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The Economic Context Behind Housing Market Trends

The real estate markets in the SF Bay Area are parts in an overall economic reality that includes a number ...
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Luxury HOUSE Market Update for San Francisco

The autumn selling season is a big one for the San Francisco luxury house market: Last September saw a record-breaking ...
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Luxury Condo Market Report for San Francisco

The autumn selling season is a big one for the San Francisco luxury homes market: There is usually a very ...
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A Hot Autumn Market in San Francisco?

Generally speaking, late summer market dynamics (or, for that matter, during the mid-winter doldrums) are not of great significance and ...
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1000+ Things to Do in San Francisco & Bay Area

Out of town guests are arriving, the kids are hungry, the dog is restless, or you are just lying on ...
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Bay Area Home Prices, Incomes & Demographics

Which counties are most expensive or most affordable, have the highest overbidding and appreciation rates? Which are healthiest, most educated, ...
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San Francisco Real Estate: The Paragon Mid-Year Report

After hitting new monthly highs in May, San Francisco houses and condos hit new quarterly peaks in Q2 2017. However, ...
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San Francisco Bay Area Apartment Building Market

Before jumping into the specific financial metrics pertaining to the market itself, below is a review of some of the ...
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Escaping the June Gloom

8 Unique Day-Trips in Northern California ...
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Crazy Hot Market – Again

As Buyers Compete for an Inadequate Supply of Home Listings, San Francisco Median House Sales Price Soars to $1,500,000 in ...
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Buy Local

Paragon Real Estate’s 2017 San Francisco Farmer’s Market Guide ...
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A Second Wind for San Francisco Real Estate?

Since the year began, preliminary data has been trickling in regarding the Bay Area and city economy, and the commercial ...
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Supply, Demand, Money & Demographics: 10 Factors Behind San Francisco’s Real Estate Market

A consideration of the main factors at play behind the current San Francisco real estate market, some of which reflect ...
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San Francisco Real Estate in Early 2017 – Preliminary Indications of Market Direction

In recent months, there have been multiple reports in local media about Big Drops in San Francisco Home Prices! But, ...
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What Costs How Much Where in San Francisco

Below are 3 charts from our updated 9-chart report that breaks down which neighborhoods one is most likely to find ...
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San Francisco Rent vs. Buy Comparison

Comparing the PURCHASE of a 2-bedroom, 2-bath, 1080 square foot condo at the 2016 median San Francisco sales price of ...
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San Francisco Spring Activities!

Where to Buy a Home in San Francisco for the Money You Want to Spend

The charts below are based upon San Francisco home sales reported to MLS during the 12 months from 2/16/16 – ...
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San Francisco Home Value Tables by Neighborhood, Property Type & Bedroom Count

These tables report median sales prices, average home size and units sold, by property type and bedroom count for a ...
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Ups & Downs in Bay Area Real Estate Markets

We have updated our median home price maps for the entire Bay Area by city, for San Francisco by neighborhood, ...
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SF Luxury Home Market Report

In this report, various price thresholds will be used for the luxury home designation, depending on when the chart was ...
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San Francisco District Home Sales Breakdown

These charts show the breakdown of San Francisco home sales as reported to the city’s Multiple Listing Service in 2016 ...
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Gold, Google, Facebook & San Francisco Homes

This first chart is a somewhat lighthearted, but we believe accurate look at how various 2011 investments would have played ...
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Home Price Tables by SF Neighborhood

These tables report median sales prices, average home size and units sold, by property type and bedroom count for a ...
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Real Estate Cycles, Interest Rates & Neighborhood Appreciation Trends

The first chart below is a simplified graph based on the S&P Case-Shiller Home Price Index illustrating percentage increases and ...
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Rising Interest Rates & Bay Area Housing Affordability

Changes in interest rates affect local, national and international economies in a bewildering variety of positive and negative ways depending ...
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San Francisco Holiday Events Calendar

Multiple Angles on a Changing San Francisco Market

Median sales prices usually jump in autumn, to a large degree because of the seasonal increase in luxury home sales, ...
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San Francisco’s Hottest, Most Competitive Neighborhood Market

Since the market recovery began in 2012, various districts have taken the lead as the hottest markets in San Francisco: ...
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Heading into the Autumn Selling Season

2015 to 2016 YTD, the overall median price for condos, which now comprise the majority of home sales in the ...
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Income, Affluence, Poverty & the Cost of Housing: Housing Affordability in the San Francisco Bay Area

The California Association of Realtors just released its Housing Affordability Index (HAI) for the 2nd quarter of 2016, which measures ...
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Bay Area Real Estate & Demographics

While waiting for the autumn market to begin, we thought we would step back and look at the Bay Area ...
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San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends May 2022

In April 2022, the Bay Area continued to see appreciation, overbidding and days-on-market reflecting extremely intense demand. But sales are a lagging indicator reflecting offers accepted 3-6 weeks earlier, April sales mostly reflect buyers who locked in mortgage rates before the big late-March/April jumps, buyers highly motivated to buy before their interest rate locks expired,… View Article

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends April 2022

Soaring interest rates & housing costs; continuing strong demand, low inventory of house listings and high market velocity. Sales were robust in Q1 for all property types, but the supply of house listings in particular was very low. The post San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends April 2022 first appeared on Paragon Specific.

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends March 2022

So far in 2022, Bay Area real estate markets appear largely unfazed by higher interest rates, volatility in financial markets, and troubling international events. The post San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends March 2022 first appeared on Paragon Specific.

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends February 2022

2021 was one of the most frenzied real estate markets ever, with buyer demand far exceeding the supply of listings available to buy – and all the usual indicators, including home price appreciation trends, reflected this severe imbalance. As is the normal seasonal trend, listing and offer activity dropped substantially mid-November through early January, resulting… View Article

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends January 2022

Seasonal fluctuations are common and it’s not unusual for median sales prices to peak for the year in spring Q2. Longer-term trends are more meaningful than short term changes. The post San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends January 2022 first appeared on Paragon Specific.

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends December 2021

November and December typically see very significant seasonal slowdowns in market activity and in January, we will issue our 2021 market review, looking back at what has certainly been one of the highest demand markets in history. The post San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends December 2021 first appeared on Paragon Specific.

San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends November 2021

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San Francisco Bay Area Real Estate Markets since 1990

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San Francisco Home Prices, Market Conditions & Trends October 2021

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