Archive for January 30, 2013

Santa Rosa’s Fountaingrove Neighborhood Has a Unique Past and a Promising Future

Santa Rosa's Fountaingrove neighborhood is a short drive from downtown Santa Rosa yet cloaked in the greenery and scenery of the nearby hills. Residents there have a choice of everything from starter homes and condominiums to luxurious planne...

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Real Estate Roundup: 2012 a Good Year for Home Sales, Prices, Bad for Housing Forecasts

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes several reports dissecting the past year in real estate: Home sales were dramatically higher by several measures, and prices, too. Also, foreclosures in Califo...

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Pacific Union Quarterly Report: Q4 2012

The year 2012 was exceptionally busy in the Bay Area, with the housing recovery in full swing and most of our regions reporting their highest number of home sales since 2005. Pacific Union's fourth-quarter real estate report has the facts and...

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Luxury Home Buyers Changing Their Ways

Goodbye, bling. Hello, quality and value. That’s the new approach luxury home buyers are adopting in the San Francisco Bay Area, according to Alf Nucifora, chairman and founder of the Luxury Marketing Council of San Francisco. He says les...

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Real Estate Roundup: Fewer Markdowns, a Website Warning, and Homebuilders Busy

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. To read the full post, Click Here.

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Home Inspections: A Primer and Checklist

Home inspections can spot problems that may not be evident. Home inspections are an essential part of the homebuying process, but what constitutes a thorough inspection and how do you find the right professional to do the job? To find ...

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Big Jump in State, Bay Area Home Prices

Home prices rose dramatically across the Bay Area in December, led by Contra Costa County, where the median sale price of single-family homes jumped 22.9 percent from a year earlier. To read the full report, Click Here.

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2012 Analysis Points to an Even Stronger 2013

This chart from CoreLogic tracks the median price of non-distressed homes, in red, compared with the share of bank-owned properties, in blue, from January 2001 to 2013. Research firm CoreLogic issued the first full analysis of the 2012 housi...

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Real Estate Roundup: New Mortgage Rules, Bold Housing Forecast, Foreclosure Cash

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: NEW MORTGAGE RULES ANNOUNCED Federal officials released new mortgage lending rules last week in an effort to curb risky lending practices and make...

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2012 to Set a Record for Housing Affordability

The year 2012 was one of the most affordable years ever to buy a home as prices hit bottom and mortgage rates set record lows. To read the full report, Click Here.

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