Real Estate Trends

Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Shows Strong Spring Housing Trend

You read it here first when we first reported the turnaround of the Santa Clara County housing market in some areas. The trend continues with some good news being reported locally and nationally. According to a recent Mercury News report, Marin home prices were up 15% over last year, marking similar stories of rising sales prices for desirable homes throughout the Bay Area. The Santa Clara County Association of Realtors released upbeat information last week, as well stating that the average price of single family homes in February 2012 increased 9.46% from February…
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When Warren Buffet and NAR Speak About the Housing Market – People Listen

If you wait till you see the first robin, spring'll be over. And well, spring is over, but we're not in the dead of winter yet, either,billionaire investor, Warren Buffet said in a recent interview on CNBC while being queried on the housing market and investing. Realtors who have been around the cyclical block a few times like to say that by the time you read about a market turning around in the media, it has been that way for at least two months, giving credence to Buffets robin analogy. According to the…
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The “Facebook IPO Effect” and the Silicon Valley Housing Market

As soon as Facebook announced its pending IPO, many Realtors and mortgage professionals in the Silicon Valley were anticipating the ripple effect into the local housing market. Potential home buyers are worried that perhaps home prices will rise with all this new found wealth flooding the market. The dilemma is that consistently low inventory available on the Peninsula is putting pressure on housing prices. The folks at Altos Research, a Mountain View real estate data analytics company, wrote a compelling, and stats filled post on the true reach of the "Facebook Effect" on…
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San Jose Housing Market Recovering As Spring Market Heats Up

Spring 2012 Housing market for San Jose and Santa Clara County appears to be off to a strong start according to real time market data and Realtors anecdotal reports. The median price for a single-family home in San Jose, CA is $477,000, up from $463,000 in February of 2009. The median home price for Santa Clara County in January was $648,238. Back in February 2007, the median price in San Jose was $715,000, according to historical statistical data from the Santa Clara County Association of REALTORS. According to a recent Rismedia report, housing…
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Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Report – January 2012

sales for Single Family started in a slump this year. 556 Single Family sales is the lowest total since February 2008. Even the Median/Average Price took a dip both from last month and the same month from a year back. This is the 15th month in a row the median price for homes have been lower than a year before. Get all the statistics in the table below. Santa Clara County Condominium Market Report: Condo Sales too were off 38% from a month back, but up slightly from January 2011. The median prices…
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Mortgage Production Volume Down and Real Estate Sales up in 2012?

The Real Estate sales is expected to inch higher, while mortgage production volume is predicted to go down , according to economists at Fannie Mae. The second half of the year should outpace the first six months in terms of growth, though fiscal policy and political uncertainty in Washington will likely drive consumer and business activity, the mortgage giant said. Fannie Mae Chief Economist Doug Duncan said - Positive consumer activity and challenges in housing and the global economy will equate to moderate growth for the year. We're entering 2012 with decent momentum,…
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San Jose Real Estate Market Report – October 2011

San Jose Real Estate Single Family Market Report Both Median and Average Price went up for San Jose Single Family Market in October 2011 compared to September. But still remained lower compared to last year. However, number of sales was much higher than same month last year. The table below has more statistics: San Jose Real Estate Condominium Market Report Median Price for San Jose Condominiums remained almost the same compared to last month and also from the same month last year. Number of Condominium sales was up from last month and also…
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Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Report – July 2011

Should I buy a home now? It funny, back in 2006 and 2007 almost no one was asking that question. Instead, they were asking, How much home can I buy?Wrong question at the wrong time. Fast forward to today and buyers should be asking how much home can I buy and not should I buy a home now. Yes, I know, a real estate agent will always say yes when asked if its a good time to buy a home.But, today market offers an unprecedented opportunity. Let me explain. First, take Santa Clara…
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National Home Values – What the Media won’t tell you

The real estate market still faces many challenges. High unemployment, foreclosures and other distress sales are keeping negative pressure on prices. This of course is good news if you are looking to buy as low rates and lower prices have brought affordability to record levels. How Affordable? - Since 1963, it has cost an average of approximately 43% of 'per capita' or individual income to finance the cost of a median priced home (20% down payment and prevailing 30 year fixed rate mortgage). Right now, it's only about half of that cost at…
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