share stories of growing up; Matt was a suburban kid who later moved to rural Michigan and Britton remembers living in Anchorage, Alaska in a brand-new subdivision as a five-year-old. [02:58] People often yearn to find the balance between living with nature...

Lockboxes can be a convenient way for realtors to set up appointments for house viewings. However, they are not very commonly used in San Francisco. Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about why this is and alternative ways buyers view properties in this town. [00:21] There are a few urban legends that explain why very few houses listed for sale in San Francis...

Money, money, money. Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about how and when to bring money into a real estate transaction! [00:21] We begin today by walking you through what happens after you’ve submitted an offer on a house and it has been accepted. Where is the initial deposit going, how do you make the transfer and why is the standard amount in San Francisc...

Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we cover one of the dreaded certainties of life, taxes; how property taxes work and how they are calculated. [00:21] Before the taxpayer rebellion in 1978, that led to a change in proposition 13, looking at how properties were assessed in California, the county would asses property value and tax accordingly. Since the change in prop...

Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we regale you with some tales from the broker’s tours. [00:21] You may be wondering, what all these open home signs on Tuesdays are all about? Tuesday broker’s tour is on! A broker’s tour is an opportunity for agents to tour new listings so that they can tell clients about them. It is also a great opportunity to catch up with other...

A note from Matt about this episode: Agency relationships are really important, and the first time we discussed them (episode 14) we had no idea how to record a podcast. Episode 60 is another look at agency relationships in San Francisco real estate. - Matt --- Today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk about one of the most important, and at the same time least under...

Matt recently returned from the California Association of Realtors 3rd (and final) Business Meeting of 2018 where he learned all about the changes in real estate terminology that will be encoded in the legislation. So, armed with this new information, today on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we are playing our ever popular game, Question That Answer! [02:43] We start off w...

Today, on Escrow Out Loud , our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we look back on the last year in real estate as we celebrate our one year anniversary as Jackson Fuller Real Estate brokerage. [00:21] It has been a year since Jackson Fuller Real Estate became an independent brokerage. In that time there have been a lot of shifts (Compass is making a significant impact!) in the San Francisco brok...

A nurse. A lawyer. A teacher. An electrician. In this episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast we talk about what kind of people we've worked with over the years to buy a home in San Francisco. [00:21] San Francisco is an expensive city, it’s true. Even if you make a great salary, that doesn't guarantee you'll be able to buy a home. San Francisco isn't also just a town for...

Welcome to another episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast. This week we focus in on one deceptively tricky real estate statistic: How many homes are for sale, at any given time, in San Francisco? [00:58] Now, you may ask yourself (like we did): “What could be difficult about figuring this out?” and - as we said - we thought that this sounds like a fairly straightforward...

Welcome to another episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast. Join us again this week for the second half of our discussion about title insurance when buying a home in San Francisco. We introduce title and escrow insurance in episode 53, Question That Answer. [00:21] Picking up where we left off in Episode 53 with items that are found on a title report, Britton begins with...

This week our San Francisco Real Estate podcast turns to the rearview mirror for a September 2018 market update. [00:45] There's been chatter in the San Francisco property market about properties not receiving offers and price reductions returning to the marketplace. Does this mean that there is a market shift looming? Are these stories and anecdotes, or leading indicators of a looming market shif...

Our San Francisco Real Estate podcast turns to title insurance and escrow this week, and to try and make a relatively dry topic a bit more interesting, we decide to do what we do every day for our clients - question that answer! But first, Matt looks in the mirror after a bad podcast performance and a quick review of our stats reveals how very popular game shows are. [00:54] With the Jargon Jeopar...

Our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, Escrow Out Loud , is at a major milestone: with 52 episodes we now have enough podcasts about San Francisco real estate for you to listen to one every week for an entire year! Verbal offers, llama trainers, no paperwork...today we talk about an American reality TV show called House Hunters. American reality TV is pretty realistic in terms of portraying real-w...

This week on our San Francisco real estate podcast Escrow Out Loud, we decide to play a game (since we recorded this edition on a holiday weekend). [00:29] Britton is really, really good at Scrabble, but that is not what we are playing today. Today we are playing Jargon Jeopardy! [02:31] “What is Jargon Jeopardy?”, you may ask. Well, follow along as we play and explain commonly used real estate ac...

After catching up on the market situation last week, we got to thinking about real estate statistics and how Realtors use and mis-use them. This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we were inspired to chat about one of the most popular real estate statistics in San Francisco: price per square foot. [00:21] Price per square foot (PPSF or $/SF) is a useful metric for pric...

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we chat about what has been happening in San Francisco real estate during the month of July. [00:21] We start by talking about the typical summer dip in real estate inventory for San Francisco as sellers wait out the summer fog and buyers seek warmer weather and cooler markets. Real Estate blogs typically share bleak outlooks, an...

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we wrap-up our conversation with David Milne, from Arch Home Inspection. If you missed the beginning of our interview, check out our previous two episodes! [00:21] Buyers will commonly do their homework before the home inspection. This allows them to come prepared with questions. A home inspection however, will offer a different...

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we continue our conversation with David Milne, from Arch Home Inspection. If you missed part one of our interview, check out our previous episode #46. [00:21] A common buyer question is: Should I do an inspection on brand new construction or on the re-sale of a new construction home? What often stands out on this type of property...

After a brief hiatus we're back with a brand new episode. For most buyers, without previous experience in construction, knowing what to look out for when buying a property can be quite daunting. This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk to David Milne from Arch Home Inspections about the importance of home inspection. [01:32] Why is it important for everyone to h...

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we are in one of San Francisco’s newest buildings, Stage 1075 which features 90 units. We talk to Eddy Skees about these affordable new homes and their thriving Market Street location. [02:51] Featuring smaller units at lower, more attainable prices, the Stage building was designed with younger, first-time home buyers in mind. I...