The median sale price for both single-family homes and condo/TIC/lofts rose in May. The seasonal heating up of the market over the summer, combined with low interest rates, has encouraged buyers to jump back into the market. While inventory levels continue to climb relative to 2018, they’re still objectively low, Read More
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Napa Real Estate Market Report – June 2019
The median sale price for both single-family homes and condo/townhomes rose in May. The seasonal heating up of the market over the Spring, combined with low interest rates, has encouraged buyers to jump back into the market. While inventory levels continue to climb relative to 2018, they’re still objectively low, Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – May 2019
The best job market in five years and very low-interest rates are both contributing to keeping home and condominium sales prices steady in San Francisco. San Francisco’s single-family home median sales prices are down just slightly from a year ago. Condominium prices are flat. Days on market has risen somewhat Read More
Marin County Real Estate Market Report – May 2019
The best job market in five years and very low interest rates are both contributing to the stabilization of home and condominium sales prices in Marin. Marin’s single family home and condominium median sales prices are down just slightly from a year ago. Days on market has risen dramatically for Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – April 2019
While San Francisco’s single-family home sales prices rebounded in March, they are still down 4% from 2018’s level. And although inventory has risen, it remains very low. The available inventory is selling fast, just not as fast as last year, and with fewer buyers competing for it in multiple offer Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – March 2019
Further signs of a cooling market are showing up in the San Francisco housing market data. February continued the trend downwards in median sales price for single family homes, dropping 2.4% year-on-year. Condos eked out a 0.87% increase. Another indicator is climbing Days on Market for single family homes, up Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – February 2019
As we mentioned here last month, 2018 was probably the start of the leveling off of the very frothy San Francisco housing market. Indeed, January continued the trend downwards in the median sales price for both single family homes and condos, dropping to $1,483,333 and $1,183,333, respectively. There were across Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – January 2019
For the first time in seven years, the trend line shifted from up to down for single family home sold prices in San Francisco. They eked out a 0.5% increase* for the year. Likewise, median condo sold prices peaked in March and ended the year with an annual appreciation of Read More
Napa Real Estate Market Report – December 2018
Uncertainty in the stock market and the economy is the watchword. November followed October’s stock market gyrations with the result that all major worldwide stock markets are now in negative territory for the year. In response, the Federal Reserve Chair has recently hinted that the Fed may not raise the Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – December 2018
Uncertainty in the market and the economy is the watchword. November followed October’s stock market gyrations with the result that all major worldwide stock markets are now in negative territory for the year. After the recent quarter-point raise the discount rate, central bank officials have now reduced next year’s rate hike Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – November 2018
Midterms have passed and the Democrats have taken back control of the House, effective January 1st. It remains to be seen if they will attempt to reinstate full deductibility of homeowners’ mortgage interest, which could help keep San Francisco home prices trending upwards. Over the past four weeks, the stock Read More
San Francisco Real Estate Market Update – October 2018
SF Unicorn IPOs Five San Francisco-based tech “unicorns” are planning on going public in 2019 Uber, Airbnb, Stripe, Pinterest, and Lyft Once they have their IPOs, their employees will likely take their cash windfalls and purchase homes in and around San Francisco, driving sales prices even higher The Beige Book Read More