This is a good article by Nick Bolton comparing San Francisco and New York - http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/20/why-san-francisco-isnt-the-new-new-york/?smid=fb-nytimes&WT.z_sma=TE_WSF_20140321&bicmp=AD&bicmlukp=WT.mc_id&bicmst=1388552400000&bicmet=1420088400000 As a San Francisco Bay Area
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04/07/2014
As reported in REALTORMAG, the national magazine of the National Association of Realtors, the dominating performance of Silicon Valley in the Luxury Market is shown when out of twelve (12) locations - "Silicon Valley is home to three of the top nation’s top five luxury markets, according to an in
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04/07/2014
The report is out - Silicon Valley lords it in the Luxury Home Market. Woodside, Calif., is one of the hottest real estate markets. This home is currently for sale there for $12.5 million. It seems that with the growth of the tech firms and advances in technology, the Silicon Valley attracts peop
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04/07/2014
With the low inventory of houses for sale in the San Francisco Bay Area that is fueling the rising prices of homes, it is a welcome information that elsewhere in the country there are cities with affordable housing. Per CNN Money report, these are the cities: 1. Kokomo, Indiana 2. Springfield, Oh
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03/17/2014
As per the below infographic/image from the California Association of Realtors' website, the following interesting data appear: In 2013, majority of Californians preferred 30-year fixed rate rate than other financing options; 91% of Californians financed their homes in 2013; 25
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03/13/2014
I am sharing this article that appeared in California Association of Realtor's website with this link - http://www.npr.org/2014/03/10/286261937/big-investors-boosting-home-prices-and-not-everyones-pleased that may serve as one of the reasons why there is not enough inventory of homes for sales
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03/13/2014
4 Million Homes Return to Positive Equity Five states alone account for nearly 37 percent of the negative equity in the U.S. CoreLogic reports that the following five states have the highest percentage of mortgaged properties in negative equity: Nevada: 30.4% Florida: 28.1% Arizona: 21.5% Ohio: 1
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03/07/2014
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses the major cities and metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and r
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02/18/2014
The subject is by Edgar Allan Poe. On this special day, I greet everyone a Happy Hearts Day! Realtors do love. We love our families, friends, relatives and clients.
02/14/2014
For a almost a week now, Bay Area in Northern California has been experiencing rains and in some areas reports of flooding http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2014/02/09/storm-northern-california-rain-snow/ were reported. This morning, I watched the TV weather report, and it was said that about "two
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02/10/2014