Tag Archives: Housing Market

‘Optimism’ In Housing?

Page 1 of 3 | Next PageShow Entire Article Thanks to all the streaming feeds of constant news I’m subjected to, I just clicked on a CNBC story titled, Four Years Later, Housing Market Shows Signs of Life.” I was … Continue reading

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Does Private Mortgage Insurance Have a Place in the New Mortgage Order?

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article It’s no surprise that the private mortgage insurance industry is fighting hard against proposed new risk retention rules for the mortgage industry. They are already trying to pick themselves up and … Continue reading

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Silicon Valley housing market, an ‘oasis in the desert’

The media can talk about the housing market being in a slump, but the San Francisco Bay Area, especially Silicon Valley, is an “oasis in the desert,” according to real estate consultant Carole Rodoni. The former president of Fox Carskadon … Continue reading

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Even Short-Term FHA Shutdown Will Hit Housing

Page 1 of 2 | Next PageShow Entire Article I was hoping not to have to write this particular piece, but it seems I may have no choice, so here we go with housing. What happens to today’s housing market … Continue reading

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Home values drop in SF, other big metro areas

Click photo to enlarge Real estate values in much of the Bay Area are continuing to fall, according to a report released Tuesday. Home values in the San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont metro area — which includes San Francisco, Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin … Continue reading

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