April home prices continued to post solid gains across the Bay Area and the Tahoe/Truckee region in April, with the median price for single-family homes reaching $1 million in San Francisco for the first time in more than five years and the median price in our Sonoma Valley region jumping 65 percent over the past year.
After record-breaking results in 2012, real estate activity in the first quarter suggests 2013 will once again reach new highs. Pacific Union’s Quarterly Real Estate Report has the facts and numbers behind the good news.
February home prices posted exceptionally strong gains across the Bay Area and the Tahoe/Truckee region, led by San Francisco, where the median sales price for a single-family home jumped $166,000 — 26 percent — in a year’s time.
Businessweek recently published an article that asked why companies like Zillow, Trulia, and Redfin haven’t killed off real estate brokers. We don’t think it’s a tough question at all. Here’s a look at why consumers continue to value the expertise of real estate professionals — and why it can’t be matched in the virtual world.
San Francisco is home to the second-healthiest housing market in the United States, according to a recent analysis, a distinction that bodes well for homebuyers and sellers all over the Bay Area.
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 numbers behind the good news, and it sets the stage for a robust year ahead!
News this week of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: A limited supply of homes is holding back sales in Western states, even as the West posted strong sales results for October. The Federal Reserve, meanwhile, says housing markets across the country are improving, especially in the West.
News this week of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious: California posted strong year-over-year home price gains and sales, with the Bay Area seeing some of the strongest increases in the state. Also, housing inventory continues to drop throughout the U.S.
Bidding wars, a phenomenon absent since the Bay Area real estate boom of the last decade, came rushing back onto the scene in the third quarter. Here’s a special report on what’s behind it and how sellers — and buyers — can use it to their advantage.
