Bull-ish On Edgewood And New Listings From Which To Choose…
We can’t finger the original architect but Henrik Bull gets the credit for remodeling 227 Edgewood in the Sixties and Eighties. And while we might suggest a touchup in the…
San Francisco County Unemployment Holds At 9.7% In September
Preliminary September labor force data counts for San Francisco, Marin and San Mateo counties pegs the unemployment rate at 9.7%, 8.4% and 9.1% respectively, unchanged in all three counties. On…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity Down 17.5% In September
Recorded home sales volume in San Francisco fell 17.5% on a year-over-year basis last month (442 recorded sales in September ’10 versus 536 sales in September ‘09) according to DataQuick,…
Rates Hit Four Decade Lows And Purchase Activity…Declines
With average 30-year mortgage rates falling by 17 basis points over the past two weeks to a four decade low of 4.21%, mortgage application volume for purchases in the U.S.…
San Francisco Sales Tax Revenues Down 9 Up 8% Year-Over-Year
While the stock market runs sales tax revenue in San Francisco has tripped, down 9 percent on a year-over-year basis (down 8 percent over the three months ended in September).…
SocketSite’s Listed San Francisco Inventory Update: October 12, 2010
Inventory of listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco fell a nominal 0.5% over the past two weeks. On average, inventory has increased 2.0% during the same two…
Dow Crosses 11,000 As Market Volatility (A.K.A. Skittishness) Wanes
Crossing the 11,000 mark for the first time in five months, the Dow Jones Industrial Average closed the day at 11,006.48, up 10 percent over the past three months. The…
Pending U.S. Home Sales Rise 4.3% From July But Continue YOY Slide
The National Association of Realtors Pending Home Sales Index rose 4.3 percent from July (79.4) to August (82.3). On a year-over-year basis, however, the index is now down 20.1 percent…
Purchase Mortgage Volume Down 32.4% YOY And Refi Activity Slips
With average 30-year mortgage rates falling by 12 basis points over the past three weeks, mortgage application volume for purchases in the U.S. is running 32.4% lower on a year-over-year…
July Case-Shiller: “San Francisco’s” Top Tier Slips For Second Month
According to the July 2010 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA rose 0.5% from June ’10 to July ’10, down 34.4% from a peak…