From the monthly archives:

January 2010

How Will the Fed’s Meetings Affect Bay Area Real Estate?

How Will the Fed’s Meetings Affect Bay Area Real Estate?

January 28, 2010 Mortgage And Finance

The recently concluded meeting of the Federal Reserve Board has confirmed the expected policy changes regarding Mortgage Backed Securities.

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The San Ramon Real Estate Market, What Has Changed?

The San Ramon Real Estate Market, What Has Changed?

January 27, 2010 San Ramon
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What has changed over the last few weeks with the the market for single family detached homes in San Ramon? Not Much!

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East Bay Area home prices and sales rising

East Bay Area home prices and sales rising

January 27, 2010 Latest News
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The following Oakland Tribune article discusses the Bay Area residential real estate market and the fact the home prices, and in most counties sales as a whole, have increased 3 months in a row and the median price is over 15% higher than last year.

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What is Going on in the East Bay Real Estate Market?

What is Going on in the East Bay Real Estate Market?

January 22, 2010 Latest News

The real estate market in the East Bay Area of California and specifically Danville Real Estate, San Ramon Real Estate, and Alamo Real Estate we are seeing a market that is still very similar to the Q4/2009 market.

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Danville Real Estate Sales Still Strong at the Lower Price Points.

Danville Real Estate Sales Still Strong at the Lower Price Points.

January 20, 2010 Danville
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The inventory absorption rate is almost identical to where it was at my last Danville Real Estate posting on January 5. We have seen the number of active listings creep up a bit but so have the number of Pending sales.

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Alameda County gets $11 million to help neighborhoods

Alameda County gets $11 million to help neighborhoods

January 19, 2010 Latest News

The attached Contra Costa Times article details the facts around an $11 million dollar fund to be used for buying foreclosed and abandoned homes, refurbishing and in some cases renting these Alameda county homes to low income families.

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New Rules for The Good Faith Estimate Will Affect your East Bay Home Purchase.

New Rules for The Good Faith Estimate Will Affect your East Bay Home Purchase.

January 16, 2010 Mortgage And Finance

The recent respa changes now require a more comprehensive Good Faith Estimate be provided to the buyer prior to the close of escrow.

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KB Homes Posts it’s First Quarterly Profit since 2007, What does This Meen for East Bay Real Estate?

KB Homes Posts it’s First Quarterly Profit since 2007, What does This Meen for East Bay Real Estate?

January 15, 2010 Latest News

The following Contra Costa Times article reports that KB homes reported a profit for Q3 2009. The article seems to give a mixed signal though

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What will 2010 Bring for East Bay Real Estate

What will 2010 Bring for East Bay Real Estate

January 14, 2010 Latest News

The 2009 real estate market is behind us and we are anxiously looking towards 2010. The 2009 market was tumultuous and did not turn out how anyone predicted.

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Will walking away from a mortgage go mainstream?

Will walking away from a mortgage go mainstream?

January 12, 2010 Latest News
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The following Los Angeles Times article proposes a suggestion that it is in a homeowners “Best Interest” to walk away from a home that has negative equity, even if the homeowner can still afford the payments.

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