Wednesday, May 29, 2019

Pricey Permit... ;-)

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PRICEY PERMIT A rundown shack with a city view in San Francisco's Potrero Hill area is listed for $2.5 million. The seller has obt...
Wednesday, May 22, 2019

The Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

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There is some confusion about the state of the real estate market in the Silicon Valley lately.  Are prices going up, are they going down? Y...

Homeownership Rates in the US

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According to the Census Bureau there are about 10 million people who lost their home during the last crisis. The homeownership rate was at ...
Friday, May 3, 2019

Why aging homeowners are a big problem

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This report from Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies finds that 63 percent of homeowners are now 50 or over. This, plus the fact t...
Thursday, April 25, 2019

Renters Confidence Index - San Jose

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Renters Confidence Index - see: San Jose 48% of renters are determined to buy a home within 5 years, in the San Jose region of California...
Thursday, April 4, 2019

Real Estate Price Seasonality - Bay Area of San Francisco

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Santa Clara County:   As I regularly do every year, I look at the evolution of real estate prices from month to month, and compare that with...
Thursday, March 7, 2019

Advantages of a Local Lender

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Advantages of a local lender, vs an online or out-of-the-area lender. If you are considering purchasing a home, it will be to your advanta...
Monday, February 11, 2019

Tiny Homes etc...

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I have already written a post about Tiny Homes, in the US and in particular here in the Bay Area of San Francisco.  The concept and the ide...