Lottie Kendall REALTOR® DRE#01215160 650-465-4547

So here we are at the end of another busy week (I count my week Monday - Sunday.) While my husband is at a board meeting for the San Francisco City Chorus, I've finished my weekly recap and planning for the upcoming week and am checking in on Active Rain. In a few minutes I'll try a new recipe fo...

To better help my clients, I see a lot of properties every week, many in San Francisco. There always seems to be one or two special places and capture my interest and would provide great living for my clients. Yesterday evening I took a look at an opportunity in a building I really like, The Land...

The San Francisco City Chorus has been working hard, preparing a treat for us! Who: San Francisco City Chorus, a community group of about 30 singersWhat: Spring Concert, with pieces by Franz Schubert, Felix Mendelssohn and Alexander GretchaninovWhere: Old First Presbyterian Church, 1751 Sacrament...

Located Pacific Heights, along the Van Ness Avenue corridor, where Nob Hill and Pacific Heights meet, with Russian Hill 2 blocks away, you'll find Pacific Place, a condominium project. I've written about Pacific Place several times before, including this post from 2012.Pacific Place remains a hig...

"'Im thinking of turning my downstairs into a second unit. How would that affect my re-sale value?"In California today Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) are gaining in popularity both in cities like San Francisco and in suburban towns up and down the Peninsula and the Silicon Valley. There's no deb...

At our office meeting this week, our managing broker shared this poem:I bargained with Life for a penny,And Life would pay no more,However, I begged at evening,When I counted my scanty story.For Life is a just employer,It gives you what you ask,But once you have set the wages,Why, you must bear t...

One of the most frustrating situations we deal with day in and day out in our high-cost area is lack of inventory. The question from a client, "there's no inventory out there. Any insights?" is one I hear quite often.  My response to this client went something like this: Our low inventory certain...

As Friday draws to a close, my mind is whirling around, not settling on any one thing. This entire day has been that way, from my morning yoga at home practice, to my early morning "wake up and breathe" walk. From lunch with a client/friend to our check up on the renovations of a duplex that will...

Here’s a question I’ve been asked recently ---“Is May too late to put a house on the market here?”My answer: "No, the right time to sell is when it is right for you."Here's why there is no wrong time to list your Silicon Valley or San Francisco property for sale:While it is true that many buyers ...

Several weeks ago I posted pictures of various Victorian houses I walked by on a morning walk and asked which color appealed the most. (You can read that post and see pictures here.)Grant Schneider said he'd like to see some pastels, so -- here you go, Grant. I spotted these yesterday as I walked...