Don’t Fear The Bubble
As one of the New York Times “Most E-Mailed Articles”, chances are you’ve already read David Leonhardt’s Don’t Fear the Bubble That Bursts. But if not… …instead of panicking, most…
San Francisco Sales/Prices Trend Down
On a year-over-year basis, home prices are up 6.1% in the Bay Area (8.1% in San Francisco County) according to the California Association of Realtors. Yes, single-digit year-over-year appreciation for…
Economic Impact Of Industry Slowdown
A couple of interesting paragraphs from Inman News yesterday: “As real estate industry layoffs continue and the toll mounts, some industry experts predict a toll of as much as 40…
Fiserv Says San Francisco Home Prices To Drop 1.9%
Fiserv Lending Solutions (a provider of mortgage and consumer lending services) is forecasting a 1.9% drop in home prices for the San Francisco MSA in 2006. Unfortunately we’ve never heard…
And We Definitely Agree With Sir Issac Newton
An evenly balanced follow-up from the Chronicle with regard to the their coverage of the most recent DataQuick report: This spring, Bay Area homeowners are likely to know whether the…
We Agree With David (Sort Of)
For the past eight months we’ve been yammering on about “risky mortgages”. Why? We’ll let David Lereah (chief economist for the National Association of Realtors) explain: “Home price appreciation, after…
Rates Cheap. Houses Not Cheap.
According to the most recent DataQuick report, Bay Area home sales plunged last month while prices held steady. From the Chronicle: Bay Area home sales tumbled to their lowest level…
Hello, My Name Is Adam
Well, so much for our request to “keep your comments on-topic; resist the temptation to flame, troll, and spam; and avoid personal attacks.” From today’s comments on Checking In On…
Scary Gary Speaks
We can’t help but take a little journey down South this morning where Realtor Gary Watts (a.k.a. Scary Gary) appears to be the groundhog for the Orange County real estate…
December Prices and Sales Fall In San Francisco
The California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) reports that both prices and sales of single family homes fell this past December in the San Francisco Bay Area. According to C.A.R., the…