Archive for January 30, 2014

Bay Area Closes Out 2013 With Strong Yearly Home Price Gains

The median home sales price across the nine-county Bay Area continued to enjoy vigorous year-over-year growth in December, while slim inventory helped constrict sales volume. To read the full report, Click Here.

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Spotlight on Sellers: They’re Eager to Buy Again

After regaining equity in their homes last year, sellers are eager to get back into the market again, according to a recent survey by the California Association of Realtors. To read the full report, Click Here.

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Real Estate Roundup: San Francisco Named Third Least-Affordable City on the Planet

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes news that San Francisco's real estate prices have led one firm to label it No. 3 on the list of the world's least-affordable cities. In other local real estate...

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Bay Area Real Estate Markets to Enjoy Continued Vibrancy and Velocity in 2014

  Fasten your seat belts, because 2014 will outpace 2013 in the San Francisco Bay Area residential housing market. Pacific Union CEO Mark A. McLaughlin offers his insights on the coming year in Bay Area real estate. To read more, Click...

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Pacific Union Quarterly Report: Q4 2013

Inventory steadily declined across the Bay Area in 2013’s final quarter, further exasperating the situation for hopeful buyers who didn’t act earlier in the year. December inventory hit yearly lows in every Bay Area region in which Pacific...

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Real Estate Roundup: Bernal Heights Is Nation’s Hottest ‘Hood, West Coast Condos in Demand

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: BERNAL HEIGHTS NAMED NATION’S HOTTEST ‘HOOD San Francisco’s Bernal Heights neighborhood is hot, hot, hot, a new Redfin report says. The bro...

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Pacific Union Reaches New Performance Heights in 2013

The year 2013 brought continued prosperity to Pacific Union, and we are extremely proud of our real estate professionals, who helped our company achieve a number of significant milestones. In 2013, Pacific Union posted sales volumes of $5.5...

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Home Automation Moving Closer to Reality

The recently concluded Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas offered a dizzying array of ridiculous new products for the home (unless, of course, you see real innovation in a Wi-Fi-enabled Crock-Pot or “smart” washing machines). ...

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Home Loan Rules Are Changing: Introducing the Qualified Mortgage

Homebuyers may face new challenges when applying for a home loan this year, the result of tough new rules from the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). The new rules, which took effect Jan. 10, require borrowers to show more pro...

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Real Estate Roundup: California Home Price Gains Among Country’s Best

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: CALIFORNIA HOME-PRICE APPRECIATION SECOND HIGHEST IN U.S. Home prices in the Golden State showed the second largest year-over-year gains in the cou...

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