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Real Estate Roundup: Foreclosure Rates Lowest Levels Since Before Housing Crisis

lisasheppard | March 31, 2015

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that U.S. foreclosure filings have dropped to levels not seen since before the housing market crash, mortgage rates have dropped for in time for Spr...

Why Do Households Move? Location, Location, Location.

lisasheppard | March 25, 2015

Why do most families/households move? Most of us would probably think it was because of a job, to be closer to family, to scale down or due to financial reasons. However, a recent survey found out that's not the case at all. A rece...

Bay Area Home Prices, Sales Volume Ratchet Up in February

lisasheppard | March 24, 2015

Both home prices and sales increased from January to February in every Bay Area county, says a new report, though inventory constraints continue to frustrate many would-be buyers. To read more, Click Here.

Americans’ Confidence in the Economy Hits Highest Level Since the Recession

lisasheppard | March 19, 2015

Citizens are currently more optimistic about the country’s economy – and their ability to obtain a mortgage — than at any point in at least the last five years and those sentiments should help propel the housing market as the year...

Millennials Make Up Largest Share of U.S. Homebuyers

lisasheppard | March 18, 2015

Generation Y represents the largest share of home buyers across the country, a recent survey says. And even though virtually all millennial buyers initiated their research online, nine out of 10 turned to a real estate professional when it ...

Pacific Union’s February 2015 Real Estate Update

lisasheppard | March 16, 2015

SONOMA COUNTY Sonoma County’s housing supply remains constrained; February’s MSI dropped slightly to 2.1 but is in line with what we’ve seen for most of the previous year. Buyers took an average of 88 days to close a purchase, one day ...

Real Estate Roundup: International Demand for Golden State Homes Remains Strong

lisasheppard | March 13, 2015

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that one in six California home sales involves an overseas buyer, with China the dominant country of origin. Also, about 20 percent of all-cash buye...

It’s Never Too Early to Think About Spring Landscaping

lisasheppard | March 11, 2015

The recent midwinter warm spell across the Bay Area serves as a reminder that spring is just around the corner. Get your front and back yards in shape for the coming season with these easy tips. Curb appeal is a major factor for potential...

Bay Area Home Sales Volume Plummets in January

lisasheppard | March 4, 2015

Home sales declined by double-digit percentages in all nine Bay Area counties in the first month of 2015, the result of limited affordability, according a just-released report from the California Association of Realtors. To read more, Cl...

The Coffeehouse Effect: Follow Starbucks for Neighborhoods With Rising Home Values

lisasheppard | March 3, 2015

Looking for the next up-and-coming neighborhood in the Bay Area? Look for a new Starbucks coffee shop. Seriously. A new book by two top executives at Zillow says that the opening of a Starbucks store is a accurate predictor of rising h...

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