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Greetings, All:
Forgive me as I take a bit of a somber tone this month.
A little more than two weeks ago, my brother-in-law, my younger sister’s husband of 26+ years, passed away. He was a constant presence at every family gathering. And while we saw each other no more than once every other month or so, we communicated almost daily on Facebook and Instagram, sharing videos and memes we found interesting and enlightening, but also laugh out loud, fall down funny. We had the same sensibilities and certainly the same, often juvenile sense of humor. He was a really good man, well known and well loved by those in his vast circle. I scan social media several times a day, whenever there’s a lull. I keep seeing things I instinctively want to send him. It’s an odd hole in my life now. For my sister and their family, “coming home” will never be the same.
That’s life. And there comes a moment in every life when a home grows quiet in a new and unfamiliar way. A chair is empty that was once always occupied. A voice that filled the rooms with laughter, stories, or simple daily conversation is suddenly absent. The loss of someone we love is one of life’s most difficult passages, and it often reminds us that a home is far more than wood, walls, and windows. It’s a structure that holds the moments of our lives.
Over time, grief will soften as a faded memory of the past. The absence we feel is slowly replaced by gratitude for the years that filled those rooms with warmth. I’m hoping my sister’s home becomes a kind of keeper of stories, holding the laughter, the arguments, the celebrations, and the quiet evenings that made a life together.
In a way, the people we love never entirely leave the places they helped shape. Their influence lingers in the atmosphere of a home, in the habits we carry forward, and in the memories that jump out without warning. While we can’t hold on to them in the way we once did, the spaces they lived in often remind us that love has a remarkable way of remaining—settled into the walls, the light, and the ordinary corners of everyday life.
Rest in Peace, Art – you helped my sister and your family create a beautiful home, and we’ll never forget you.
Till next month,
Derek, Emily, Natalie, Mo & Arwin
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by Patrick Carlisle, Market Analyst for Compass Bay Area
March 2026
Moving into spring, soaring buyer demand vs. an extremely inadequate supply of homes for sale continues to foster ferocious buyer competition, faster sales, more overbidding and rapidly rising home prices. Luxury home sales rose over 200% year over year to hit their highest month-of-February count ever.
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4 BD 3 BA 2372 SF $1,895,000
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3 BD 2.5 BA 2030 SF $1,995,000
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2002 3rd St, Unit 114, 94107
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1 BD 1.5 BA 876 SF $845,000
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4 BD 3 BA 1842 SF $1,998,000
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15 Red Rock Way, Unit 202N, 94131
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1 BD 1 BA 830 SF $775,000
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3 BD 2 BA 1483 SF $1,498,000
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4 BD 2 BA 1549 SF $1,480,000
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2 BD 1.5 BA 1648 SF $1,600,000
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2 BD 2 BA 1677 SF $1,740,000
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4 BD 4 BA 2239 SF $2,215,000
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3 BD 2 BA 2369 SF $2,800,000
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6 BD 3 BA 3200 SF $2,865,000
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* $1,000 invested in the S+P 500 on August 31st, 2025 – roughly 6 months ago – would be worth around $1,060 today. $1,000 invested in World Liberty Coin on August 31, 2025 would be worth $387 today, about the same drop as the value of BITCOIN. $1,000 invested in Gold on August 31, 2025 would be worth $1,424 today. $1,000 on APPLE stock would be worth $1,129 today. Spending $1,000 per month on rent would have cost you $6,000 over the past 6 months….of AFTER tax income. Which may help place the valuations on owning a home into a better perspective? Or maybe not…..?
* Major social changes happened globally post-COVID: The groups that lost the most happiness are the ones that had the most to begin with. The single biggest drop was among top income earners: their “very happy” share dropped 19 points, from 49% to 30%. Self-identified upper-class respondents fell 13 points. College graduates fell 12. People in excellent health, 11. People in “very happy” marriages, 10. What predicts happiness in America has quietly shifted: income, education, and class matter less than they used to. Socializing and participating in a community matter more. (home-economics.us)
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Client / Neighborhood Spotlight
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In January of this year, I received the following email:
“Hi Derek – my name is Swenja, and I obtained your contact information from my friend Kim W. You sold Kim and Terry’s condo last year, and you come highly recommended. My husband, Johannes, and I are seeking to buy a property in San Francisco that will serve two of our children as a residence with guest bedrooms for visits.
Here are our current thoughts:
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Price range: $xxxxxxx
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Location: In Cole Valley, Duboce Triangle, Upper Castro, Lower Haight, Upper Mission, or similar
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3-4 BR, 2+BA townhome OR multiple unit house (2 units).
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Reasonably earthquake safe.
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Proximity to public transport.
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Ideally close to a larger park.
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Ideally, already renovated in a modern style.
Would you be available for a Zoom call this or next week between 3:30 and 5 pm in the afternoons, or possibly evenings? We would like to ask you a few questions about your experience, sales, negotiating strategy, etc., to see whether we would be a good fit for working together.”
Emily and I got on a Zoom call with them and we had a wonderful initial chat. Though they were planning to interview other agents, we soon heard that they had decided to work with us.
Inside of 2 months, we found the perfect property that checked off every item on their list, prevailing amongst 10 offers in this very competitive market. We love it when buyers have a keen sense of what they’re looking for, and the ability to respond quickly when the right property comes along. Congrats to all!
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“I’m not sure I’ll perform these songs ever again,” Rogér Fakhr says, gazing into the distance from the porch of his Richmond home. It’s about to rain, and dark clouds curdle in the sky overhead.
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San Francisco had measured about 0.06 inch of rain through the morning hours, according to the weather service. While the rain showers are light, they may be the last decent rainfall in the region for the foreseeable future. While a midweek low-pressure system could bring showers north of the Bay Area, no major rain is expected in the region after that.
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Abou-Ismail, a Redwood Shores resident, is a user of Bike Love, an app the city of Palo Alto launched in 2022 that tracks traditional bike, e-bike, e-scooter and e-skateboard commutes and rewards them with cash to spend at local businesses. It’s one of the ways the city, just about 34 miles south of San Francisco and a neighbor to Stanford University, is gamifying the carless commute to minimize carbon footprints and reduce road congestion.
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The Dunn & Chin Group
Top 1% SF Realtors
Derek Chin DRE #: 00854466
Emily Dunn DRE #: 01424486
Natalie Rome DRE #: 01386654
Mo Salimi DRE #: 02128819
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Compass is a real estate broker licensed by the State of California operating under multiple entities. License Numbers 01991628, 01527235, 01527365. All material is intended for informational purposes only and is compiled from sources deemed reliable but is subject to errors, omissions, changes in price, condition, sale, or withdrawal without notice. No statement is made as to the accuracy of any description or measurements (including square footage). This is not intended to solicit property already listed. No financial or legal advice provided. Equal Housing Opportunity. Photos may be virtually staged or digitally enhanced and may not reflect actual property conditions.
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