Monthly Archives: May 2020

Coronavirus: Even pandemic can’t slow Bay Area home prices

A once-in-a-century pandemic, widespread lockdowns and economic woe — none of it was enough to keep Bay Area home prices from going up. Bay Area single family homes sales fell nearly 10 percent in March, but eager buyers continued to … Continue reading

Posted in SF Bay Area News | Tagged | Leave a comment

No pandemic ‘fire sale’ on Bay Area homes, despite ‘breathtaking’ drop in transactions

Sales of existing, single-family homes in April — the first month to show the full force of the coronavirus — dropped a stunning 30.1% statewide and 37.4% in the Bay Area compared to the same period last year, but median … Continue reading

Posted in SF Bay Area News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Inventory Levels Up Another 11 Percent in San Francisco

With pending home sales in San Francisco down nearly 50 percent on a year-over-year basis, the number of homes listed for sale in the city has ticked up another 11 percent over the past week and is now north of … Continue reading

Posted in SF Bay Area News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Shelter-in-place has made buying or selling a Bay Area home a lot more complicated

Real estate has been deemed an essential service in California and the Bay Area, but the process of buying and selling a home has changed dramatically under shelter-in-place orders and continues to change as those orders are revised. Open houses … Continue reading

Posted in SF Bay Area News | Tagged | Leave a comment

Who can really afford rent in the Bay Area? Beats the heck out of me

Welcome to another episode of the top-rated game show, “Who Can Really Afford to Rent in the Bay Area?” I’m your host, It Beats the Heck Out of Me. In the last episode, we met Crystal Chandler, a single mother … Continue reading

Posted in SF Bay Area News | Tagged | Leave a comment