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Map Based Search Engine
What’s on this street? What businesses do business nearby?
Put in your own address, you might be surprised.
Metrobot is helpful tool in understanding the local business community.
Researching Historic Buildings
Research Resources Useful for Researching Historic Buildings
One can research the ownership history of the building lot without regard to the building upon it. This generally involves a title search of the property going back in time to shortly before the building was built.
Assessor’s Parcel Maps | Title Search Materials | Historic [...]
Cutting the Commission
Pass the word: Your broker’s fee really is negotiable
By JAMES R. HAGERTY
Staff Reporter of THE WALL STREET JOURNAL
After selling a home, real-estate agents often give clients a gift, such as a scented candle or decorative plate. Jeffrey D. Thomas received something more memorable: a check for more than $10,000.
Cutting the Commission
Why pay more?
When will American consumers wake up and realize that paying 5% to sell their home is at least twice as much as they need to pay?
I am a realtor for 30 years in S.F., and speak from daily experience.