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Median Home Price in San Francisco Hits $1,000,000. That is all

5/31/2013

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U Can Find Out All The Stats for a House by Looking at It w/ Google Glass App! (But does it work on people too?!) 

5/31/2013

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A new soon to be released Trulia app for Google Glass allows you to look at a house, get the info, access pix & contact agent. This is Matrix, big brother and Google all rolled up into one!...One day this is  going to be used on people. Perverts and stalkers rejoice!

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WSJ: Can home prices again be in a bubble & yet be 27% below their previous peak? Perhaps, but we don’t yet think so.

5/30/2013

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Interesting data. I'd love to hear what do you guys think? From Wall Street Journal:
Recent increases in home prices have already ignited new talk of a housing bubble. Don’t believe it.

Some regions are seeing a surge of housing demand amid extremely low interest rates and investors searching for opportunities. And it is true that some regions are up more than 25% from their bottom. But as Dan Greenhaus of BTIG LLC points out, none of the 20 cities tracked by the Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller home-price indexes is back to its peak level.

“Those previous peaks may not have been justified but they were and are largely seen as ‘bubble levels,’” said Mr. Greenhaus. “Can home prices again be in a bubble and yet be 27% below their previous peak? Perhaps, but we don’t yet think so.”

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Chinese-American New Business Strategy Seminar for Silicon Valley. Come See Herman Chan Talk Branding & Real Estate! (Free Admission!)

5/30/2013

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Real Estate Agent & Expert Silicon Valley Herman Chan
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Is This Really Steven Meisel's $13M House For Sale ?! Looks Kinda Plain Jane for the Guy Who Shot Madonnas SEX BOOK! 

5/30/2013

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For such a renowned fashion photographer, Steven Meisel's house is not what I expected. He has shot VOGUE, Versace, celebs for decades (you know, the glamorous people). His place has been renovated to be mid-century. Don't shoot me for sayin' this but it kinda looks like Palm Springs....   
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Steven Meisel & Madonna: Decades Long Partnership
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Early 80's: Madonna by Meisel
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Let's Celebrate Judge Judy's New $10M Beverly Hills Mansion: Watch Her Cut This Landlord Who Claims Tenant Makes Whoopie Too Loud! LOL! 

5/29/2013

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My idol Judge Judy drops 10.7 million clams for a Beverly Hills compound! Real Estalker reports it has  4,680 square feet, 5 bedrooms, 3.5 bathrooms. She earns an astounding $865k for each day she is on set. Watch this tenant/landlord dispute clip & you'll see why she is worth penny! 

Also, watch this landlord complain about her tenant making whoppie and breaking her headboard! Cracked me up! (starts at 5:00).   
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San Francisco Real Estate Home Prices Soared 22% in 1 Year But NY Only Bumped 2%! 

5/29/2013

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SF Real Estate Prices jump 22%: Herman Chan
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Malibu House Made from A Jet! Perfect For The Jet Set Crowd!

5/27/2013

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Ok, it would be too perfect if the owners were the JETsons! Seriously folks, this is the ultimate upcycle project.  
From Earth911: Now up in the remote hills of Malibu, Calif., a home has just been built using an even more unconventional waste material – an old Boeing 747 aircraft – and the results are breathtaking. Aptly named “Wing House,” the home uses both of the plane’s wings for the majority of its roof, while the tail section’s two stabilizers make up the roof for the master bedroom.

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Herman Chan's SF Real Estate Q&A on 92.3FM Radio 

5/26/2013

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Herman Chan Radio Personality Real Estate Q&A Expert
Doling out real estate advice with a side of sass is my thang! Having a blast on air on 'Lifestyle Kaleidoscope' with Tily Chao! I loved all the questions, very insightful and current. Hope the 92.3FM listeners got some good info-tainment! Below are the questions and links to the broadcast.
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Part ONE: 20 min
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Part TWO: 10 minutes
KSJO 92.3 FM KLOK 1170 AM

(Intro in Chinese: Tily)
今 天邀请到一位 很特别的 来宾。雖然他的 專業是 房產經濟人,但他在主流 媒體的曝光率 是 頻繁的 也是 多元化的。他的專業知識 除了在 灣區房產 經紀之外,還包括 室內 裝潢設計,美食推薦,與 專題 演講。  他的 專業 網站,“Habitat for Hermanity” 包含了 如何成為一位 成功的 房產經紀人的 視頻博客,以及 綜藝節目評論等。雖然如此,與他 在房地產上 合作過的 客戶,對他 評價 卻是 贊不絕口。現在就讓我們來 認識這位 擁有 獨特魅力的 百萬房產 經紀人,Mr. Herman Chan.
1.  What does it take to make yourself stand out among other real estate brokers?
2.  You seem to be interested and are knowledgeable in so many areas besides real estate, brokerage, including interior decoration, TV entertainment, restaurant recommendations, just to name a few.  What are you most interested in and why?
3.  Do you think home prices are over-priced in the Bay Area?
4.  How long do you think this hot trend will last in the San Francisco Bay Area?
5.  Since this is a seller’s market, do you recommend perhaps older people sell their homes, make some money, and buy a home elsewhere to live, or people whose job situation isn’t so secure to sell their home while the market is hot?  
6.  Besides high rental prices, lower mortgage rates, loosened credit history review, demand from some overseas investors, and perhaps a slight economic recovery in certain sectors, what’s driving such a craze all of a sudden?
7.  If people would like to get in touch with you for advice on anything, how should they contact you?
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How To Get The Great Gatsby Art Deco Look by Herman Chan!

