The San Francisco Stare-Down
So is it a simple war of the wills, or a real war of the wallets? From the New York Times: Along much of the East and West Coasts, home…
REALTOR© Hoisted Upon His Own Petard
Yesterday SocketSite caught a local Realtor, and popular blogger, using statistics from the MLS to prove that demand is outstripping supply in the San Francisco housing market (and to “back…
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…
San Francisco Population 400,000?
Results of the Bay Area Council’s annual poll have been released. Although 35 percent of respondents ranked transportation as their highest concern, 19 percent said housing was the biggest problem.…
Speculators in San Francisco?
An excerpt from this week’s Surreal Estate: Recently, San Francisco has added protections to make Ellis Acting less desirable. Just this week, the California Court of Appeals upheld a new…
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…
Hot Housing Design Trends
Fixing to flip or ready to renovate? Eight trends in home design you need to know (according to CNNMoney.com):
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…
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…
Condo’s Going Up. Prices Coming Down?
No mention of San Francisco in today’s New York Time’s article about the impact of speculators exiting the condo market (“Farewell, Condo Cash-Outs“), but it’s still relevant. And worth a…