Archive for February 27, 2014

Real Estate Roundup: San Franciscans Say Homebuying Cost Is City’s No. 1 Issue

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a poll that finds San Francisco residents now cite the high cost of real estate as the most important issue facing the city. Also, recently released data shows...

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Top Tips for Mortgage Borrowers in 2014

In the market for a mortgage? You can save money and aggravation by first taking a look at these 10 helpful mortgage tips for 2014. To read more, Click Here.

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Bay Area Home Prices Highest in U.S. in Fourth Quarter

Two recent reports recount an exceptional 2013 in Bay Area residential real estate and deliver an optimistic forecast for the coming year. To read more, Click Here.

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Real Estate Roundup: Current Real Estate Market Favors Older Buyers

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that younger buyers are struggling to afford property in the current real estate market. And just in time for Valentine’s Day, many couples are appa...

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Looking for a Home, Like Looking for Love, Is an Affair of the Heart

Here’s a Valentine’s Day revelation: A recent survey found that prospective homebuyers frequently develop “crushes” on certain properties and drive by or hit the Internet for a second or third look while technically still playing the ...

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HUD Report Tracks Bay Area Housing Recovery

The recession of 2007-2009 hit the Bay Area harder than the nation as a whole, but the region recovered faster and today outperforms the country in terms of economic growth and housing market conditions, according to a just-released report fr...

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Real Estate Roundup: Bay Area Luxury Home Sales Reach Record Highs

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that homes priced at more than $2 million sold like hotcakes throughout the Bay Area in 2013. And another study points to one reason why -- the bustli...

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San Francisco Metro Area Posts Big Home Price Increases for Ninth Straight Month

The most recent S&P/Case-Shiller report shows that San Francisco year-over-year home prices rose 23 percent in November, the ninth consecutive month of 20-plus percent increases. We took things a step further and compared how yearly price...

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This Winter, Don’t Invite a Mouse into Your House. Pest-Proof Your Property.

Perhaps the only thing worse than the flying pests of summer — houseflies, wasps, and gnats, to name a few — are the crawling bugs and filthy rodents that look for shelter indoors during winter. With another six weeks of wintry weather a...

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Real Estate Roundup: Listing Video Is for the Dogs, Mortgage Rates Dip

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that a pair of golden retrievers are busy selling homes in New York (or at least narrating listing videos!). Also, bidding wars decreased nationwide i...

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