The market usually does slow down at least a little in mid-summer – a question has come up: is this possible slowdown caused by listing agents continually pushing the envelope on pricing for new listings or pricing to the last, … Continue reading →
New Case-Shiller Index Report
The Case-Shiller Index for March just came out and showed a big jump, just beginning to reflect the surge in appreciation we’ve been experiencing in 2013. (January and February Index readings mostly reflect sales in late 2012.) The March reading … Continue reading →
February Case-Shiller Report Released
The small decline in the Index reading from December 2012 to January/February 2013 is due to seasonal market factors, not a decline in values, and occurs every year. Generally speaking, January and February sales reflect offers accepted in the holiday … Continue reading →
January Case-Shiller Index Released
The just released Case-Shiller Index reading for January for the high-tier price segment of the 5-county San Francisco Metro Statistical Area declined slightly from December. This reflects seasonal market issues, not a decline in values, and it occurs every year … Continue reading →
Case-Shiller’s December Report: 10th consecutive increase
The December report of the Case-Shiller Index for the 5-County SF Metro Area was released today, showing its 10th consecutive increase. In the high-tier-price index, which applies to the city better than their other indexes, but still understates the increases … Continue reading →
November Case-Shiller Index Released
The Case-Shiller Index just released their November report, which is reflected in the two charts below. Remember that this is for the top third of sales price-wise in the 5-county San Francisco “metro statistical area.” The city of San Francisco … Continue reading →
October Case-Shiller Index Released
This is for the high-price-tier index for the 5 county San Francisco Metro Statistical Area (MSA). The home values of the city of San Francisco itself (not reflected on the two charts below) went up more in run up to … Continue reading →
September Case-Shiller Index Released
For the high-tier price index, there was virtually no change from August to September, though the lower price tiers continued to increase (these tiers are especially affected by the decline in distressed home sales). Here are 2 updated charts if … Continue reading →