Urban Living Resources

Real Estate

• SFGate Real Estate: Essential reading for Bay Area home hunters
• Realtor.com: The official site of the National Association of Realtors
• SocketSite: Covering all the details of San Francisco real estate

All about San Francisco

• SouthBeachMissionBay.com Everything you need to know for these two up-and-coming neighborhoods
• SFStation: The ultimate destination for what’s going on in San Francisco
• San Francisco CitySearch: Restaurants, stores, restaurants and everything else
• SF Gate: The online destination of the San Francisco Chronicle
• San Francisco CITYSCAPE: The online journal of Bay Area urban planning and design
• Planet SOMA: See the SOMA that few ever see
• 511.org: Learn how to get anywhere from anywhere in the Bay Area

All about Oakland

• Oakland Redevelopment Area: See what Oakland is doing to revitalize the city
• Oakland’s Estuary Plan: Exciting changes coming to Oakland’s waterfront
• And see more links under “San Francisco”

Schools and Kids

• Bay Area Private Schools: A list of -- and forum regarding -- private schools in the Bay Area
• SF School Map: An interactive map displaying public schools and their districts
• SF Public Schools: The SFUSD's list of all public schools
• GreatSchools.net: Search and discuss public and private schools across the country
• Just for the Kids: Learn important facts about schools throughout California
• GoCityKids: When kids aren't in school, here are some great ideas for city activities

Preferred Vendors

• Harmonious Design: Our interior staging/design trade secret
• Stephen Barber and May Montana are Urban Bay's preferred mortgage brokers with Guarantee Mortgage. They offer superb services and rates for clients both new and experience in the real estate market.
• Rudolph's Interiors: An excellent resource for window coverings
• Paradise Plants: Beautiful, inexpensive plant designs for your home

Furniture

• Limn: The ultimate San Francisco furniture store
• Room & Board: See their magnificent new store in San Francisco
• Design Within Reach
• Inmod

Gifts

• ApartmentTherapy: Great blog with cool stuff
• ArtPeople: An art gallery featuring the best new artists
• GiantRobot: Hip Asian culture
• Design Public
• Zipper: Cool gifts for cool people (in LA)
• Friend: Hayes Valley store connecting people with great design
• Modern Seed: Furniture, fashion and design for kids
• Flight 001: Meeting your high-style travel needs
• OrangeSkin: Modern interior design, shopping and living in Chicago
• MoCo Loco: A web magazine featuring contemporary design news
• Trendir: Online magazine about home decor trends

Good Reading

• Dwell Magazine: Casual modern living
• Wallpaper Magazine: Defining the slick urban lifestyle
• ReadyMade Magazine: A magazine “for people who like to make stuff”
• Quirk Books: Funky books – perfect for gifts

Distracations

• J.otto Seibold’s Bubblesoap: Taking cartoons to a whole new level
• The Dwell Home: Dwell Magazine’s website dedicated to the modern prefab home
• Om Records: One of our favorite local record labels
• Wagram Records: A French music label featuring the Hotel Costes and Budda Bar series