5/26/2013

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To inaugurate the release of the Great Gatsby, here is my Art Deco How-To video for my San Francisco Chronicle Series called Real Estate Real Simple. Art Deco is one of my all time eras in design, the decadence the glitz and glamour! The Great Gatsy is also one of my favorite books (the capitalist commentary, haves and the have-nots, the laissez-faire!). The newly released Great Gatsby film, starring Leo Dicaprio & Tobey Maguire,  is a visual homage to this fabulous period of art and design. Folks, I could watch the film with the sound off! I was visually  drowning in all the details, costumes, architecture. Wow! My only disappointment was that the film left out the homoeroticism between Nick Carraway and Gatsby (I recall that gay undertones too when I read it in high school...I thought it was hormones, but maybe not...at least per Salon Magazine)   
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All The Glitz & Glam Can't Save Versace Mansion Embroiled in Legal Problems! Price Cut from $125M to $75M!

5/26/2013

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Tid-bits about Gianni's Mansion (via Curbed):
1) Versace's 'naughty room' included a six person shower.
2) Versace demolished a neighboring art deco hotel so he would have space for his mosaic encrusted pool. His medusa-head logo covers the bottom.
3) Each of the mansion's ten bedrooms has a different fantastical theme, including 'aviary' and of course 'naked menz'.
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Curbed Miami Rounds Up Why This Place Can't Sell:
The house is embroiled in legal problems, including restaurateur Barton G's lease that lasts through 2020, accusations of price inflation, a mortgage in default, a lender looking to foreclose, and three years of unpaid property taxes
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Gianni Versace. Happier Times. Era of The Supermodel
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Why No Homes for Sale? Sellers Cant Afford to Move

5/26/2013

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Although house values are rising, burdened with the cost of selling, transfer taxes, point of sale ordinances, realtor fees & cost of moving, lotsa sellers are stuck! Per Zillow, they don't got the dough to make a move .....this leaves buyers starving for any inventory. When people get hungry, they'll do anything to get a meal! 
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NY Times: New Fire Island Pavilion Erected on "Inherently Erotic Landscape" & "Architecture of Seduction"...Wow,  Somebody is Thirsty! 

5/25/2013

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Back in the day, the gay (male) glitterati like Calvin Klein, David Geffen descended upon Fire Island  (immortalized in by the Village People, see below) and partied up a storm. The Pavilion nightclub burned to the ground & has recently been rebuilt! The New York Times discusses the architecture of that time and a reflection of the sexually charged gay male culture of Fire Island. Yeah, basically, it was paradise for exhibitionists! 
From New York Times:
“It’s an inherently erotic landscape,” said Mr. Rawlins, who found in Mr. Gifford’s work motives and inspirations of a kind that were once considered joyous, until a plague came along and cloaked them with a shroud.

“The Stonewall generation invented what I call this architecture of seduction,” Mr. Rawlins said, referring to a style marked by spare interiors engineered to foster outdoor living; by spare but theatrical geometries; and by stage effects like mirrored ceilings and expanses of window wall.

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Village People - Intro + Fire island (Live) by scorpiomusic
Fire Island (Village People):
Fire isla-and (fire, fire island) - it's a funky weekend (funky) a funky funky weeke-end

You never know just who you meet, maybe someone out of your wildest fantasies, yeah

Don't go in the bushes, no, someone might grab ya, someone might grab ya

We can scream, but let's sing, we can do each other's thi-ing, yeah
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Klout Crowns Herman Chan in Top 50 Most Influential in Real Estate 

5/25/2013

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Holy Moly! I take back anything bad I've said about Klout, LOL! Apparently, Klout (The Standard For Influence) included li'l ol' me in their list of Top 100 Individuals in Real Estate. I know it's just 'another list'  but I can't help but think of some people early on in my career who warned me I wouldn't get very far because I'm too out (there).  I'm thrilled to see so many of my friends on this list & I noticed we all share something in common. We are all authentic.  You CAN be yourself and achieve success!
PS: Check out my Klout Profile ==>  klout.com/hermanity
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Most Influential Real Estate Agent Herman Chan per Klout
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Is Google Chromebook Pixel A Hit for Real Estate Agents? Herman Chan Reviews It for CNET!

