Real estate market trends: news and what may affect the real estate market
When deciding whether to buy real estate or not, potential buyers frequently consider the stock market as an alternative. There are few comparisons in part because the decision involves many factors other than simple appreciation. A significant difference between the two as investments is that you continually receive value from real estate as rental income […]
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Since about 2022, Santa Clara County house prices have grown faster than San Mateo County house prices. When looking at individual cities, it seems that the closer a city is to San Francisco, the more likely it is to have slower price growth. The records the California Economic Development Department provides give some insight. Employment
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An article/podcast presented by The Atlantic titled “The Truth About NIMBYs” brought together several thoughts and may actually imply increasing demand for condos. Like a podcast, the points made are slowly and casually presented. If you like to read, the long article is quite worth reading. If you like quick bullet points of ideas, you
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The roughly two-year-long pronounced difference in house price growth between Santa Clara County and cities near San Francisco invites us to examine other trends. The volatility of “days on market (DOM)” makes it a trend that is harder to use when looking for changes in real estate trends. DOM is an important attribute to look
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For some time, we’ve noticed stronger home price growth in Santa Clara County than in San Mateo County. This last summer (2024), growth was even more pronounced in several South Bay cities. We’ve speculated that issues in San Francisco could contribute to the slower growth in San Mateo County. Recently, the San Jose Mercury published
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