Tag Archives: Downturn

Bay Area home prices up 24.6% over 2012

In the latest sign of a rebounding real estate market, eager buyers vying for a limited pool of properties pushed Bay Area median home prices 24.6 percent higher in February compared with last year, according to a real estate report … Continue reading

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More Jobs in Housing, but Workers Aren’t Returning

“One of the reasons is because they are not paying well yet,” said Lisa Marquis Jackson, an analyst with John Burns Real Estate Consulting. “The wages were cut so much in the downturn, so until those prices get back to … Continue reading

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Foreclosures drop in Bay Area, California

Foreclosure and default notices in the Bay Area and California have fallen to their lowest levels since before the housing downturn, according to a report released Wednesday. The report from San Diego’s DataQuick highlights how the foreclosure crisis appears to … Continue reading

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Condo sales picking up in Bay Area

Beth Hood, 32, decided this year to buy her first home, wanting to take advantage of super-low interest rates and to get in before a rising market priced her out. But single-family homes within commuting distance of her job at … Continue reading

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Bay Area home sales, prices surging

Jon Walawitch is preparing to sell his midcentury Hayward home so he can retire from his job as a SamTrans bus driver and move to Nevada or New Mexico. It’s a normal life transition – but one that would have … Continue reading

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