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7 of 9 Bay Area Counties Now at Full Employment

lisasheppard | April 13, 2015

Unemployment rates dropped from January to February in all nine Bay Area counties, one more reason that demand for local real estate should remain high as the busy spring buying season kicks into gear. Click Here to read more.

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.

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...

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...

Bay Area Home Affordability Unchanged in Q4: Still California’s Lowest

lisasheppard | March 2, 2015

The number of residents across the nine-county Bay Area who could afford a home purchase remained static as 2014 ended, though some individual regions did see modest improvements from the previous quarter, the largest of which were in Contr...

Small-Town Appeal, Festive Events Draw Homebuyers to Sonoma County’s Cotati

lisasheppard | February 24, 2015

A laid-back, small-town atmosphere and plentiful community events draw Sonoma County homebuyers to the city of Cotati, ensuring that properties remain an in-demand commodity. To learn more about Cotati, Click Here.

Real Estate Roundup: Bay Area Among Top 5 U.S. Spots for Gen Xers

lisasheppard | February 23, 2015

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes a report that major Bay Area regions have some of the largest pools of Gen X homebuyers in the nation. Also, January’s excellent U.S. employment numbers ha...

Real Estate Roundup: Bay Area Real Estate Markets Tops for Flips

lisasheppard | February 6, 2015

Recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious includes news that home flippers are seizing their opportunity in the high-priced world of Bay Area real estate. And wealthy foreign buyers are currently hot on Silic...

Is A Picture Really Worth A Thousand Words?

lisasheppard | August 3, 2012

David vs. Goliath There are some things that are almost impossible to explain without a graphic or visual. With complex issues, the value of using visuals cannot be overexaggerated. A study measuring the importance of using visuals by the Uni...

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