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California Median Home Price Reaches Highest Level Since 2007

lisasheppard | May 27, 2015

The median Golden State home price hit its highest point in more than seven years in April, while sales volume rose for the third consecutive month. The Bay Area also enjoyed healthy home sales gains in April, with volume rising by more tha...

Golden State Real Estate Investors Optimistic About Price Growth

lisasheppard | May 22, 2015

Good news for home buyers and home sellers! An overwhelming majority of California real estate investors believe that property prices will grow in the coming years, according to a recent survey, and they’re anticipating handsome returns. ...

Self-Storage Lockers: A Second Home for Many Americans

lisasheppard | May 22, 2015

Are you part of the 10 percent of Americans whose home away from home is a self-storage locker that houses the overflow of busy lives. Here are some tips to make sure your prized possessions are kept safe if you put them in storage. ...

Pacific Union’s April 2015 Real Estate Update

lisasheppard | May 19, 2015

SONOMA COUNTY The median sales price in Sonoma County has been gaining steam every month in 2015 and closed out April at $541,000. The average seller took home almost 100 percent of the original price, the most in the past year Homes left...

Wealthy Americans Propel Vacation Home Sales to New High

lisasheppard | May 13, 2015

Thinking of purchasing a vacation home? You're not alone -- one in five U.S. properties sold in 2014 was a vacation home, the result of a thriving economy and strong consumer confidence. Vacation home sales surged 57.4% from 2013 to rea...

Drought-Tolerant Landscaping Rapidly Becoming a Selling Point in California

lisasheppard | May 12, 2015

Properties featuring drought-tolerant landscaping will likely fetch a premium from home buyers, particularly in the environmentally conscious Bay Area. If you haven't already done so and plan on selling in the neat future, you may want ...

California, Bay Area Job Markets Continue to Gain Momentum in March

lisasheppard | May 7, 2015

Unemployment dropped from February to March across the Golden State and all Bay Area counties, with Sonoma County coming in at 4.6 percent. To read more, Click Here.

Home Flips See Big Annual Declines in California, Most Bay Area Counties

lisasheppard | May 5, 2015

The number of home flips in 2014 fell by more than 20 percent from the previous year in California and seven of nine Bay Area counties, but the good news is that such transactions made up a greater percentage of last year’s sales locally ...

Economy Drives Explosive Home Sales Growth in the Bay Area in March

lisasheppard | May 1, 2015

Home sales in the Bay Area shot up by almost 60 percent from February to March while prices increased in all nine counties, thanks in large part to our region’s vigorous economy. To read more, Click Here.