Archive for August 14, 2014

Pacific Union’s July 2014 Real Estate Update

SONOMA COUNTY The median home price in our Sonoma County region has been steadily rising since April and broke the half-million dollar milestone in July, landing at $510,000. At the same time, the MSI hit a yearly low falling to 1.9. Seller...

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Real Estate Roundup: 3 Bay Area Cities Rank Amongst Nation’s Coolest

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that three Bay Area cities are amongst the coolest in the U.S. (and we’re not talking about the summer weather). Also, you might be surprised at how...

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Taking a Vacation? Make Sure Your Home Is Secure.

Today’s modern lifestyle offers a wealth of new opportunities for clever burglars. Blogs, online forums, and social- media outlets can reveal vacation plans to people you never thought would see them, so arm yourself with a few home-securit...

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Investors Slowly Back Off as California Home Prices Rise

Rising prices are curtailing investment activity as the California housing market recovery continues. That’s proving especially true in expensive Bay Area markets like Silicon Valley. To read more, Click Here.

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Bay Area Home Price Growth Slows but Still Among Nation’s Strongest

Home prices in the San Francisco metro area in May were 15.4 percent higher than they were a year earlier, and 1.6 percent higher than they were in April — the second-highest price increases in the U.S. both annually and monthly. To read m...

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Pacific Union Property Management Acquires Competitor, Grows by Almost 800 Percent

We are pleased to share the news that Pacific Union Property Management (PUPM), a joint venture of Pacific Union, has acquired competing firm Management 4 H.O.A.s to expand its North Bay footprint and dramatically grow its number of managed u...

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Real Estate Roundup: San Francisco Least Affordable U.S. City for Millennial Homebuyers

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that San Francisco is the least affordable city in the U.S. for millennial homebuyers. One reason for that is explosive price growth, as a record numb...

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Are Mortgage Rules Tightening? Relaxing? It Depends on Which Lender You Ask.

Some mortgage lenders have been tightening their credit rules over the past year, while other have been relaxing them. Expect more of the same for the rest of the year, a Fannie Mae says. To read more, Click Here.

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Survey: Purchasing a Home ‘Overwhelming’

  A recent survey of prospective homebuyers found that most believe they are financially prepared for home ownership, yet many admit they aren’t sure what purchasing a property will actually cost them. Most homebuyers believe they a...

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Real Estate Roundup: Oakland Still Leads U.S. in Sales-Volume Gains

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes data showing that Oakland posted the best annual sales-volume growth in the country. Also, one publication believes that pocket listings could have a lot to do...

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