Having turned negative two months ago, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – has since shed 1.5 percent of its value, an outcome which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by... Read More »

Having turned negative last month, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – has shed another 0.6 percent, an outcome which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise. As such, the... Read More »

According to the National Association of Realtors, “single-family median home prices increased year-over-year in 93% of measured markets in the third quarter, with 166 of 178 metropolitan statistical areas showing sales price gains” and an average gain of 5.1 percent over the past year.  And that’s up from 91... Read More »

For the first time since early 2012, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – has dropped on a year-over-year basis, an outcome which shouldn’t catch any plugged-in readers by surprise.... Read More »

The number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area dropped 2.3 percent from July to 7,247 August, which was down nearly 6 percent on a year-over-year basis and a 9-year seasonal low, according to recorded sales data from CoreLogic. At the same time,... Read More »

While the number of homes listed for sale in San Francisco hit an 8-year high this week, the pace of home sales in the city is still down, both in terms of year-to-date sales and recent contract activity (which remains down around 10 percent versus the same time last... Read More »

Having eked out a 0.2 percent gain in June, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – was flat in July. And as such, the index is now up a total... Read More »

While the number of single-family homes and condos that traded hands across the greater Bay Area inched up 0.5 percent from June to just over 7,400 in July, sales were down 2.2 percent on a year-over-year basis and totaled an eight-year seasonal low, according to recorded sales data from... Read More »

Having inched up 0.3 percent in May, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index for single-family home values within the San Francisco Metropolitan Area – which includes the East Bay, North Bay and Peninsula – eked out a 0.2 percent gain in June. As such, the index is now 0.2 percent... Read More »

First and foremost, we need to reiterate that changes in a market’s median sale price isn’t the same thing as appreciation/depreciation or an underlying change in value, especially as sales volumes drop and the mix of what’s selling changes. That being said, for those who hang their hats on... Read More »