We’ve been trying to tell you for quite some time the market it smokin’ hot. We’ve been trying to tell you it’s a great time to sell that San Francisco property of yours, if you’ve been sitting on the fence. And we’ve been telling you, as fantastic it is that interest rates remain so incredibly … Continue reading When Someone Else Tells You Our Market Is Hot…Will You Listen?
Category: Stats & Numbers
Arm Yourself With Data For Your San Francisco Real Estate Weekend
New listings, just solds, some market info, and other real estate crapola to help you make the right decision. Click on the image, or go here for all the real estate data you need to get you through.
U.S. Existing Home Sales Decline in March but Inventory Down, Prices Stabilizing
Existing home sales nationally were down in March but continue to outpace year-ago levels, while inventory tightened and home prices are showing further signs of stabilizing, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total existing-home sales, which are completed transactions that include single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops, declined 2.6 percent to a seasonally adjusted … Continue reading U.S. Existing Home Sales Decline in March but Inventory Down, Prices Stabilizing
San Francisco Real Recent Real Estate Sales And Listings
A look at the past couple of weeks of sales and listing activity for San Francisco, as well as some other real estate tid-bits to tie you over until the next issue… To be added to the list and receive this in your inbox bi-weekly, just drop me a line. I should point out, this … Continue reading San Francisco Real Recent Real Estate Sales And Listings
It’s A Good Time To Sell
San Francisco Homes Selling Faster as Inventory Drops With potential home sellers feeling that the market is on the upswing and that housing prices will soon appreciate, many of them have elected to hold off listing their homes, resulting in a citywide inventory shortage. At the same time, potential home buyers fearing higher prices are … Continue reading It’s A Good Time To Sell
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update, Recent Sales, And IPO Madness
Another week, another issue of sfnewsletter sent. All kinds of great market info and real estate p*rn for you to peruse. Including many off market opportunities I’ve already mentioned here. Have a great weekend! –Latest issue of sfnewsletter/MarketTracker
So You’re Wondering What The Property Across The Street Sold For? I Gotcha Covered.
Recent sales…it’s what everybody wants to know. It’s what I get asked when I go to dinner. It’s what I get asked when I’m out surfing. It’s what I get asked when I’m sitting on the ski lift. “What did X property sell for?” Because of this very question that continues to perplex even the … Continue reading So You’re Wondering What The Property Across The Street Sold For? I Gotcha Covered.
The Best Time To Sell Since San Francisco Real Estate Went Bust…Is Now
I’ve often said, if you can’t say it better yourself, just plagiarize. Or something like that. ;-) Even if it means sharing information from a “competing” brokerage. Mark McLaughlin is the CEO of local real estate company Pacific Union. His recent article pretty much sums up my thoughts exactly. Especially, if you live in Cole … Continue reading The Best Time To Sell Since San Francisco Real Estate Went Bust…Is Now
San Francisco Housing Market Not Stopping…How’s That For A Gift From Santa!?
In this season of giving and being thankful, I’d have to say that San Francisco Bay Area residents should be pretty thankful that our market is nowhere near that of the national average. If you’re a seller you can be thanking your lucky stars that buyers are out there in droves, and if you’re a … Continue reading San Francisco Housing Market Not Stopping…How’s That For A Gift From Santa!?
San Francisco Pending Sales Continue to Improve As Summer Comes to a Close, Loan Limit Reduction Is Going To Hurt You Buyers Shopping $800,000 – $1.2M Range
From the San Francisco Association of Realtors: “Typically the slowest month in real estate, August witnessed a decrease in the months supply inventory, with fewer and fewer sellers putting their properties on the market. Regardless, San Francisco’s continued desirability did offer some pockets of movement and activity, even during this slow period in the year. … Continue reading San Francisco Pending Sales Continue to Improve As Summer Comes to a Close, Loan Limit Reduction Is Going To Hurt You Buyers Shopping $800,000 – $1.2M Range
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
“San Francisco Single-Family Home Prices Surge in March”, “Foreign Buyers” Wielding All Cash To Blame
[Editor’s Note: Below is a carbon copy of the San Francisco Association of Realtors Market Focus Report. Remember…read the data, not the headlines. Each block in San Francisco is different.] SAN FRANCISCO, CA, April 15, 2011 – The median sale price of single-family homes in San Francisco continued to strengthen in March, according to the … Continue reading “San Francisco Single-Family Home Prices Surge in March”, “Foreign Buyers” Wielding All Cash To Blame
San Francisco Real Estate Data, Focus On The Volume On Your Block, Not The Median In Your City
“After hitting a two year low in January, the median price for single-family re-sale homes rose 18.6% in March from February. Year-over-year, the median price was off for the seventh month in a row, falling 3.1%. After falling to their lowest level since January 2009 in February, home sales bounced back last month, which is … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Data, Focus On The Volume On Your Block, Not The Median In Your City
San Francisco Real Estate Numbers For Real
From a reader in the comments: I looked at the MLS sales volume and median sales prices year over year today, and sales volume is up about 38% for SFRs and condo/TICs, from 1354 in 2009 to 1875 in 2010. Median price is also up across just about all price tiers I looked at, which … Continue reading San Francisco Real Estate Numbers For Real
Looking Back At 2009, San Francisco Real Estate Hanging In There
Thanks again to Misha Weidman for the graph. As you can see our market clearly tanked, and bounced, then tanked, and bounced again, but all-in-all it’s hanging in there pretty well. So what is next? ‘Tis a roller coaster ride indeed!
San Francisco Housing Market Continues To Show Promising Signs Of Recovery
From the source: The San Francisco housing market continued to show promising signs of recovery through October 2009. Pending single family home sales jumped to 271 homes in October 2009, which represents a 30% increase in the number of pending sales month over month and a 58% increase year over year. Although greater scrutiny in … Continue reading San Francisco Housing Market Continues To Show Promising Signs Of Recovery