Double Digit Gains–AGAIN!

Well, I know we’ve been here before, but, once again, home values in the Bay Area have shown double digit increases over a year ago.  While Marin this time wasn’t leading the pack, the overall effect on values Bay Area-wide is still positive.  Want the...

Rising Employment Means Improving Market

We’ve covered this in previous posts, but felt it worthwhile to repeat it now as employment figures are again going up.  Improving employment always bodes well for the housing market because if more people are working, then there are more buyers out there...

Housing Affordability Drops

Well, sooner or later, as home prices keep climbing, and mortgage interest rates along with them, the number of folks who can afford to buy a home drops.  As the following bit of info indicates, affordability has gone down in recent months, and may continue to do so...

Foreign Buyers Still Major Force in California

For quite a few years now, buyers from outside the United States have played a major role in the local housing market.  Name a foreign country and the chances are that money originating there has found its way into Bay Area real estate.  Much of that has been...

What Does It Really Cost to Own A Home?

Often, when calculating the cost of home ownership, the figure most often used is the monthly mortgage payment.  Sometimes, folks will do some basic math and add on the monthly cost of real estate taxes and, in some cases, insurance.  But the overall cost goes far...