Home Sales in Belmont

Housing Stall in 2018 Has Homebuyers on Fence

By |October 12th, 2018|

Wouldn’t it be nice if all market stalls were this pretty?

Welcome to our world, where the new question du jour is “Is there a market crash on the horizon?”, or some equally broad request eliciting a prognostication beyond our worldly abilities. We say, “define horizon?”

In 2017 there was little discussion about the Peninsula housing market […]

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Belmont Home Values–Are They Sustainable in 2014?

By |January 25th, 2014|

Belmont Home Values for 2013–A Market Re-Cap

This year-end summary is where we bring you the re-cap for Belmont Home Sales. To say the least, Belmont sellers had a good year. After watching their home values drop for five years in a row (until 2011), they finally enjoyed some relief in 2012 and in 2013 as […]

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Belmont School Enrollment May Force Buyers to Pay More For a Home

By |May 15th, 2013|

Does the Belmont school enrollment window force buyers to pay more for a home in the spring?

We see it every year in a growth market. Belmont home values skyrocket in the spring with multiple offer bidding battles, then the market calms down during the summer and trails off into the winter before starting the whole […]

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Belmont Home Values Rise Again in April But Sales Cool Off – Housing Report for April 2013

By |May 9th, 2013|

We’ll do a quick re-cap of the Belmont housing market for April 2013, since by now unless you’ve been living under a rock you’ve heard that the Peninsula housing market is back in full swing; and some would argue the swing is becoming dangerous to ride.

We’re probably a few years away from that precipice and […]

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Are Home Prices Rising Too Fast?

By |April 15th, 2013|

Are Home Prices Rising Too Fast?

DAILY REAL ESTATE NEWS | MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2013

Some housing analysts are concerned that the sudden rise in home prices could make homes more unaffordable again if the price increases outpace income growth, The Wall Street Journal reports.

Average housing costs for home buyers who took out a mortgage were around 22.5 […]

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Forget Everything You Thought You Knew About Home Values

By |April 12th, 2013|

It seems there’s even more pent-up demand for housing than there was after the 1989 housing crash. The lower than usual interest rates is undoubtedly a contributing cause for the frenzied activity but what else is creating the stratospheric rise in housing activity?

It’s becoming a common event for a home to have 10-20 offers submitted […]

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Saving More For A Down Payment–is it Wise?

By |March 23rd, 2013|

Is it Wise to Save More For Your Down Payment?

Are you a first-time buyer wondering how you’ll ever have
enough of a down payment to buy your first home?

Do you wonder how much down payment you need for a home? Did
you know that if you’re buying a home and using FHA financing your down payment
could be […]

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6 Folger Court, Belmont – Just Listed!

By |March 23rd, 2013|

 

Take a moment to check out his new listing in Belmont!

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Belmont’s Proposed Sewer Lateral Requirement Might Just Stink

By |March 23rd, 2013|

We initiated this post on the Belmont Patch and wanted to make sure the residents of Belmont know what their City Council is working on as the newest proposal in keeping Belmont’s residence safe.

I tend to stay away from expressing our opinions about the machinations of Belmont’s City Council but I thought their recent proposal which burdens […]

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Jeepers! Is That A Shiny Penny Home in Belmont?

By |February 5th, 2013|

LOOKING FOR THE IDEAL HOME IN BELMONT?