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Forget Statistics: 714 Duncan Loses 23% in 18 months
Catching up on the endless paper-work the other night, I came across that rare thing: a property that sells twice in a relatively short time with no major renovations performed in the interim. This “sales matching” technique is what the … Continue reading
The View From Space: 2010
The View from Space – 2010 Ken Rosen is a smart guy. He’s the co-chair of the Fisher Center of Real Estate and Urban Economics at the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and the investment adviser of choice … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Market news
Tagged Bob Edelstein, Economy, fisher school, forecast, interest rates, ken rosen, trends
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A Faltering Housing Market?
George may have left office a year ago, but there appears to be a growing consensus that the likely shape of the recovery will be a “W.” How appropriate, if you believe that we are reaping the bitter fruit of … Continue reading
Continued Improvement in the Housing Market or Borrowing from the Future?
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported yesterday that existing home sales in October rose to their highest level in more than two years. Nationally, sales were up 10.1% over September and up 23.5% year over year. Most of the … Continue reading
Fears of a New Chill In Home Sales
That was the title of an October 27 article in the New York Times, and, as one of my readers and clients pointed out, it’s what I’ve been tentatively suggesting as a possible scenario for this winter. See here, for … Continue reading
Dead Cat Bounce?
At the end of last month, the media was full of Case-Shiller’s upbeat report on the national housing market for July 2009, its most recent reporting month. Three months of improving sales “continue to support an indication of stabilization in … Continue reading
Measuring by the Foot: Does it Make a Difference?
Several readers and clients have asked me recently about price per square foot metrics. Certainly, if you’re trying to figure out how much a home is worth, it helps to get a sense of value by knowing what houses (or … Continue reading
Focus on Noe Valley
It’s been a few months since I took a look at my own stompin’ ground, Noe Valley, and how prices have been doing compared to the city as a whole. We dispensed with the notion that Noe Valley was somehow … Continue reading
San Francisco’s Luxury Home Market
Every time there’s a housing slump, there’s discussion about whether the top end or the bottom end is fairing better or worse. Here’s a June 2009 article from The Examiner, declaring that luxury home prices in SF are picking up. … Continue reading
The Worst May Be Over According to Big Brain, Ken Rosen
Ken Rosen, Chair of the Fisher School For Urban Economics over at UC Berkeley, has good news for San Francisco home owners. “The recent rise in home prices and sales activity lead us to believe that the worst part of … Continue reading
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Tagged Bayview, Condominiums, District 10, District3, Hunter's Point, Marina, Noe Valley, Rosen, San Francisco
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