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| http://www.sfrealtors.com - The San Francisco Association of REALTORS® (SFAR). I was a Director of this Association from 1992 to 1994 and again from 1999 through 2006, serving as its President in 2002. I was also designated as San Francisco's REALTOR® of the Year in 1998. | ||
| http://www.sfopenhomes.com - Your best source for Sunday Open Houses in San Francisco. A site with data taken from the San Francisco Association of REALTORS® Multiple Listing System. | ||
| http://www.car.org - The California Association of REALTORS® (CAR), the largest State Association in the nation with 170,000 members. I have been a Director of CAR since 1999 and was Regional Chair for San Francisco's presence at CAR in 2003. I was a member of the MLS Working Group, which developed the concept of a Statewide Hybrid MLS. I am on the Board of zipLogix, CAR's Real Estate Business Technologies subsidiary. In 2006 I completed a 3-year term on the key Strategic Planning and Finance Committee. | ||
| http://www.realtor.org - The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR), over 1,000,000 members strong. I was proud to represent San Francisco's 5,000 members as the NAR Director for San Francisco for four years. I also recently concluded a 3-year appointment on the NAR MLS Committee. | ||
| http://www.realtor.com - Endorsed by NAR and the best search engine for real estate nationwide, also known as Move.com. This is the only website available to consumers which has all of San Francisco's available homes and condominiums. | ||
| http://www.yourSFproperty.com - Websites I have put together to show you how I market San Francisco properties. | ||
| http://www.realestateroundtable.org - The Real Estate Roundtable of San Francisco. I am pleased to be associated with such fine and professional competitors. We meet monthly to discuss market conditions and to learn from each other's practical experiences. | ||
| http://www.sfhistory.org - The San Francisco Museum and Historical Society. The Society was established to preserve, interpret and present the heritage of San Francisco. I am a Board member of this Society, which was created by a merger of the San Francisco Historical Society and the City and County of San Francisco Museum in 2002. | ||
| http://www.sfheritage.org - San Francisco Architectural Heritage. Their mission is to develop and maintain a public appreciation and understanding of the cultural, aesthetic and economic value of San Francisco's architecturally and historically significant structures and districts. I am a long-time member of Heritage. | ||
| http://www.californiahistoricalsociety.org - The California Historical Society. Connecting the people of California to their heritage, culture, and history is their mission. They act as a catalyst for the active study, presentation, and preservation of the many facets of historic and contemporary California. I have been a member of CHS for many years. | ||
| http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/ca/San+Francisco/state.html - San Francisco's entries on the National Register of Historic Places. | ||
| http://ceres.ca.gov/geo_area/counties/San_Francisco/landmarks.html - California State Historical Landmarks in San Francisco County. | ||
| http://sfpl4.sfpl.org/librarylocations/sfhistory/sfhistory.htm - The San Francisco Main Library History Center. I have spent many hours here researching San Francisco architects and building records! | ||
| http://www.milibrary.org - The Mechanics Institute. Organized in 1854 to promote industrial development in California, the current building at 57 Post Street houses an excellent architectural library and one of the oldest chess clubs in the United States. | ||
| http://www.sfgov.org/site/bdsupvrs_index.asp - San Francisco Board of Supervisors. If you live in the City you should know who is crafting the legislation that affects you. Make sure the Supervisors know your views! | ||
| http://www.sfgov.org/site/rentboard_index.asp - San Francisco Rent Board. An excellent resource for owners and tenants on the current rules and regulations for rent-controlled units. The 2010-11 allowable annual rent increase has been cut dramatically to 0.1%. Yes, they are serious! If a tenant is paying $1,000 per month this year you can the rent by a dollar! However, the interest rate landlords must pay on security deposits remains at 3.1%! Feel free to contact me for a chart of the historic rates. | ||
| http://www.sfgov.org/site/planning_index.asp - San Francisco Planning Department. Your architect's initial point of contact for that ambitious redevelopment in San Francisco! | ||
| http://www.bookfinder.com - The best search engine for locating that rare or out-of-print architectural book for your research! | ||
| http://www.californiacoastline.org - The California Coastal Records Project. An aerial photographic survey of the California coastline. | ||
| http://www.californiapreservation.org/ - The California Preservation Foundation - founded in 1977, the California Preservation Foundation is a statewide nonprofit organization dedicated to the preservation of California's diverse cultural and architectural heritage. | ||
| http://www.postcard.org - The website of the Bay Area Postcard Club. The meeting schedule and a monthly newsletter are available at this site. | ||
| http://cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=davidparry - My 'About Me' page on eBay describing my postcard collecting interests. | ||
| http://www.1895Pacific.com - A website for 1895 Pacific Avenue in San Francisco, a lovely Art Deco building designed by H. C. Baumann in 1931. I am currently President of the Homeowners Association. | ||