Is the San Francisco Bay area more of a buyer's market or a seller's market in 2021? Which way does the real estate market "lean," and who benefits from it the most? These are common questions among Bay Area home…
According to a recent report, the housing markets of Vallejo and Fairfield are among the hottest in the country for 2021. This is based on an analysis conducted by the research team at Realtor.com, and published earlier this month. Based…
The Alameda County housing market perform surprisingly well throughout 2020, despite the coronavirus pandemic and economic slowdown. Looking forward, forecasts for the Alameda real estate market suggest that home prices will continue to climb for the foreseeable future. This is…
For months, home buyers in the San Francisco Bay Area have heard one news story after another about the ongoing supply shortage within the local housing market. The general theme is always the same: Good luck finding a home to…
The California real estate market, and those who depend on it for their livelihood, owe thanks to record-low mortgage rates and remote work opportunities. Those two factors turned 2020 into a banner year for the California housing market, at a…
It's a new year, and it brings a whole new set of questions from Bay Area home buyers. One of the most common questions is: Will Bay Area home prices go down in 2021, or continue rising as they did…
The red-hot East Bay real estate market, including Contra Costa and Alameda counties, continues to sizzle at the start of 2021. Home sales and prices have both risen significantly over the past year, and some forecasts predict more of the…
For the past year or so, we've been writing about tight inventory conditions within the Bay Area housing market, and how it has increased competition among home buyers. And those conditions persist, for the most part. But a new real…
At a glance: California real estate market forecasts for 2021 predict more of what we've seen over the past year or so. We can expect to see strong demand from home buyers, stiff competition due to limited inventory, rising home…
A recent report from the California Association of Realtors (C.A.R.) offered a roundup of Bay Area housing market trends as we approach 2021. Here's the short version: Despite a slight slowdown resulting from the current coronavirus uptick, the Bay Area…
