You'd probably need to be a real estate geek to endure the whole hour of this presentation, but the topic could be the number one market issue - homeowners who have a 3%-something fixed rate are less likely to move, and could be locked in for the duration. They get...
Rich does a great job every month documenting our local market trends: http://piggington.com/june_2014_housing_data_rodeo Here is one of his 16 graphs for June, showing how the San Diego active inventory is 55% above last year's pace: He also noted that...
A more-detailed investigation into comparing student debt and homeownership among young people. If you don't have a lot of extra debt, the student-loan payment - which would be like having an extra car payment - wouldn't prevent you from qualifying....
Last week I thought that Zillow will probably have preferred agents by the end of the year. Yesterday they rolled out a partnership with Douglas Elliman, which could be a prototype of things to come:...
June 10 (Bloomberg) -- John Burns, Chief Executive Officer at John Burns Real Estate Consulting, discusses the influence of foreign buyers on California’s high-end real estate market and the distortion of the haves and have-nots in U.S. housing:...
An article discussing the Chinese demand in San Francisco, which has also been seen in other desirable areas of California: http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/06/01/real-estate-expert-says-china-cash-driving-up-san-francisco-housing/ MATIER: What is driving the...
Hat tip to Susie for sending this in from CNNMoney: http://money.cnn.com/2014/05/20/real_estate/home-sales-fear/index.html?iid=s_mpm An excerpt: Tim Trampedach, a 36-year-old business owner who lives in San Francisco, has seen his home's value soar from $1.2 million...
This guy may not change the world but at least we'll have more conversation about home auctions - though realtors will have to embrace the concept first:
From the San Jose Mercury News: http://www.mercurynews.com/my-town/ci_25718492/off-mls-listings-debated-at-silicon-valley-realtors An excerpt: According to MLS Listings, off-MLS activity in the counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey,...
Let's stay on this topic because a break-through may be close. The media's guesses about the real estate market keep coming, and most are just the same regurgitation of negativity - unaffordability, winter weather, tight credit, underwaters, and fewer investors. Diana...
