March S&P/Case-Shiller: San Francisco MSA Declines, Top Tier Flat
According to the March 2008 S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index (pdf) , single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA fell 3.5% from February ’08 to March ’08 and are down…
San Francisco Recorded Sales Activity In April: Up 6.5% YOY
According to DataQuick, home sales volume in San Francisco climbed 6.5% on a year-over-year basis last month (605 recorded sales in April ’08 versus 568 sales in April ‘07) and…
First Republic Prestige Home Index For “San Francisco” Falls (Again)
According to the First Republic Prestige Home Index for “San Francisco,” values for properties worth at least $1 million fell for the second straight quarter (down 0.8% from Q4 ’07)…
Washington Mutual Goes With The Flow To Tighten HELOC Lending
Three months ago we let you know it was coming. Last week Wells Fargo made the move (tightening local lending standards for HELOCs). And according to the San Francisco Business…
You Like It In San Francisco. You Really, Really Do! (Then Again…)
“Thousands of new technology industry and other professional jobs and a burst of new housing construction attracted more new residents to San Francisco in 2007 than in any year in…
Subprime And Alt-A Statistics By County: The Feds Mortgage Map
Well, while a plugged-in tipster directed us to the site last week (cheers), another plugged-in reader steals a bit of our thunder and forces a pre-analysis publication by pointing it…
Foreclosure “Activity” Dips Slightly In California (But Foreclosures Up)
According to RealtyTrac, while foreclosure activity across the U.S. increased 4 percent from March to April (and is up almost 65 percent on a year-over-year basis), activity decreased slightly in…
While Libor Heads Up, Jumbo-Conforming Rates Head Down
While Libor has been heading up amid complaints “that financial institutions weren’t telling the truth about their funding costs after rising mortgage defaults contaminated credit markets and drove up borrowing…
SocketSite’s San Francisco Listed Housing Inventory Update: 5/12/08
Inventory of Active listed single-family homes, condos, and TICs in San Francisco increased 3% over the past two weeks (37% higher on a year-over-year basis) while listed sales volume appears…
Wells Fargo Tightens Local Lending Standards For HELOCs
Three months ago we alerted you to a trend in lending to tighten up on Home Equity Lines of Credit (HELOCs), so please don’t let us hear that any plugged-in…