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New Orleans Houses That Brad Pitt's Charity Built Are Decomposing! How Brad Gonna Do His Hometown Like That?!

12/31/2013

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Will Brad Pitt's charity called Make It Right live up to its name?! The timber company they had hired used subpar wood, not right for the moist climate in the New Orleans. Ain't those people suffered enough? Brad is a good egg, we pretty sure he will "make it right"....right!?!
RadarOnline: Brad Pitt‘s Hurricane Katrina charity Make It Right New Orleans is under fire after more than two dozen homes that the organization built in the devastated Ninth Ward were discovered to be rotting from the inside out! “The wood turned gray and it was also black,” Make It Right home-owner Nola Verrett tells RadarOnline.com exclusively. “Also some parts it was buckling and it had mushrooms growing out of it. Different neighborhoods saw it too.”
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Tori Spelling's Boutique Shop Up For Lease After Just 2 Years! 

12/31/2013

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The space that houses Tori Spelling's little shop InvenTORI in Sherman Oaks is up for lease! It only opened 2 years ago....Hmmm, Tori's isn't know for her business acumen but  I like the cute name though! I'm sure she could care less about this, what with her hubby's cheating rumors swirling around! Not so Happy New Years??
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What Buyers Liked Most About Their Realtor; Shouldn't Listen to their Needs Be Ranked Higher?! 

12/31/2013

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Is This an Ad for a House or Horror Flick?! "Phantom Footsteps...Ghastly Visage...Slightly Haunted" BOO!! 

12/30/2013

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Abandoned Gas Station Repurposed into Hip Wine Bar! 

12/30/2013

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We love love love old buildings. Even something as banal as a gas station. Take this 1930's Missouri Standard Oil gas station for example. Look what the owners did! 
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FAA Puts a Stop to Realtors Using Drones to Showcase Artsy-Fartsy Properties! (Gasp!)

12/30/2013

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If your realtor offers to showcase your lux property with a drone video (like the one of the left), you might want to warn them the FAA has new rules for 2014. They might be breaking the law! 


Gotta showcase aerial shots the old fashioned way: helicopter! 



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The Amanda Knox Murder House For Sale! Real Estate Agent Makes NO Mention of Killings (It Ain't Required to Disclose That in Italy. Is That Right?!)

12/30/2013

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The 10 room cottage is on the market for $500,000. RadarOnline:
The house where Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito are accused of butchering Meredith Kercher, has gone up for sale.

Knox, from Seattle, and Kercher, from the U.K., had been exchange students roommates in the cottage in Perugia, Italy for just a few weeks when she was found brutally murdered in November, 2007.In the U.S., sellers are required to disclose if a murder took place in a house.  That’s not the case in Italy and the listing makes no mention of the gruesome crime that took place there.
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We Knew It Was Overpriced! Reese Witherspoon's $10M Ranch Sells for $4.98M. Dang, That's Gotta Hurt! 

12/28/2013

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Just because you're a Hollywood super star in a top notch renowned architect's ranch don't mean you are above market forces! Price reduction after price reduction, Reese Witherspoon finally unloads this $10M money pit for a paltry $4.98M. I'm sure she'll make it up with her next film. Not worried about her.....but it's just embarrassing!! 
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Kimye Dubbed 2013's Worst Neighbors! Will Neighbors Sue Them for Devaluing Their 'Hood?! 

12/27/2013

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Ouch! Don't let the door hit ya on the way out, Kimye!  Per Zillow's  Annual Celebrity Neighbor Survey, the rapper and reality starlet were crowned as the neighbors Americans would hate to live with. 
Reality-TV personality Kim Kardashian and music mogul fiancé Kanye West topped the list of worst neighbors this year. One-quarter of surveyed Americans found the couple — who had a baby, got engaged and are renovating the Bel-Air home they purchased earlier this year — to be the most undesirable neighbors of 2013.
Since the release of this survey, Bel Air property values have plummeted. I would sue! LOL! 
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Affordability & Proximity to SF & Silicon Valley Catapult Alameda County to Top of Migration Rankings! 

12/27/2013

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herman chan Alameda County real estate agent
San Francisco Chronicle reports:
Alameda County officials credited the area's proximity to jobs in Silicon Valley and San Francisco, coupled with its affordable housing, for the population boom. Oakland, Fremont, Dublin and Hayward led the surge.

"San Francisco has become out of reach for most people. Alameda County has always been a little more affordable - now people have discovered that," said Darien Louie, executive director of the East Bay Economic Development Alliance. "It's not just affordability; it's parks, open space, family amenities. People are finding it has a lot to offer."

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Gulp! Brace Yourself! SF real estate boom: Taller buildings, steeper prices (Video)

12/27/2013

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Things Ain't Going Pretty for Jonathan Pretty! His Canada Landlord Cancels Lease...Because Jonathan is Gay!! That's Cold!

12/24/2013

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Housing discrimination is alive and well in Canada! This landlord showed the unit to 25 yr old Jonathan Pretty, signed the rental agreement, took the security deposit...and then rescinded 10 hours later. Why? Because he has concerns about Jonathan kissing his bf, HIV and doesn't wanna upset his wife! (that don't make no sense....but whatev)  Do you think this landlord is related to the Duck Dynasty cast!? 
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OH NO! Another Casualty of SF Astronomical Rent: Haight’s Homeless Youth Drop-in Center Shutting Down. What About the Children?!