5/23/2013

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If you're a realtor  who is seduced by the new Google Chromebook Pixel (yes, it's sleek & sexy), you better watch my review before buying. CNET asked me to take home the Pixel & test it out for their show Always On w/ Molly Wood. Although it's intended for people who work in the cloud, does it meet the needs of us tech-savvy mobile real estate agents? I use a plethora of Google products, but this ain't gonna be one of them! (SNAP!) 
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Owning A House Ain't For Everyone, But Buying Is Better Than Renting at least in San Francisco

5/23/2013

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SF Real Estate Broker Herman Chan Reviews Neiman Marcus' Rotunda for KQED's Check Please Show! Chic & Yum!

5/16/2013

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Host Leslie Sbrocco & I cheers to San Francisco dining institution The Rotunda at Neiman Marcus
Ever the San Francisco fixture, I appear on KQED's TV Show "Check Please" to review restos in SF, Oakland & Santa Rosa. As Leslie Sbrocco says, I am not one to hold back!  What do you think of these restaurants? 
Herman Chan Real Estate Broker on San Francisco Check Please TV SHow for PBS
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Herman Hosts 20th Annual Asian American Heritage Festival 

5/15/2013

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US News & World Report: Herman Chan Talks Real Estate Reality TV - Fact vs Fiction

5/15/2013

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US News & World Report interviews me about real estate reality TV. Some peeps question the veracity of these shows, but  speaking as someone who is a viewer and participant, I say "This is HGTV, not PBS!" Die-hard fans of reality TV scour the internet, post on fan forums, read the blogs, we all know these shows are "produced." There is nothing wrong with that! People tune in to be entertained. Reality TV has been around for over a decade. We know no one buys a house in 25 minutes, just like we know Rachel Ray can't bake a souffle in a 5 min segment!  Everyone knows how these shows are "made for TV".  So what? You take the viewers on a journey and at the end they learn a bit about real estate....and that, folks, is why the question of reality TV being fact or fiction is besides the point! Read the full article here: 

 "The good thing is that you see the pros and cons of the house that they end up buying," Chan says. "They film them talking about the trade-offs. Those are very real conversations that people have. Usually by the end of the show, someone makes a compromise because there's no perfect house."
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Real Estate Is Back With a Vengeance! San Francisco Ranked #3 For Best Value Appreciation for 2013!

5/8/2013

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There is no stopping California! Per RealEstate.com, 5 of out 10 cities for Best Value Appreciation for 2013 are in the Sunshine State.  The Bay Area is sitting pretty at 3rd place (San Francisco, Oakland & San Jose). I can personally attest the market is completely bonkers. Multiple offers, overbids, all cash, it's like it's 2007 all over again. The difference this time is that it's not based on "Liar Loans", subprime mortgages and zero downpayments! When people are putting down 20% to call cash, they ain't gonna just walk away! They got skin in the game. They stay to play! What do you think? 
The future of the U.S. real estate market in 2013 is bright
Real Estate Is Back – 2013 ActiveRain Survey
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Herman Asks Stars of Million Dollar Listing NY on HuffPostLive: ARE WE HEADING INTO A BUBBLE?! 

5/8/2013

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The Million Dollar Listing NY boys are doing a bunch of press on the eve of their new season debut. I was invited by Huffington Post Live to pose a question directly to them! Of course I ask the hard question: Are we in a bubble? Watch what they say! Do you (dis)agree?
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Philly Pays Boy Scouts $825k to Vacate Historic Building: Please Discriminate Elsewhere!

5/4/2013

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They don't deserve such a beautiful building! Glad to see not only Philadelphia take a stand against the Scout's hateration, but celebs like Madonna, Carly Rae Jepsen & Train are putting them on blast! 
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Realtors Lampooned for Career Day on Modern Family: LOL!

5/3/2013

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Latest episode "Career Day" of Modern Family parodied realtors (again!)...So funny! But it ain't that far from the truth! I know colleagues just like that.  For realz.  "Everything I Touch Turns to SOLD" "Real estate's about putting the right person into the right house. I put a spanish couple into a spanish house" LOL! 

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Chris Evans Buys $3.25M House: Who Knew He Was Such an Exhibitionist!! Although With That Bod, Who'd Blame Him...

5/3/2013

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This ain't a shower for shy folk! U can see his privates!
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Thats not a closet shelf. Thats a go-go platform!
Someone with bodyshame like me could never live in a house like this! You're constantly eXXXposed. Gives the peepin' Toms full view (along with paparazzi!). Let's imagine Chris Evans lounging around his new $3.25M abode...  
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Walk around buck nekkid and flash the Canyon!
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China Erects New Building for Its Official Newspaper. But why Is it a Wee-Wee?! (Warning: Graphic Pix) 

5/3/2013

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Can they be that clueless? Or is it just a product of Communist sexual repression? The censors are on full block in China, but HuffPost has more of this X-rated filth! 
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