San Francisco Real Estate Market: September 2012 Update Typically, the real estate market slows down during the summer months – a period often called the summer doldrums — but that certainly did not occur this year in San Francisco: unflagging … Continue reading →
Noe Valley Wine Walk – September 12
The tasting event will be located throughout 24th Street from Diamond to Chattanooga and will include restaurants and merchants offering wine samples, finger foods and special treats. Attendees wishing to participate in the sampling program may purchase a $30 “Tasting … Continue reading →
Ghirardelli Chocolate Festival – September 8-9
This family-friendly event features prominent local chefs creating chocolate inventions during cooking demonstrations, live musical entertainment, children’s activities and the popular “Earthquake” Ice Cream Sundae Eating Contest. Over 30 different booths from local restaurants, bakeries and chocolate companies will provide … Continue reading →
Case-Shiller June Index Released Today
The June S&P Case-Shiller Index report released today continued to reflect the surge in Bay Area home values. Remember that Case-Shiller measures house values in a 5-county area and generally reflects the heat of the market 4-6 months ago. So … Continue reading →
What Costs How Much Where in San Francisco
San Francisco Home Values By Neighborhood, Property Type & Bedroom Count MLS Sales February 1, 2012 – mid-August 2012 The charts below apply to non-distressed home sales with at least 1 car parking. Distressed home sales — bank-owned property and … Continue reading →
Home Sales by Price Segment
San Francisco Neighborhood Home Prices by Price Segment These charts show the breakdown of San Francisco home sales as reported to the Multiple Listing Service in the first six months of 2012. The analyses are sorted by city district by … Continue reading →
Three Recessions, Two Bubbles and a Baby (Recovery)
30 Years of Housing Market Cycles in San Francisco Below is a look at the past 30 years of real estate boom and bust cycles. Financial-market cycles have been around for hundreds of years, all the way back to the … Continue reading →
May Case-Shiller Shows Dramatic Jump
The May reading for the S&P Case-Shiller Index, released today, substantiated what we’ve known for quite some time: the SF home market (though the Index is for the 5-County Metro Area) is rapidly accelerating. Since the Index is a rolling … Continue reading →