Newsletter | Julie Peisner - Part 2

Bay Area Real Estate & Demographics

08/3/2016While waiting for the autumn market to begin, we thought we would step back and look at the Bay Area from a variety of angles....

A Soft Landing after 4 Years of Market Frenzy?

07/8/2016San Francisco Median Sales Prices by Quarter Since median sales prices fluctuate so much by season, the most useful metric is year over year, i.e....

Wealth, Employment, Demand, Inventory, Affordability and San Francisco Home Prices

06/6/2016Two of the biggest drivers of local real estate demand in recent years have been increasing employment and new wealth creation, both of which exploded...

Midway through the Spring 2016 Selling Season

05/10/2016San Francisco Median Home Price Appreciation Short-Term & Long-Term Trends As seen in the first chart below, the combined house-condo median sales price hit a...

San Francisco House & Condo Markets Diverge

04/8/2016In the first quarter of 2016, various market segments in the city began to trend in significantly different directions. Houses, especially those below $2 million,...

San Francisco Median Condo Price Appreciation 2011 to 2015, by Neighborhood

02/9/2016Median sales price is a very general statistic, often concealing an enormous variety of values in the underlying individual sales. It can be and often...

San Francisco Median House Price Appreciation 2011 to 2015, by Neighborhood

02/5/2016Median sales price is a very general statistic, often concealing an enormous variety of values in the underlying individual sales. It can be and often...

The San Francisco Real Estate Market in 2015

01/5/2016Architecture, views, probates, penthouses, lofts, TICs, luxury homes, mortgage rates, sales prices, market cycles, and everything else we could think of in a look back...

Luxury Home Segment Cools Down “Affordable” Homes Market Remains Competitive

12/18/2015San Francisco led the Bay Area and the nation when its real estate recovery began in early 2012. Within the city itself, the more affluent...

Heading into the Holiday Slowdown after an Interesting Autumn Market

12/18/2015Median sales prices in October and November jumped back up to levels similar to the spring peak selling season. It’s important to remember that median...