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Bay Area home sales, prices jump – SFGate – San Francisco Chronicle

Rock-bottom mortgage rates, tight inventory and increasing demand spurred double-digit rises in Bay Area home prices and sales volume in November, according to a real estate report released Thursday. The nine-county region saw the highest November sales rate in six … Continue reading

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How Rising Home Prices May Actually Stall the Recovery

Home prices have been rising steadily for the past several months, but some fear the rapid increase could actually start hurting the housing recovery. The reason is that the rise in prices is mainly due to investors, mostly large hedge … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing values jump in second quarter

Bay Area home values increased at a sizzling pace in the second quarter, the online real estate site Zillow reported Tuesday, reinforcing hopes that at least some parts of the region are in the early stages of a housing market … Continue reading

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