Posts under ‘Market Updates’

If you currently own one of the beautiful homes in the San Mateo Coastal area, you may or may not be aware of the changes that have been affecting the real estate market.  However, for those of you who are hoping to get in on the great low mortgage rates (the lowest they’ve been since [...]

You may have experienced some level of stress in buying your San Mateo Coastal home due to the very rigorous rules and regulations in the loan process. Or you may be looking into the San Mateo Coastal real estate market and are uneasy about applying for a loan because you don’t quite know where to [...]

Check out our new “State of the Market” reports for Pacifica, El Granada, Half Moon Bay, Montara & Moss Beach for April, 2010.  These new reports are detail-packed and include important metrics such as  Time on Market,  Inventory, Price per Square Foot, Selling Price vs Listing Price, New Listings & Sales – an complete picture [...]

The world of real estate has seen a surge in home buying as sales rose in March by 6.8%, which many attest to the the home buyers tax credit.  It seems that many buyers were jumping in just in time to get in on the $8,000 incentive before ending at the end of this month.  [...]

Beginning May 1, new California legislation takes effect that will provide a tax credit up to $10,000 to residents who buy their first home or a newly constructed home. This legislation allocates $200 million to fund tax credits for qualified home purchases; $100 million is for buyers of new, unoccupied homes and the other $100 [...]

It seems that California has weathered the real estate market storms are beginning to see growth!  The San Mateo Coastal area is no different and has seen an increase in home median prices and sales.  According to a recent study from MDA Data Quick, statewide median home prices rose 11% in February and total sales [...]

Along with the beautiful early spring weather, the Bay Area’s housing market is gradually starting to warm up, too. We’re off to a much more robust and healthy start this year, and it’s not just in the lower price ranges. The mid-to-upper level market is picking up from Silicon Valley through the Peninsula and up [...]

With the unpredictability of interest rate movements, now is a great time to buy.  Today’s low rates coupled with the Homebuyer Tax Credit will make a difference for many of you who are buying in the $800,000 and below price range. In late January the Federal Reserve met and confirmed that the Mortgage Backed Securities [...]

Super Bowl Sunday can’t come fast enough for the real estate market.  Historically, this is when the floodgates open and sellers start putting their homes on the market.  Good news for Buyers but not as good for Sellers.  Read what is happening in the Bay Area below. “What’s happening? First-time buyers are rushing to take [...]

We are pleased to share the following 2009 year-end market reports for Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, El Granada, Montara, Moss Beach and Pacifica California.