Neighborhoods around the Bay Area, from Silicon Valley to the East Bay, are seeing home values near their pre-crash levels, according to the real estate site Zillow.com.

The Mercury News reports that 34 of 185 ZIP codes in the region have reached or come near their bubble-era peak home values and another 49 are within 15 percent.

The recovery is being felt in many parts of the East Bay, as well, though areas of Contra Costa and Alameda counties where subprime lending was heavy are still struggling.

But home values in some parts of Berkeley, Pleasanton, Oakland and Orinda have risen to 10 percent or less below their earlier peaks, the report notes.

Read more at the Mercury News.

Article source: http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/morning_call/2013/04/housing-recovery-spreading-in-bay-area.html

San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) October 26, 2011

On October 6, Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie San Francisco Real Estate hosted a delegation of Russian real estate agents who traveled to the San Francisco Bay Area to learn about how real estate is transacted in the United States. The delegation is participating in the Effective Management Program hosted by the Lamorinda Sunrise Club, Lafayette, Orinda and Walnut Creek Rotary Clubs.

Ed Krafchow, CEO and chairman of BHG Mason-McDuffie spoke about how real estate exchanges hands in the United States, from title insurance to mortgage, and also discussed the health of the market. The delegates learned about Mason-McDuffie’s leading edge technology platform from CIO Dave Wilson, the company’s marketing approach and toolset from VP of New Media and Agent Resources Cathy Harrington, and the company’s growth strategy from David Gardner, president of Network Partners. EVP Keith Robinson spoke about company structure and operations.

“There is empirical evidence that no country has ever experienced democracy without strong homeownership. The American dream is damaged but still very alive. Homeownership in America is still a sought-after commodity and will emerge from this depressed economic environment stronger than ever. Realtors help people complete the American Dream,” says Krafchow on homeownership in the US.

For more information on Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate and Berkeley Real Estate Agents, call (925) 924-4617 or visit them online at www.bhghome.com. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie is located at 2200 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94123.

About Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate

Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate began with the founding of Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in 1887. In 2010, the company was named the 17th largest real estate services firm in the nation, and number one in the San Francisco East Bay. The company provides comprehensive solutions to home buyers and sellers in the San Francisco, Berkeley and Sonoma Valley areas, and handled more than 7,300 transactions in 2010, generating $2.9 billion in sales. BHG Mason-McDuffie Sonoma Valley Real Estate office is independently owned and operated and includes joint ventures with partners J F Finnegan Realtors, Highland Partners in Piedmont and Montclair, Wine Country Group Realtors in the North Bay, and Tri-Valley Realty in Pleasanton-Hopyard and Ruby Hill. The organization is comprised of more than 2,000 sales professionals in 40 offices.

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Ed Krafchow, CEO and chairman of BHG Mason-McDuffie spoke about how real estate exchanges hands in the United States, from title insurance to mortgage, and also discussed the health of the market. The delegates learned about Mason-McDuffie’s leading edge technology platform from CIO Dave Wilson, the company’s marketing approach and toolset from VP of New Media and Agent Resources Cathy Harrington, and the company’s growth strategy from David Gardner, president of Network Partners. EVP Keith Robinson spoke about company structure and operations.

“There is empirical evidence that no country has ever experienced democracy without strong homeownership. The American dream is damaged but still very alive. Homeownership in America is still a sought-after commodity and will emerge from this depressed economic environment stronger than ever. Realtors help people complete the American Dream,” says Krafchow on homeownership in the US.

For more information on Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate, call (925) 924-4617 or visit them online at www.bhghome.com. Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie is located at 2200 Union Street, San Francisco, CA 94123.

About Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate

Better Homes and Gardens Mason-McDuffie Real Estate began with the founding of Mason-McDuffie Real Estate in 1887. In 2010, the company was named the 17th largest real estate services firm in the nation, and number one in the San Francisco East Bay. The company provides comprehensive solutions to home buyers and sellers in the San Francisco, Berkeley and Sonoma Valley areas, and handled more than 7,300 transactions in 2010, generating $2.9 billion in sales. BHG Mason-McDuffie is independently owned and operated and includes joint ventures with partners J F Finnegan Realtors, Highland Partners in Piedmont and Montclair, Wine Country Group Realtors in the North Bay, and Tri-Valley Realty in Pleasanton-Hopyard and Ruby Hill. The organization is comprised of more than 2,000 sales professionals in 40 offices.

