San Francisco and Oakland Rents Inch up but Remain below Peak
Having ended last year lower than where they started, asking rents for apartments in San Francisco have inched up around one (1) percent over the past two months, in part…
The Fed Institutes Another Rate Hike, Signals Seven More to Come
As predicted, the Federal Reserve has just raised its benchmark Federal Funds rate, upping its target range by another 0.25 percent (25 basis points) and signaling expectations for two more…
Mortgage Rates Slip, Odds of a Rate Hike Rise
Having ticked up 51 basis points since the beginning of the year, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped 2 basis points over the past week to 4.44…
Mortgage Rates Continue to Inch Up, Nearing 5 and 7-Year Highs
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up another 3 basis points over the past week to 4.46 percent, which is 25 basis points higher than at the…
Bay Area Employment Slips from Record Highs
A refinement to the State of California’s analytics increased the estimated number of people living in San Francisco with a job to a record 557,800 at the end of 2017…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Approaching a 5-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up another 3 basis points over the past week to 4.43 percent, which is 33 basis points higher versus the same…
Mortgage Rates Inch Up, 30-Year within a Basis Point of 4-Year High
Having jumped 45 basis points since the beginning of the year, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up another 2 basis points over the past week to…
Mortgage Rates Continue to Rise, Short-Term nearing 7-Year Highs
Continuing a trend that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up another 6 basis points over the past week to…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Jumps to an Effective 4-Year High
In a move that shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage moved up another 10 basis points over the past week to…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Continues to Rise, Nearing a 4-Year High
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage rose up another 7 basis points over the past week to 4.22 percent which is the highest rate in over ten months,…