The 3rd Quarter SF Market Report has arrived. The real estate market remains driven, but tight when compared to 3rd Quarter 2013. The average sales price for Single Family Homes across all of San Francisco increased 6.9% however the total number of closed Single Family Home sales decreased across every district by an average of 13.2%. The message is clear, if you are considering selling your home, now is an ideal time. The full report and more details can be downloaded here.

We invite you to review Sotheby’s International Realty’s residential Market Update for San Francisco. This Market Update provides data for targeted San Francisco areas for 3-month period for Q1 2014 comparing current year with previous. Market data provided includes Average List Price, Average Sold Price, Average Monthly Supply of Inventory among others for distinct San Francisco market areas and is broken out by both Single Family Homes and Condominiums. Additionally, included is a brief analysis of the current trend in the Market Overview section of each area which provides information on the latest month.

The pundits are making dramatic, even doom-laden pronouncements about what is going to happen with interest rates (and the housing market), though they’ve been wrong so many times over the past few years, these “expert” predictions might be taken with … Continue reading →

The Economist has a good article (about the US real estate market not being in a bubble) and created a terrific interactive graph that allows you, by metro area (you have to click on San Francisco to add it to … Continue reading →

The Case-Shiller Index for the 5-County SF Metro Area is beginning to show the spike in values that we have been seeing in the city itself. Remember that the Index reflects the market heat 3-5 months ago. I would expect … Continue reading →

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This is a look at what’s going on in the housing market from a different angle – lender mortgage applications — than our usual market statistics: AP Article: “Reports point to recovering housing market” “Earnings reports from two major banks … Continue reading →

2012 RealTrends 500 Report: Of Top 500 Residential Brokerages in U.S. Paragon Ranks #3 for Highest Sales per Agent & #4 for Highest Average Sales Price Top Firms Nationally: Ranked by 2011 Closed Sales Volume Per Agent Top Firms Nationally: … Continue reading →