Pending Home Sales in the U.S. Slip One Percent
Having slipped 2.2 percent in September from an all-time high in August, the National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index, a seasonally adjusted index for which 100 denotes “an…
Pace of New Home Sales in the U.S. Slips, Inventory Holds
Having been upwardly revised for a 0.1 percent gain in September, the seasonally adjusted pace of new single-family home sales in the U.S., which hit a 14-year high in August,…
A New COVID Case High in San Francisco, Rollbacks Loom
Based on an updated count and confirmation, the number of new COVID-19 cases diagnosed in San Francisco on Monday of last week (11/16) totaled 164, surpassing the previous one-day high…
Index for Bay Area House Values Ticks Up, Condos Down
Having inched up an upwardly revised 0.9 percent in August, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East…
One-Bedroom Rents Down to 2012-Era Levels in San Francisco
With the average asking rent for a studio apartment in San Francisco having slipped below $2,000 a month for the first time in nearly a decade earlier this month, the…
Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Drops, But…
In a move which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in reads by surprise, the number of homes on the market in San Francisco, net of all new sales and contract activity, both…
Bay Area Re-Employment Jumps, Labor Force Rebounds
Having sputtered in September, the number of people living in San Francisco with a paycheck jumped by 25,400 last month, driving the unemployment rate, which had been averaging around 2…
Yes, Mortgage Rates Just Dropped to New All-Time Lows
Having inched up last week from an all-time low of 2.78 percent the week before, the average rate for a benchmark 30-year mortgage has since dropped 12 basis points to…
Pace of Home Sales in the U.S. Ticks Up, Inventory Down
Having hit a 14-year high in August and then jumped another 9.4 percent in September, the seasonally adjusted pace of existing-home sales across the U.S. ticked up another 4.3 percent…
Number of Homes on the Market in San Francisco Inches Up
Having ticked down 11 percent since hitting a two-decade high last month, which shouldn’t have caught any plugged-in readers by surprise, the number of homes on the market in San…