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At the close of every year, I find myself thinking about the people who make this work possible — and about why we built this kind of real estate brokerage in the first place. Building Primavera Realty from the ground up was not easy. It keeps growing for one reason: the people around us. Clients,…

Some of the trickiest deals don’t fall apart because of the price — they get complicated because of the financing. A city-backed loan is a perfect example: a program that helps a buyer get in the door, but one that almost always means a longer escrow and more hoops to jump through. One of our…

Every so often a story comes along that’s funny, a little sad, and a perfect lesson in why due diligence isn’t optional. This is one of them. A seller called me, thrilled with a recent purchase. She had bought a piece of “land” in San Francisco at auction — paying $400 for the parcel, plus…

One of the trickiest transactions in real estate is the simultaneous close — when the money from selling one home has to fund the purchase of another, and both deals have to land in sync. Our buyers were moving cross-country from New York to San Francisco. They’d already accepted an offer on their New York…

Two things quietly decide how a sale goes: how fast you respond, and how honestly you price. A listing we didn’t win taught us both — and it’s worth sharing if you’re thinking about pricing your home. A potential seller reached out, said they weren’t quite ready, then called back urgently wanting to meet right…

Buying a duplex or small multi-unit building can be a smart way into San Francisco — live in one unit, rent the other. But if there’s a long-term renter in place, a tenant-occupied home comes with rules that can reshape your plans. We were helping a buyer purchase a San Francisco duplex, planning to live…

When you buy into a homeowners association, the HOA documents are every bit as important as the inspection report — and an HOA special assessment you didn’t know about can become your problem the moment you own the home. We were representing a buyer in escrow on a property within an HOA. As is standard,…

If you’re buying or selling, it’s important to understand the major shifts in California home insurance — because coverage has quietly become one of the trickiest parts of closing a deal. Due to wildfire risk, construction-cost inflation, and mounting industry losses, many major insurers have paused or sharply limited new policies in lots of California…

If we’ve worked together, you already know my role doesn’t stop when the transaction closes. The best part of being a realtor beyond the sale is staying in your corner for everything that comes after — and long before — the closing table. The roles a good agent plays after closing Home advisor & pricing…

One of the most common — and most avoidable — sources of friction in a deal is figuring out what’s included in a home sale. The purchase contract is a legally binding document that spells out which fixtures and personal property transfer to the buyer. Get specific, and everyone’s happy. Leave it vague, and you’ve…