The housing market forecast for Oakland, California can be summed up with a single sentence. Strong demand and very tight supply will continue to put upward pressure on home prices through 2020 and into 2021, despite the COVID-19 situation. A…
A recent forecast for the San Diego housing market predicted that home prices could level off through the rest of 2020 and into 2021. But given the current supply and demand situation in the area, a significant home-price decline seems…
Key highlights from this report: New reports show a lot of people still want to buy a home in California.The state's gradual reopening is giving new life to a sluggish housing market.Some analysts expect an increase in home-buying activity during…
Five key highlights from this article: The coronavirus pandemic has slowed the California real estate market.But data show that home buyers are still out there, making purchases.Meanwhile, a gradual reopening of the economy will help stem job losses.Mortgage rates continue…
Will Bay Area home prices drop in 2020, due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic and economic turmoil? You might think that question would warrant an automatic "yes." But history proves otherwise. The reality is that home prices in the Bay…
Will home prices in California drop during a 2020 recession? No one can say for sure. But history has some interesting insights, and they might surprise you. These are uncertain times we find ourselves in. The ongoing public-health crisis has…
In the US, commercial and residential real estate account for a significant portion of a person’s wealth. In fact, the Federal Reserve’s recent Consumer Finances survey revealed that over 65% of all Americans own their primary residence. The following four…
According to C.A.R. (the California Association of Realtors), the real estate market has been steadily improving despite its sluggish start at the beginning of 2019. When you take this into consideration along with downward trending interest rates, the remainder of…
The latest forecasts for the San Francisco Bay Area suggest that home prices will continue rising throughout 2019. So for those planning to enter the market, a sense of urgency might be warranted. The good news is that Bay Area…
In October, the California Association of REALTORS® (C.A.R.) predicted that the state's housing market would cool down in 2019. But in a separate home-price forecast, the San Francisco metro area was ranked among the ten strongest metros in the country…
