By now, many of you have not only seen, but forwarded and asked us about this recent New York Times article, Thousands of New Millionaires Are About to Eat San Francisco Alive. There’s been a podcast on NPR about it (Upcoming Tech IPOs Already Influencing Bay Area Real Estate), the real estate forums are lighting … Continue reading Before You Think San Francisco Gets Eaten Alive By More Tech Millionaires, Read This
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San Francisco Real Estate Market Shifts – Will It Last?
It’s an interesting time in the San Francisco real estate market. If you’re one with the ocean, it’s like being caught between the in and out-going tides (the slack). We made it through the Summer Doldrums, hit the Fall listing frenzy and now we are stuck. Still many multiples of properties flying off the shelf … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Market Shifts – Will It Last?
Luxury Home Segment Cools | “Affordable” Homes Market Remains Competitive
In case you don’t get sfnewsletter (I posted this there), here is our November 2015 San Francisco Real Estate Market Report, including 11 Custom Charts: ———————————————————— San Francisco led the Bay Area and the nation when its real estate recovery began in early 2012. Within the city itself, the more affluent neighborhoods led the rebound … Continue reading Luxury Home Segment Cools | “Affordable” Homes Market Remains Competitive
New Case-Shiller reflects continuing appreciation of SF Bay Area home prices this spring
The new April Case-Shiller Home Price Index for the Bay Area counties of SF, Marin, San Mateo, Alameda and Contra Costa, released 7/7/15, reflects the middle of our spring market. (The Index is released 2 months after the month indicated.) All home price tiers saw further increases. Since the April Index is a 3-month rolling … Continue reading New Case-Shiller reflects continuing appreciation of SF Bay Area home prices this spring
San Francisco Real Estate Summer Doldrums Ending, Lake Merced Homes More Popular, Surfing Ocean Beach Still Off Limits To Most
Below is an excerpt from the San Francisco Market Focus Report published by the San Francisco Association of Realtors. Despite Seasonal Summer Slowdown, SF Housing Market Continues to Show Strength as Pending Sales Rise With many buyers, sellers, and agents away on vacation at this time of the year, the San Francisco housing market is … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Summer Doldrums Ending, Lake Merced Homes More Popular, Surfing Ocean Beach Still Off Limits To Most
Is What We’ve Been Saying for Months Finally Catching On?
“Bay Area’s housing prices buck national trend, Median cost is up 6.6%, driven by strong upscale market, but number of homes sold is down 20%” (source: SFGate) “-The Bay Area appears to be shaking off the nation’s housing doldrums. Local home prices are still going through the roof, even though far fewer properties are changing … Continue reading Is What We’ve Been Saying for Months Finally Catching On?
Labor Day is over…now what?
Labor Day is behind us, which typically marks the beginning of Real Estate season. Many buyers are waiting for that special place to hit the market, and many sellers are getting their homes ready to place in the increasingly critical public eye, and hoping they sell prior to the looming Holiday Doldrums. More and more … Continue reading Labor Day is over…now what?
Comparing A Fuji To A Macintosh (We Ain’t Talking Electronics)
Lots of chatter (as usual) on one particular local blog regarding the continued decline of real estate, and the world for that matter. (We get it, we really do. At least they’ve chosen to beat white elephants now along with their dead horses.) What we’d like to show you is something that is still happening, … Continue reading Comparing A Fuji To A Macintosh (We Ain’t Talking Electronics)
Market Update from sfnewsletter
In case you missed it, or aren’t yet receiving it, sfnewsletter put out their weekly market update on Friday. Here it is: “Charts, Data, Trends Just when you thought we’ve run out of ways to describe to you what is happening in this market, we come up with a lesson on the Intertropical Convergence Zone … Continue reading Market Update from sfnewsletter
