As we outlined last year, the roughly 6,000-square-foot home at 22 Toledo Court, which sits on nearly an acre of land “in the heart of Lafayette’s sought–after Happy Valley,” was designed by Alan Page and features “elite craftsmanship, state-of-the-art technology, elegant lines and quality finishes throughout,” with an infinity-edge... Read More »

Having ended last year on an upward trajectory, the pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. gained another 7.9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 764,000 sales and is now running 18.6 percent higher than at the same time last year. At the... Read More »

Having ticked down a percent in November, the pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. slipped 0.4 percent in December to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 694,000 sales but ended the year at a pace of sales which was 23 percent higher than at the end... Read More »

As we outlined this past July: Designed by Alan Page and built on a nearly one-acre lot “in the heart of Lafayette’s sought–after Happy Valley,” the roughly 6,000-square-foot home at 22 Toledo Court boasts “elite craftsmanship, state-of-the-art technology, elegant lines and quality finishes throughout,” with an infinity-edge pool, outdoor... Read More »

According to the National Association of Realtors, “single-family median home prices increased year-over-year in 93% of measured markets in the third quarter, with 166 of 178 metropolitan statistical areas showing sales price gains” and an average gain of 5.1 percent over the past year.  And that’s up from 91... Read More »

First and foremost, we need to reiterate that changes in a market’s median sale price isn’t the same thing as appreciation/depreciation or an underlying change in value, especially as sales volumes drop and the mix of what’s selling changes. That being said, for those who hang their hats on... Read More »

Having gained an upwardly revised 5.9 percent in February, the pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S. ticked up another 4.5 percent in March to a seasonally adjusted rate of 692,000 sales which is 3.0 percent above the pace of sales at the same time last year.... Read More »

The net number of homes listed for sale in San Francisco has been holding around 620 over the past week, which represents 8 percent more inventory on the market than at the same time last year. The currently inventory count includes 205 single-family homes (which is 2 percent more... Read More »

While the total number of homes listed for sale in San Francisco slipped by a little under 4 percent to 625 over the past two weeks with typical Spring Break seasonality in play, there is now 17 percent more inventory on the market versus the same time last year... Read More »

Having rebounded to a 7-year seasonal low in September, the number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area totaled 6,147 in November, down 14.1 percent on a month-over-month basis (versus a typical seasonal drop of around 10 percent) and 15.2 percent lower versus... Read More »