Tag Archives: Home Values

Bay Area median home price hits $510000

(05-15) 17:20 PDT San Francisco — Eager Bay Area buyers propelled the region’s median home price above a half-million dollars in April – its highest point in almost five years – reflecting a market continuing to rebound, according to a … Continue reading

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School-home values: Top 10 places to buy in Bay Area

San Ramon Valley Unified: School Score 9.1/ Median Price per SF $304. House in San Ramon for sale. Blanca Torres Reporter- San Francisco Business Times Email  | Twitter  | Google+  | LinkedIn Location, location, location, right? Isn’t that the mantra for real estate … Continue reading

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Bay Area housing recovery spreads from Silicon Valley to East Bay

Click photo to enlarge The Bay Area’s overheated housing market is restoring thousands of homes to their pre-crash peak values in a ZIP-code-by-ZIP-code recovery that is rapidly spreading from Silicon Valley to the East Bay. Thirty-four of 185 ZIP codes … Continue reading

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Housing recovery spreading in Bay Area

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 … Continue reading

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Why Housing Affordability Is at Risk

The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 3.68 percent last week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. From 1985 through 1999, rates ranged from 6 to 13 percent. Present low rates have allowed buyers to purchase more … Continue reading

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