Tag Archives: Fourth Quarter

Bay Area home prices up in Q4, 2012

The Bay Area saw home prices climb across the region in 2012, driven by tech growth and a recovering national economy. Median prices for single-family detached homes were up in all but eight of 107 communities in the Bay Area … Continue reading

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Who’s Driving the Demand for Rental Apartments?

No, according to a recent Raymond James report: Renter household formation remains at the strongest level in decades. Roughly 1.32 million new renter households were formed in the past year (including owner conversions), while the number of owner-occupied households declined … 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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Manhattan Property Sales Spike on Fears of Tax Hikes

The price gains, however, were largely on the luxury end. In looking at the median prices, where half sell for higher and half sell for lower, prices for co-ops were up just 2.1 percent in the fourth quarter. Condominium prices … Continue reading

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Promise holds out for home sales

As we ease into the fourth quarter of our year we continue to see signs of a slow, but steady recovery in the housing market. Builders reported another increase in new home construction last month. This marks the biggest increase … Continue reading

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