Odds of a Rate Hike Rocket
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage inched up 2 basis points over the past week to 3.85 percent, which is now 43 basis points above the 3.42 percent…
Mortgage Rates Tick Up and Odds of a Hike Jump
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage ticked up 5 basis points over the past week to 3.83 percent, the first real rise in rates since early July. The…
Inventory of Homes for Sale in San Francisco on the Rise
Having hit a seasonal peak in June, as expected, the number of single-family homes and condos listed for sale in San Francisco has jumped an above-average 67 percent since the…
Employment in SF Hits Record High but Unemployment Ticks up Too
The number of people living in San Francisco with a job inched up by 600 in August to a record 548,500. But with the labor force having grown by 1,000…
Mortgage Rates Continues to Drop along with Odds of a Hike
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage dropped another 4 basis points over the past week to 3.78 percent, which is a new year-to-date low for 2017. At the…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops along with Odds of a Hike
The average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped another 4 basis points over the past week to 3.82 percent which is another new low for the year. At the…
Benchmark Mortgage Rate Drops to New 2017 Low
Having slipped back below 4 percent last month, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage slipped another 3 basis points over the past week to 3.86 percent which is…
Rents in San Francisco Lower Than at the Same Time Last Year
Based on a comparison of over 2,000 listings in San Francisco proper, including one-off rentals as well as units in larger developments, the weighted average asking rent for an apartment…
Employment in San Francisco Nearing Negative Growth
With a typical influx of summertime residents and workers in play, the number of people living in San Francisco with a job increased by 5,000 in July to 546,600 while…
Falling Rents and Returns for a Signature Two-Bedroom with Views
Purchased for $1,550,000 in early 2008, the 1,317-square-foot unit #23D at 301 Main Street, a “signature” two-bedroom unit with Bay Bridge and water views in the first tower of the…