Monthly Archives: June 2011

Foreclosure Effects Are Everywhere

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article Every time we get the monthly foreclosure numbers from RealtyTrac, I hear someone on TV say, ‘Well, the problem is really only concentrated in a handful of states.” Yes, the volumes … Continue reading

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San Francisco Home Sales Volley Like A Trolley

SAN FRANCISCO (DQNews)–The Bay Area housing market in May posted modest month-to-month gains in sales and median prices, but those same measures fell sharply from year-ago levels, which had been pumped up artificially by homebuyer tax credits. Move-up buying and … Continue reading

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Predicting Home Prices Is Now Impossible

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article When Robert Shiller, co-creator of the SP/Case-Shiller Home Price Indices , speaks, he tends to make headlines, and yesterday was no different. Claiming that he wasn’t making any predictions, he predicted … Continue reading

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Bay Area could lead the way for jobs recovery — but it won’t happen right away

California won’t recover the jobs it lost during economic meltdown until at least 2014 — but the Bay Area could recapture its losses sooner than that, a report released Wednesday suggested. Urban centers along the coast such as the Bay … Continue reading

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Foreigners Make Run on US Housing Market

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Falling home prices may be plaguing the US economy, but they are candy to foreign investors, who already have a weak dollar on their side. Buyers from overseas spent roughly $41 … Continue reading

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