Tag Archives: Housing Market

Huge loss in home values cratered the Bay Area economy

Click photo to enlarge Bay Area homes have lost more than a third of a trillion dollars in value since the housing bubble burst about four years ago. And in the process, they have taken a big chunk of the … Continue reading

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Real estate recovery likely to be slow

Fair warning to U.S. real estate players: Resign yourselves to “a slowing grind-it-out recovery” in 2012, as “enduring economic doldrums” continue to weigh heavily on the market. Your best bets: a small handful of “property-wealth islands,” including San Francisco and … Continue reading

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Home prices fall in US, SF region

Home prices nationally and in the Bay Area fell more than expected in September and in the third quarter, according to a closely watched index. The continued declines show a still-struggling housing market that is unable to give a boost … Continue reading

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Yet Again, Local IPOs Make SF Real Estate Dearer Still

Some employees already working for comanies recently made public feel compelled to buy now, before the fresh crop of Zynga/Yelp millionaires enter the competition. Seems these young folks basically all want the same house, in the same place:”a modern, open-plan … Continue reading

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RPT-UPDATE 1-IPOs stoke San Francisco housing market

Sun Nov 27, 2011 12:35pm EST Article source: http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/11/27/realestate-sanfrancisco-idUSN1E7AQ04T20111127

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