Article source: http://sf.blockshopper.com/news/story/278821-BHG_Mason-McDuffie_Hosts_Russian_Realtor_Delegation

San Francisco, Calif. (PRWEB) September 08, 2011

Pacific Union International (PUI) announced today four of their team members were included among the Top 250 Real Estate Professionals by Transaction Volume, Pacific Union International has made its mark among the leading realtors in the Bay Area. Tracy McLaughlin of Ross, Dana Green of Orinda, Steven Mavromihalisand John Lee, both of San Francisco, were named among America’s top real estate professionals by The Wall Street Journal and REAL Trends. They are all now members of the “The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals,” a prestigious national awards ranking sponsored annually by the two respected publications. They are now ranked in the top one half of 1 percent of the more than 1 million REALTORS® nationwide.

The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals recently announced with four separate categories honoring the top 250 residential agents and agent teams for excellence in:

•     Individual Sales Professionals – Sales volume
•     Individual Sales Professionals – Transaction sides (in each real estate transaction, there are two sides that can be represented by a real estate agent: a buyer’s and a seller’s.)
•     Team Professionals – Sales Volume
•     Team Professionals – Transaction sides                

According to The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals, McLaughlin, Green, Mavrohimalis and Lee had sales volume of between $35 million and $53million, ranking in the top 250 in the nation.

“The best individual agents and teams – including McLaughlin, Green, Mavromihalis and Lee’s award-winning efforts – were nothing short of phenomenal considering the challenging real estate market,” said Steve Murray, founder of Denver-based publishing and communications company REAL Trends, which compiled the list.

“Ironically, if you look at the top 250 in each category you will find that collectively, their sales volume and transaction sides held up quite nicely compared with the market as a whole.”

“Becoming a member of such an elite group as the The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals is an incredible accomplishment in any market, but what McLaughlin, Green, Mavromihalis and Lee’s did during these challenging times is impressive on so many levels,” said Marti Gallardo, vice president of classified advertising for The Wall Street Journal. “Their efforts topped 99.99 percent of the more than 1 million REALTORS nationwide.”

“Pacific Union International is absolutely thrilled to see four team members named to The Thousand,” said Mark A. McLaughlin, president and CEO of Pacific Union International. “Even with the market’s challenges, it’s incredibly gratifying for our professionals to help clients find their dream homes, as well as help them sell their properties quickly and for the highest price possible. We salute Tracy McLaughlin, Dana Green, Steve Mavromihalis and John Lee for their achievements.”

The four lists of the The Thousand can be found at:

http://realtrends.com/products/top-1000-sales-professionals/individual-sides

http://realtrends.com/products/top-1000-sales-professionals/individual-volume

http://realtrends.com/products/top-1000-sales-professionals/team-sides

http://realtrends.com/products/top-1000-sales-professionals/team-volume

About Pacific Union International(PUI): PUI is the San Francisco Bay Area’s premier international luxury real estate brand operating in six counties including Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Napa, San Francisco and Sonoma for 35 years. Locally owned, PUI leadership operates with an entrepreneurial mindset and unwavering commitment to invest in the right people, processes and tools to ensure deep, long-standing client and agent relationships. In 2009, its team of over 425+ brokers achieved #1 ranking in average sales price and #1 ranking for professional productivity in all six counties. Through its exclusive relationship with Christie’s International Real Estate in the San Francisco Bay Area, Pacific Union delivers international reach in its property marketing programs and provides clients with access to international investors. For more information visit: www.pacunion.com.

About The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals: The Thousand Top Real Estate Professionals awards program was developed jointly by The Wall Street Journal’s Business Development Group and REAL Trends, a leading source of analysis and information for the residential real estate brokerage industry. The Real Estate Top 1,000 honors America’s elite real estate agents and their companies and is compiled and analyzed by REAL Trends.

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