The Fed Predicts Housing Rush To The Exit
by
gregpfielding
on 22 Oct 2013
56 comments, latest
10 years ago
http://www.bayarearealestatetr "Historically, as home prices rise, more sellers are enticed to put their homes on the market. This time, however, something is different. Prices have risen dramatically over the ...
Three Moraga Condos That Investors Can Actually Buy
by
gregpfielding
on 15 Oct 2013
18 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.bayarearealestatetr Today, amazingly, there are three great condos for sale that have no rental restrictions. If you’ve been looking to invest in Moraga, I would strongly recommend looking at ...
The Wrong Way To Get Pre-Qualified For A Mortgage
by
gregpfielding
on 9 Oct 2013
12 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.bayarearealestatetr #housing
Bay Area Housing Inventory Finally Up Year-Over-Year
by
gregpfielding
on 9 Oct 2013
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
http://www.bayarearealestatetr The inventory of homes for sale in the Bay Area appears to have officially bottomed. This October, and for the first time, Bay Area housing inventory is finally ...
Huge REO in Lafayette
by
gregpfielding
on 2 Sep 2011
18 comments, latest
11 years ago
For those of you interested in Lafayette, there is a huge new REO that just hit the market and it looks great. 6,200 ft near downtown for 1.3M. It ...
Lamorinda Home Prices Back Above Peak Levels
by
gregpfielding
on 17 Apr 2013
11 comments, latest
11 years ago
It won’t show in the data yet because the “pendings†haven’t closed. Many are closing for 100K or more over their asking prices, pushing the market price of properties ...
The 2012 Inventory Collapse
by
gregpfielding
on 14 Mar 2013
96 comments, latest
11 years ago
Normally inventory grows during the first half of the year, except in 2012 it didn't. Inventory in the Bay Area shrunk for every consecutive month, resulting in multiple offers ...
Don't Expect Inventory To Rise Anytime Soon
by
gregpfielding
on 24 Jan 2013
6 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://www.bayarearealestatetr Redfin has posted some interesting data, telling us that the inventory of homes for sale, especially in the San Francisco Bay Area, isn’t going to be rising anytime ...
It’s An Unbelievably Good Time to Sell
by
gregpfielding
on 11 Sep 2012
111 comments, latest
11 years ago
Here’s a bold prediction: There will be a record number of new listings in San Francisco this September. Why? Simple: It’s an unbelievably good time to sell real estate. ...
Gregs 2013 Bay Area Real Estate Forecast
by
gregpfielding
on 17 Dec 2012
1 comment, latest
11 years ago
2012 didn’t play out like I had expected. The inventory of homes for sale shrunk FAR more than I (or anyone else) expected. In 2012, we saw more Demand ...
Danville House Price History By Price Tier
by
gregpfielding
on 3 Dec 2012
12 comments, latest
11 years ago
You can clearly see the bump upwards in the middle of 2009. This is about six months after the first 2008 foreclosure moratoriums kicked in. Once the inventory sold ...
Wells Fargo Peddling Down Payment Assistance Crack
by
gregpfielding
on 28 Nov 2012
2 comments, latest
11 years ago
Wells Fargo is now peddling down payment assistance crack to potential FHA home buyers in Oakland, Fremont, Hayward, Concord, Antioch, Bay Point, Brentwood, Pittsburg and Richmond – areas that ...
San Francisco Case Shiller House Price Chart
by
gregpfielding
on 30 Oct 2012
9 comments, latest
11 years ago
http://bayarearealestatetrends The upwards trajectory lost a little steam in August. With what's happening out there right now I expect it will tick higher for a little while anyways. Data ...
“I haven’t seen a single move-up buyer this yearâ€
by
gregpfielding
on 17 Oct 2012
35 comments, latest
11 years ago
"Move-up buyers are a key segment of the housing market but they have been missing since the crash, and they’re still missing from some parts of the region. “I ...
Why is out inventory of homes for sale so low?
by
gregpfielding
on 27 Aug 2012
21 comments, latest
12 years ago
Loan mods, robo-signing, bulk sales, and other programs have helped reduce supply, but those programs alone don't explain why the difference from a year ago is so dramatic. Social ...
How Good Was My Advice?
by
gregpfielding
on 9 Aug 2012
11 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://bayarearealestatetrends Back in January, I published my Sound Real Estate Advice for 2012. Let’s re-examine what I wrote then, compare it with what actually happened, and offer come conclusions ...
Is the Housing Recovery Losing Steam?
by
gregpfielding
on 27 Jul 2012
9 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://bayarearealestatetrends #housing
Bay Area Housing Inventory Down Over 60 Percent
by
gregpfielding
on 7 Jun 2012
6 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://bayarearealestatetrends So if it feels like 2004 again out there, it’s because it IS like 2004 again out there in terms of housing Supply. Certainly, demand isn’t as high, ...
The East Bay is on Fire
by
gregpfielding
on 3 May 2012
153 comments, latest
12 years ago
It's not that sales are through-the-roof, but they certainly are very high compared with the number of properties for sale. The Supply/Demand balance is looking like 2005.
32 Offers...Are We In A Bubble Again?
by
gregpfielding
on 12 Apr 2012
31 comments, latest
12 years ago
We get asked almost every day whether we think a bubble is forming around social media companies like Facebook, Twitter and Zynga. And with Facebook buying Instagram this week ...
Bay Area Foreclosure Activity Continues to Plummet
by
gregpfielding
on 13 Mar 2012
3 comments, latest
12 years ago
http://bayarearealestatetrends It’s already March… anyone expecting a surge in foreclosures for sale in 2012 is going to be disappointed. It’s not going to happen. #housing
//bayarearealestatetrends.com/2012/03/04/how-affordable-are-homes/
by
gregpfielding
on 5 Mar 2012
1 comment, latest
12 years ago
According to this analysis, homes are more affordable than they have been in 20 years. How’s that for a cheap trick to get you to read more?
Can you guys recommend some good Bay Area real estate agents?
by
gregpfielding
on 3 Nov 2011
13 comments, latest
12 years ago
I am trying to find some good, honest, non-kool-aid-drinking real estate agents in the Bay Area to collaborate on a project. We have a few so far, but need ...
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