Archive for October 11, 2012

Going, Going, Gone! Third Quarter Real Estate Scene Marked by the Return of Bidding Wars

Multiple bids were a hallmark of the real estate scene in San Francisco, including the Bernal Heights neighborhood. Next week, Pacific Union International will release third-quarter results for our Bay Area real estate markets. The data show...

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Real Estate Week: Foreclosures Down, Prices Up

Here’s a look at news this week of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: FORECLOSURES CONTINUE TO FALL Foreclosures dropped 24 percent over the past year, according to the research firm CoreLogic. Across the United St...

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More Jobs, Falling Unemployment Point to Strong Economic Growth Across Bay Area

The construction industry added 5,100 jobs in August. The Bay Area’s economic outlook keeps getting brighter, and that’s good news for our real estate markets. August delivered good news on a number of fronts. Unemployment is dropping U...

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Big Savings in Buying a Home vs. Renting

Buying a home instead of renting can save hundreds of dollars a month in the Bay Area, according to a report from the online real estate search service Trulia. That’s good news for the many renters who are ready to become buyers. With a 3...

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Real Estate Week: Home Prices a Hot Topic; Tight Inventory Squeezes Sales

STOP THE PRESSES! JULY PRICE REPORT! The data is old and the conclusions obvious, but business journalists gave top billing this week to the latest S&P Case-Shiller Home Price report, which declared that home prices rose modestly in July in...

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