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Articles of Interest 7.10.07 According to data compiled by Shennum Green, during the last decade, the Hispanic population in the United States has proven to be a major force in housing markets across the country, including the Bay Area. Not only are Hispanics the fastest growing population segmen...

Amidst an ever-sliding Bay Area real estate market, homebuilders, real estate agents and homeowners alike are turning to a more non-traditional method to unload unwanted inventory: home auctions. Rising foreclosures and a stagnant housing market are making the sell-quick nature of home auctions e...

Articles of Interest 7.6.07Market WatchDon't expect any quick rebound in housing. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that its index of pending sales which tracks contracts that have been signed but not closed fell 3.5% in May to 97.7 from the previous month and was down more than 1...

ANTICIPATIONDo not anticipate trouble,or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.- Benjamin Franklin Articles of Interest 7.5.07Market WatchAccording to Runzheimer International, a Wisconsin-based consulting firm, analysis of housing market values in selected California cities sug...

Prices Falling, Homes Not Selling, The Bubble Bursting                       We Are Hearing It All These Days.Security Pacific has been around for nearly forty years with over 50,000 local homes sold.  We've seen all kinds of ups and downs.  Those years of experience provide us with a unique pers...

MEANINGThe least of things with a meaningis worth more in lifethan the greatest of things without it.- Carl Jung Articles of Interest 7.3.07Market WatchGigapixel cityscapes, user-supplied media content ranging from questions and answers to business ratings and personal profiles, and home improvem...

Quote of the week ...Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.~Harold R. McAlindonArticles of Interest 7.2.07Market WatchThe good news is that developers have been building homes in the Bay Area. The bad news is that not enough of those homes are ...

Articles of Interest 6.27.07Market WatchVarious real estate brokers, associations, MLSs and service providers are signing up for the HACKER SAFE? daily Web site scanning service offered by Clareity Security, realizing the valuable benefits of this security tool and including the Hacker Safe Clare...

Articles of Interest 6.25.07Market WatchSlumping sales and drooping prices haven't diminished homeowner optimism about their own nest egg's value, a recent survey shows. The survey by Boston Consulting Group showed that 55% of Americans believed they could sell their house for more now than a yea...

Articles of Interest  6.22.07 Market Watch The administrative hearing is underway for a Michigan multiple listing service accused by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission of setting restrictions on a type of property-listing agreement in violation of antitrust law, and early witnesses called to testi...