Tag Archives: Metro Area

South Bay and SF residents are amongst highest earners in the nation

With such high real estate prices, it’s no surprise that Bay Area residents earn some of the highest incomes in the country.  After all, how else will you pay for that million dollar house? Households in the San Francisco and … Continue reading

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Home prices increased at a six-year high late in 2012, SF had second highest …

WASHINGTON — U.S. home prices accelerated in November compared with a year ago, pushed higher by rising sales and a tighter supply of available homes. The Standard Poor’s/Case-Shiller 20-city home price index rose 5.5 percent in November compared with the … Continue reading

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San Francisco 2nd, San Jose 6th least affordable places to buy in the country

We’ve written numerous times about how crazy expensive buying a home in the Bay Area is for the average folk.  Out comes another survey, this one by the National Association of Home Builders/ Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index, that confirms … Continue reading

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San Francisco Leads Nation in Foreclosure Reduction

<!– Home News San Francisco Leads Nation in Foreclosure Reduction –> By Brandon Cornett | November 1, 2012 © 2012, All rights reserved <!– Trending: Mortgage Rates are Rising On August 16, 2012, the average rate for a 30-year fixed … Continue reading

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Natural disasters and real estate

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