Credit woes got you down? – There’s hope – and here’s why San Francisco is still a great place to buy.

August has been a rollercoaster ride for homeowners , as the high profile collapse of the subprime mortgage market has begun to spread to the broader credit industry, tightening liquidity and sending shudders down the spines of everyone from condo owners in Manhattan to movie moguls in Hollywood. To put it simply, it’s just not as easy to get a mortgage as it used to be.

But don’t worry! There are a number of reasons why real estate remains a good long-term investment, and we at Afi + Associates Portfolio Real Estate are still bullish on the Bay Area.

San Francisco is full of fantastic, cutting-edge opportunities. As always, we love doing business in the Bay Area, in part because of the one-of-a-kind projects going up all over town. We have watched as the city’s South Beach neighborhood has become one of the country’s hottest markets, and the number of projects we can see from our office window is an encouraging sign of the long-term health of the neighborhood, the city, and the region. Moreover, many of the city’s new “slender towers” feature cutting-edge architecture and engineering, making them smart, eco-friendly investments that savvy buyers should not pass up. Here’s just a sampling of some of our favorite projects:

The Watermark – Now Open!	The Beacon – Now Open!
The Infinity – Opens 2008!	The Millennium – Opens 2009!