San Francisco Real Estate Services

The Rudoff Report

Illegal Rental Units: Tenant and Owner Concerns

San Francisco is an unusually dense city of old buildings that oftentimes have been modified over the years to meet the needs of various owners and residents. In part, our beautiful hills have encouraged the addition of small in-law units often referred to as garden apartments. Regardless of what they are called, these units may or may not have been built with the benefit of permits, and might or might not meet safety standards required by the building code... Read the entire article.

Online Social Networking

Even if you’re not a self-proclaimed techie, you’ve probably at least heard of friendster (http://www.friendster.com). Well, friendster may have been the first big social networking Web site to catch on, but it was really just the beginning (or was it - anyone remember sixdegrees.com?) Before you jump in... Read the entire article.

Non-Profit Spotlight

Although its focus isn’t local, I think very highly of Kiva (http://www.kiva.org). Through Kiva, you can sponsor entrepreneurs in developing nations by loaning seed money for creating or expanding a business...Read the entire article.

EARTH HOUR 2008

Sponsored by World Wildlife Fund, Earth Hour is a worldwide event on March 29, 2008. From 8:00 PM to 9:00 PM, thousands of people concerned about the impact humans are having on our planet will symbolically turn their lights off... Read the entire article.