12/22/2013

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This is sad. The Homeless Youth Alliance is closing down this Xmas. The owners of the building terminated their lease, and plan to bring in a new commercial tenant.  A city needs safe havens for homeless youngsters! My friend Steve Elias came to SF with nothing and stayed here while he got on his feet.  He since went on to become a highly renowned stylist & is now Editor-In-Chief of TANTALUM Magazine. Not sure if that would have happened if he didn't have a place to crash temporarily. 
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SHOCK: Twin Peaks House Collapses Down Hill Mid-Remodel...Owner is Ex-Building Inspection Commission President!! 

12/22/2013

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Scary! San Francisco Chronicle reports that a house under renovation has crumbled down Twin Peaks! Something is fishy. The owner is Mel Murphy, "a city port commissioner and a director of the Coalition for Responsible Growth, a political advocacy group funded largely by developers and others with real estate interests."  Do you think he was allowed to cut corners?! 


UPDATE: Murphy dodged $15,000 in permit fees by lying to the City with a lowball construction estimate! Not fair!!  
City building inspectors were poring over the wreckage of a Twin Peaks home Tuesday, trying to determine what caused the 72-year-old structure, which had been raised above its foundation, to partially break apart during a major remodeling and expansion effort vehemently opposed by neighbors.
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Whopping 42% of Real Estate Deals Are Now All Cash! 

12/22/2013

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Two Coldwell Banker Agents Overprice a New Jersey House To Use As Their Secret Sex Den! 

12/22/2013

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Is this what taking a listing means in Jersey?! These two realtors were caught on camera red-handed with their pants down (literally!) by their seller's security cameras. They were doing the nasty several times over weeks!  Sellers are suing them for deliberately steering away buyers so they could have a sex playground (ummm, get a motel like a normal person!) and for intentionally over pricing the $650k house so they could continue their secret trysts! Can you believe realtor Lindsay is a former Passaic County Board of Realtors president?! Definitely on Santa's naughty list! Tsk Tsk! 
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Super Agents Live Talk Show Debuts with Herman Chan & "Millionaire Real Estate Agent" Author Dave Jenks! 

12/20/2013

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NY Times best selling author Dave Jenks ("Millionaire Real Estate Agent") and I are the 1st  interviews for Super Agents Live Talk Show. Listen to how I got started (hint: it had nothing to do with real estate!) and how you can too! 
Herman Chan is a speaker, trainer and real estate internet celebrity.  In this episode Herman tells us how he went from being a model and working at The Gap to selling high end homes and speaking at conferences.

Herman breaks down how he uses social media and how that has built his authority in the industry.  That authority has yielded speaking and television appearances.  He has an easy to implement approach for Instagram. He also explains how his videos have yielded media attention.

Herman has a just do it mentality that inspired me to begin shooting some videos.  I think you are going to enjoy this episode.
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San Francisco Spotlight: Mondrian "Piet"-à-Terre ! 

12/17/2013

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Drive this by "Art House" in San Francisco! It's actually someone's home, who is obviously a Piet Mondrian freak! I liked it! Now let's find a Jeff Koons house. 
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Honored to Emcee AREAA Silicon Valley's Installation for Evan Huynh! Congrats! 

12/17/2013

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Herman Chan 2014 Silicon Valley President
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With my friend AREAA 2014 National Chair Ivan Choi
So Honored to emcee the AREAA Silicon Valley Installation of my friend Evan Hunyh. My co-host Jacki Ueng & I made a splash at PURE Lounge to celebrate Evan's installation! Congrats Evan! 
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Oh My Eggnog!! Tenant Burns Landlord's House To the Ground 9 Days into Lease, Demands Security Deposit Back!? 

12/16/2013

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Herman's Home For The Holidays! His 2014 Home Buying & Decor Tips for Edge Magazine

12/16/2013

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Check out my feature for EDGE Magazine "Home For the Holidays with Herman Chan" where they grill me about home buying tips for 2014 and what to do with your newly purchased abode! 
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"Herman Chan is a man you want in your corner when it comes to real estate advice. And once you’ve purchased your dream home, keep him around for interior design and decorating tips that will keep you on budget and on trend."

Full article here! 
Herman Chan Real Estate Agent San Francisco LGBT Realtor Edge Magazine
Edge Magazine Grills Herman Chan For Real Estate Tips
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Staging a House in LA Now Requires Naked Men as Props! 

12/14/2013

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Check out the pics for this house in Los Angeles for sale! It's filled with menz. Is that a new staging trick? Honestly, it looks like the first 30 seconds of a gay porno...but I guess it worked! Cause the same day it was listed for $1,795,000, it sold for $1.8M.  Can't wait to try out this new technique on my next listing!  
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Grown Up Xmas List...for Home Buyers! 

12/13/2013

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Rihanna Claims Home Inspectors Didn't Catch Water Leaks in Her $6.9M Mansion! 

12/12/2013

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"Rihanna hired LaRocca Inspection Associates in August 2009 to do an analysis of the property for any needed repairs by the owners. She alleges they Did not make sure water seepage problems in the hardwood floors were fixed before escrow closed."


This has been dragging on for years!! Is it buyer's remorse or do you think Rihanna has a case? She bought a Beverly Hills mansion in 2009 & it suffered massive water intrusion and home defects a year later. 
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Carson Daly's New Long Island House Is WAY More Old Skool Than We Could've Ever Imagined! 

12/12/2013

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Remember Carson was host of TRL on MTV back in the day! He's now social media reporter for Today Show. This house he just bought doesn't look very hip. Check out those dining room curtains! (Did he buy it from his Grandma?). J/K, congrats Carson!
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