San Francisco Real Estate with Matt Fuller and Friends

This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we have a very special guest star! Leslie Appleton-Young, Senior Vice President and Chief Economist at the California Association of Realtors (CAR), joins us from her home base in Los Angeles to share some of the wisdom she's known for as well as her great insights into the California real estate market. [00:21] CAR is a state-wi...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we pick up where we left of last week for part 3 of our 3-part interview with Kevin and Pete, (catch up on part two at https://jacksonfuller.com/2018/05/12/42-planning-malarky-pete-and-kevin-part-2/ ). [00:50] How long did the whole process take from the start to getting the site permit? The permitting process itself took...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we pick up where we left off last week for part 2 of our 3-part interview with Kevin and Pete. To catch up on part one check out our previous episode Avocado-Green Appliances and Faux Brick . [00:21] As we mentioned last week, house hunting with Kevin and Pete is an enlightening experience, as each of them assesses a prope...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we interview our dear friends, long time clients and accomplished individuals in their own right, Kevin (from Sawyers Design ) and Pete. [00:53] The very first purchase we worked on together with Kevin and Pete was many years ago, back in 2003. Kevin is an interior designer and has a great eye for looking at homes from a d...

When a wealthy Nigerian man emails us asking for a million dollar loan, we can safely assume we are being scammed. But not all scams are as easy to spot. This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about online scams and fraud. [02:02] Bank robbing is risky and often not very lucrative, cybercrime on the other hand can not only be performed remotely but it t...

What makes a bedroom? A bed? A closet? A window? This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about the requirements that a room needs to meet to be considered a bedroom. [01:15] Some think that a room needs to have a closet and a window, but what are the official requirements set by the city building code? We've seen a lot of interesting spaces being marketed as b...

Prices are up, volume is down, buyers are exhausted and sellers are...? A smaller pie can cause some awful table manners, and all of this is causing some agents to behave very badly indeed. Welcome to this week’s episode of  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast . [00:20] House prices continue their rise in 2018. The median sale price has doubled since 2013 and now sits at 1....

For the last three months just about all anybody has been talking about in San Francisco is the upcoming mayoral election. So naturally, this week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about politics! [00:20] What an eventful year it has been so far. We kick things off with Aaron Peskin, his recent criticism of the San Francisco’s Fire Department, and the role h...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we pick up where we left of last week for part 2 of Matt’s interview with Britton’s Mum Micki. [00:20] Micki has had a lot of great real estate experiences over the years, but she does recall one occasion that was just awful. While trying to sell their house in Austin, Micki and her husband came across a snake oil salesman...

Britton’s mum Micki joins us this week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast . Similarly to Matt’s parents, Micki and her husband Bill moved across the country on several occasions to explore interesting opportunities at work. In part one of Matt's interview with Micki, she shares their home ownership journey from Marin, to Austin and all the adventures in between. [01:02...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we pick up where we left off last week for part 2 of Matt’s interview with his dad. [00:20] For sale by owner in Gallup, New Mexico! It took some time upon moving to Gallup to find the right property, but one day while out exploring, Mr. Fuller spotted a for sale sign. Like most of their properties, the house in Gallup underwen...

Last week Matt’s mum joined him on the podcast and shared her real estate experiences with us. Every story, like every real estate purchase or sale we've been a part of, has at least two sides – and often a lot more! This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , Matt talks with his dad to get another perspective on their family's experiences buying and selling homes...

A house in Idaho, a house in Colorado, a house in Michigan, and a house in New Mexico! Matt’s parents', (the Fullers) home journey of the Wests: Northwest, Midwest, and Southwest. This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , Matt interviews his mom about her real estate experiences from the first 1977 property purchase to the present home. [00:21] The Fullers bought and s...

Amazing shoe collections, a toilet in a closet, and steel reinforced doors are just some of the unusual things we see in this business. Some amazing, others…not so much. This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we focus on the things we wish we could un-see. [01:34] Britton and Matt share stories of some of the more unpleasant things they have come across workin...

Britton, Britney, Britanny? What's in a name…? This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we talk about some commonly mispronounced place names in San Francisco, many of which have been named after notable people. [01:20] We discuss different pronunciations of Noe Valley, Gough, O'Shaughnessy, Phelan Avenue, Duboce, Bernal Heights, Marin County, San Rafael and mor...

  This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we wrap-up our first podcast visit to the San Francisco home of our past clients, Josh and Carlos. If you missed the previous two episodes in this three-part visit and would like a little intro to our guests Josh and Carlos, please listen to episode 27 and episode 28 . Otherwise, welcome back to the final episode of...

This week on  Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we continue the interview with our first guests. If you missed last week’s episode and would like a little intro to our guests Josh and Carlos, click here for the part one of this three-part interview . Otherwise, welcome back to part two of the house tour! [00:46] We pick up the tour in the downstairs area, where Josh and Carl...

And now for something completely different! This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we interview our first guests. Josh and Carlos are clients who purchased their San Francisco home in a very different market – they purchased a REO property during the downturn. They termed the phrase “Shivering Heights” for their neighborhood and they agreed to let us come over...

Re-cleaning carpets, installing cabinets and adjusting tracks for closet doors. This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we are talking about strange terms in contracts that we’ve either received or written or heard about before! And now, based on your requests, some time markers to help you find your favorite part of the episode quickly! No Contingencies, Please! [00:...

A deal is a deal and an agreement is an agreement, right? Last week we talked about ‘real houses’ and the trend that sees developers building more condos in the city. So, this week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast , we thought we would talk about new construction commission agreements in San Francisco. New Construction New construction differs from resale transactions as m...

Happy New Year everyone! This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we start off the year with an interesting question: what makes something a ‘real house’? Recently Britton discovered that, according to some, the home she has been living in for the past decade + isn't a "real" home. Apparently, the only "real" home is a completely detached stand-alone, single-family hous...

While during this festive time of the year many of us are taking the time to be with our loved ones and think about all the things we are grateful for, for some, the holidays can be an especially challenging time of year. Most people know about the big national projects such as the SPCA and Best Friends etc., but there are a lot of great causes to consider right here in San Francisco. So, with tha...

That’s a wrap! 2017 has been an eye-opening, crazy, intense year. And, while opening a brokerage was not on our to-do list at the start of the year, it ended up being a real highlight of the year for us! Thanks to www.virtua-marketing.com, we were able to improve our marketing strategies so much this year. This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast we look back on the past...

‘Tis the season, but is it the season to buy a home? On this week’s episode of Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk about timing and if there is such a thing as the perfect time to buy or sell a house. So, when is a good time to buy or sell? A somewhat flippant answer would be something like, 8 years ago, and while the property downturn was a great time to buy in hindsig...

How do San Francisco home buyers go about choosing a neighborhood to live in? One of the things we love about San Francisco is that each neighborhood is unique with its own particular character and feel. Choosing a place that feels right can be a very subjective process. This week on Escrow Out Loud, our San Francisco Real Estate podcast, we talk about a few of our favorite streets, and how those...