Oct
23

Oakland and San Francisco: Top 10 best bets for housing recovery.

Posted In: Economy, Oakland
The average home price is forecast to plummet over the next two years. But these 7 cities are predicted to post gains. Number 1: San Francisco Median home price: $675,000 Value lost since 2006: 25.7% Forecast gain by 2011*: 4.8% The San Francisco metro area has seen its home values drop by a quarter, and the city still has some [...]
Sep
22

$8000 Tax Credit :: Expires in 70 Days!

Posted In: First Time Home Buyers, For Buyers, General Real Estate News, Mortgage & Finance, Taxes
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Are you taking full advantage of the Goverment Stimulus Programs for Homeowners?  Did you know that the $8000 tax credit will expire in 70 days?  When you consider that the average transaction takes between 25 and 30 days that means you only have roughly 45 days to locate and get into contract on your house. Did you know that rates [...]
Sep
18

How Much Have Prices Dropped?

Posted In: Albany, Berkeley, El Cerrito, General Real Estate News, Local Market Statistics, Oakland, Richmond
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One of the biggest questions I get lately is “how much have prices goine down?”  This is pretty easy to answer.  If you look at the statistical date from the height of the market (2006 – 2007) and compare it to today’s numbers you will see that Richmond has taken the biggest hit, primarily because of foreclosures.  Because of the [...]
Sep
16

Foreclosure Workshop

Posted In: Foreclosures & Short Sales
If you are behind in your mortgage payments, or headed in that direction, you have options.  The NID Housing Counseling Agency is offering free Housing Counseling Clinics for homeowners having difficutly maintaining their monthly mortgage payements because of: -Property Value Decline/Can’t Refinance -Situations beyond your control -Increased Mortgage Payment -Adjustable Rate Mortgage -Loss of income/job -B a n k r [...]
Sep
14

The Bay Area in 2035

Posted In: Economy, General Real Estate News
A recent report in the Contra Costa Times (Friday, Sept. 4, 2009) shows some big news for those of us still living in the Bay Area in 25 years: “We will need to find room to build more than 635,000 homes in the next 25 years to accommodate an additional 1.7 million people.” Hmmmm.  And how does one propose we do [...]
Aug
25

JD Power Rates Mortgage Servicers

Posted In: Mortgage & Finance
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JD Power rates mortgage servicers Lenders score points for intiating contact By Inman News, Tuesday, August 25, 2009. Inman News Loan servicers score higher marks for customer satisfaction when they initiate contact with borrowers, which can help them win repeat business and referrals from those clients, according to a survey by JD Power and Associates. The survey of 5,000 homeowners, [...]
Aug
05

An Albany Listing You MUST Know About! 1225 Brighton Ave.

Posted In: Albany, Listings
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“Hi Everyone, Krista Miller with Keller Williams here…” (That is how I start out all of my video tours- click the video below to see this house in action!) www.1225Brighton.com is a special house and I have to say, this new listing has sure been exciting!  The seller has really been thoughtful about the things she did to get it [...]
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