A ZipRealty “San Francisco” Housing Inventory Reality Check
As a tipster notices, the Wall Street Journal along with a number of other websites jumped on ZipRealty’s recent inventory report. The number of homes listed for sale in 18…
JustQuotes: No Surprise, Bay Area Rents On The Rise
“In San Francisco proper, average occupancy now exceeds 97% and monthly effective rents have increased 7% in each of the past two years….In San Jose, average occupancy is in excess…
San Francisco Housing Inventory Update: 6/01/07
A typical decline in new listings in the week prior to Memorial Day combined with an uptick in sales (based on our calculations) resulted in a nominal decrease in San…
JustQuotes: The Showcase, The Event, And The (National) Impact
“1771 North Point is a down to the studs total overhaul (remodel doesn’t do it justice) and the showcase home for the Pacific Coast Builders Conference.” (The “Marina Green Showcase”…
OFHEO First Quarter Report: 0.35% Appreciation For SF MSAD
The latest OFHEO House Price Index (HPI) ranks California 46th in terms of year-over-year home price appreciation (1.19%) and measures Q1 2007 appreciation at a negative 0.84%. For the San…
March S&P/Case-Shiller Index: Mixed Results For San Francisco MSA
According to the March 2007 S&P/Case-Shiller index (pdf), single-family home prices in the San Francisco MSA slipped 2.3% year-over-year but gained 0.1% from February ’07 to March ’07 (the first…
We’ve Almost Got A Line (Another Data Point At 2760 Sacramento)
As you might recall, last fall 2760 Sacramento #9 hit the market in Pacific Heights for $769,000, received multiple offers, and sold for $859,000 on 8/31/06. At the same time,…
Reports Of Mortgage Fraud Spike For 2006 Originations
According to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) and the Mortgage Asset Research Institute (MARI), “The number of reports in MARI’s Mortgage Data Industry Exchange (MIDEX®) database pertaining to 2006 originations…
San Francisco Home Sales Drop, Median Sales Price Up
According to DataQuick, the median sales price for existing homes in San Francisco was $790,000 last month, up 1.4% compared to a revised April ’06 ($779,000), and up significantly (4.9%)…
San Francisco Housing Inventory Update: 5/14/07
Based on our calculations, re-sale activity for listed properties in San Francisco has been relatively flat over the past two weeks. At the same time, new listings have slightly outpaced…