Where to settle down ?
Find accommodation around one of the most beautiful
bays of the world has a price and what a price! Demand
far outweighs supply and a significant portion of your
budget may be devoted to housing.
When choosing where to live, consider the following:
- the fog covers unevenly
the Bay
- the public transports
do not serve the Bay in a equal way
- your centres of interests
(work, school and leisure activities): the traffic is
dense in the region and sometimes it takes some time
to cross the bridges
The reading of the " Guide of Mac
Cormack" which presents every county in a very
detailed way (population, climates, schools, incomes)
will help you. You will find it for a reasonable price
in all the good bookshops.
Check out the following site for a brief descriptions
of the various neighborhoods:
http://www.sfchamber.com/san_francisco_neighborhoods.htm
http://www.planetsoma.com/sanfran/hoods/index.html
The majority of residential properties in San Francisco
are multi-unit; 65 percent of the city's residents are
renters. According to McGuire Real Estate, monthly rents
in the city range from an average of approximately $1,100
for studio apartments, $1,950-$3,700 for one or two
bedrooms, and $2,750-$5,000 for two- or three- bedroom
apartments. Houses command higher rents, averaging
from $3,800 per month for on or two bedrooms, and from
$4,200 for three-bedroom houses in the better areas
of the city.
How to find a lodging ?
You can :
- either look at the announcements
in the local newspapers ( at the Real Estate
/ Classified heading in the Sunday edition of the San
Francisco Chronicle (www.sfgate.com) or San Francisco
Examiner (www.examiner.com) ) or in the specialised
newspapers ( agencies or private announcements )
- or visit the real estate agency
- or to get some information to the superintendants
FLATSHARING : A NEW WAY OF LIFE
Instead of living in a pokey attic room with huge rent, why not try
shared accommodation? Frequently associated with students, sharing is
spreading nowadays towards older established workers and covers people
from 18 to 49 years old. Without falling into a community style of life
such as in the 70's, you can choose to share an accommodation for a
bigger space, less expense.
Flatsharing is a way to meet more and more followers who choose to
break a lonely life, save money or just find an affordable acommodation
in a difficult market. This way of life has numerous advantages in term
of money, practicality or social life. EASYEXPAT
in partnership with EASYROOMMATE
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If you've got a room to rent, you can put a free ad for house/flatsharing.
If you look for a room or a flatshare, it's free to search into
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Note that between May and September,
the demand is high because it is the beginning of the
fiscal year and the recruiting period of the companies.
In return, between December and April, it easier to
negotiate the prices.
Kind of apartments :
2 ½
: one-room flat
3 ½
: flat with one bedroom
Junior
: apartment with a main room and bedroom smaller than a normal one bedroom
4
: apartment with a room and a living room which can
be shared to make second bedroom
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