Back in November 2022, we wrote an article titled “The Big Risk in Gambling on Bay Area Home Values” where we predicted that this day would come. We expected that Q1 in 2023 would see a significant decrease when compared to 2022 but are we comparing apples to apples? We suspect that by Fall, the […]
It seems like forever since the housing market has been in balance. The downturn in 2007-2009 was followed in 2012 by an 11-year run up in Bay Area home values. Are we finally reaching equilibrium?
The first quarter of 2023 is in the books, and the housing numbers are in. If you’ve been listening to local […]
The latest Case-Shiller housing report for the Bay Area is out, and as suspected, the downward trend is inching us closer each month to a YOY loss in home values in the nine Bay Area Counties.
Home values shows they have returned to essentially where they were a year ago. The Case-Shiller data lags the market by […]
The news may be that the interest rate increases and hits to the stock market have not had the extreme consequences for our local Belmont market as many have predicted.
One would think that predicting the seasonal course in our local housing market wouldn’t be that hard, right? What makes people decide whether now is the time to buy or wait on the sidelines? We’re not sure exactly what one thing it is, or if it even is one thing at all. More likely it’s […]
By now you’ve probably heard that interest rates will soon be rising. The media reports simple sound bites such as, “Interest Rates Rise” which is of little help in understanding to which interest rates they are referring—credit card debt, student loan, small business loans or home loans?
Why are the Feds Raising Rates and What will […]
2019 Housing Round-Up
We’re just stepping into the 2020 housing market and it’s too early to tell how the housing it will play out this year. That data typically starts to develop in February-May, as buyers come out of winter hibernation and begin looking at homes in earnest. And with the better weather on the horizon, […]
Looking at homes sales statistics is always more interesting when there’s movement in the market.
As seen in the graph below for San Mateo County, the median home price dropped from the peak in April of 2018, and it took over a year to finally rebound which wasn’t until May of 2019 when the median price just […]
"We expected to see signs of a dire slowdown but the numbers tell a more tepid story".
Nothing remains the same, except change—with each change being slightly different than the one before…
By The Numbers
Now that the waning dog days of summer are upon us, we felt it was time to summarize the second quarter sales for the year. I mean, doesn’t everyone want to know, “How is the Market”? It’s the question […]
