<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title><![CDATA[realestate - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports]]></title><description><![CDATA[SFist is San Francisco's source for fun, witty, & serious news. With updates about restaurants, events, sports, politics & more, SFist reaches millions of users in California.]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/</link><image><url>https://sfist.com/favicon.png</url><title>realestate - SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, &amp; Sports</title><link>https://sfist.com/</link></image><generator>Ghost 2.12</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 13:12:02 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://sfist.com/realestate/rss/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><ttl>60</ttl><item><title><![CDATA[Today In Stupid Real Estate Marketing]]></title><description><![CDATA[We were idiots this morning and clicked on a Google ad this morning for <a href="http://www.thehayessf.com/">The Hayes</a>, that new condo building on Page near Market.  We bike past it nearly every m...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/12/20/today_in_stupid/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c242e2d44ad066cdcf7e268</guid><category><![CDATA[misc]]></category><category><![CDATA[condo]]></category><category><![CDATA[Google]]></category><category><![CDATA[Rants]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category><category><![CDATA[realestate]]></category><category><![CDATA[thehayessf]]></category><category><![CDATA[websites]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[SFist_Dan]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:06:29 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138963_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186684.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry138963_thumb-thumb-640xauto-186684.jpg" alt="Today In Stupid Real Estate Marketing"><p>A player? In a real estate site? In our ideal world Real estate sites should show us what the place would look like were we to live in there instead of the kind of relaxing music that makes us want to go Lizzie Borden.  Even better -  sometimes the player doesn't appear, and you have to close your browser window to shut it up.  Ugh. We hate this website.  And now we hate the condo building.  </p>

<p><em>Why? Follow us after the jump!</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Vote and/or Buy This Lovely Property Today]]></title><description><![CDATA[The kids over at Curbed SF have the word on one polling place that's also an open house. Gross. Over in the enchanted Excelsior District, early morning voters have also been getting the hardcore sales...]]></description><link>https://sfist.com/2007/11/06/vote_andor_buy/</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5c24254244ad066cdcf349ad</guid><category><![CDATA[SF News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Curbed SF]]></category><category><![CDATA[District]]></category><category><![CDATA[election]]></category><category><![CDATA[Election 2007]]></category><category><![CDATA[kids]]></category><category><![CDATA[Law]]></category><category><![CDATA[open house]]></category><category><![CDATA[openhouse]]></category><category><![CDATA[poll]]></category><category><![CDATA[pollingplace]]></category><category><![CDATA[polls]]></category><category><![CDATA[Real Estate]]></category><category><![CDATA[realestate]]></category><category><![CDATA[sales]]></category><category><![CDATA[San Francisco]]></category><category><![CDATA[sf]]></category><category><![CDATA[So I]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Brock Keeling]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 06 Nov 2007 09:50:02 GMT</pubDate><media:content url="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry132113_thumb-thumb-640xauto-167794.jpg" medium="image"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<img src="https://img.sfist.com/assets_c/2009/04/entry132113_thumb-thumb-640xauto-167794.jpg" alt="Vote and/or Buy This Lovely Property Today"><p>The kids over at <a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2007/11/06/civic_shill_open_house_fronts_as_polling_station.php">Curbed SF</a> have the word on one polling place that's also an <a href="http://www.obeo.com/Public/Viewer/Default.aspx?ID=419061&amp;refurl=900Persia.com">open house</a>. Gross. Over in the enchanted Excelsior District, early morning voters have also been getting the hardcore sales pitch for a 6BR polling station that's going for $888,888. Not a bad price, btw, but still. Anyway, check it:</p>

<blockquote>"Went to vote this morning at 900 Persia Street in the lovely Excelsior District. Not only is it a polling place but as it turns out, it’s also an open house. The agent for the house is standing around in the polling place loudly greeting all the voters and yelling down the street “The Polls Are Open!.” I actually thought he WAS the head of the polling place but I quickly realized he’s just making the most of the opportunity to hawk the property. He’s chatting up all the poll workers and is SUPER enthusiastic about voting!

<p>So I go to turn in my ballot and he’s right there to hand me his business card and a flyer for the property and then point helpfully to the sign hanging from the ceiling giving the URL for the property’s website."</p>
</blockquote>

<p>Seems that <a href="http://sf.curbed.com/archives/2007/11/06/civic_shill_open_house_fronts_as_polling_station.php">something like this</a> would be considered verboten by law, or at least frowned upon by cranky SFers, but does anyone with a modicum of law knowledge have any input?</p>

<p><em>Image credit: Curbed SF, via Sharon</em></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>