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How Higher Mortgage Rates are Affecting Bay Area Real Estate
Expect a weaker housing market in California in 2023 as an ongoing battle against inflation creates a small recession — keeping interest rates elevated

Bay Area Home Prices Becoming More “Normal”
After two years of soaring home prices, the Bay Area housing market may have entered a cooling phase as rising mortgage rates put a squeeze

Hot Bay Area Housing Market Begins to Cool
Five of the 10 U.S. housing markets that have cooled fastest this year are in northern California–San Jose, Oakland, San Francisco, Sacramento and Stockton–and three

Nationwide Home Prices Begin to Cool
Home sellers are slashing prices as the housing sector cools, according to a research from a real-estate data firm. More than 25% of homes on

Charts Show Just How Dramatic Bay Area Rents Declined in 2020
San Francisco’s housing rental market saw the most dramatic changes among all U.S. cities last year during the coronavirus pandemic, new data shows. When the

Median Home Prices Climbed in Bay Area Despite Corona Virus Restrictions
Eager buyers and reluctant sellers pushed Bay Area homes prices higher again in April, fueling quick sales and a robust market despite coronavirus restrictions. Median

Authentic Real Estate and Zero Tolerance
At Authentic Real Estate and Property Management we embrace a zero tolerance policy for inflammatory statements that spread hate, discrimination, intolerance and falsehoods against the

First Quarter 2020 GDP/Home Sales Numbers Released and Yes…It’s Bad
The U.S. economy shrank in the first quarter, and it will almost certainly get worse. A weak read on pending home sales is a bad

First Signs of Slowing Housing Market Due to Economic Shutdown
In the weeks ending March 21 and March 28, the number of newly-listed properties fell by 13.1% and 34% respectively when compared with the same

Bay Area Rent Cost Acceleration Forecast to Slow in 2020
After years of rapid growth, Bay Area rents continue to increase but are finally showing signs of a slowdown. That said, the region remains among

Good Advise If You Are Thinking of Selling Your Home in 2020
As 2020 gets going, it’s worth looking back at another year in which home sellers did well in some markets, but often at the expense

California’s 2020 Housing Market Forecast
California real estate market retreated slightly during November. Our updated report covers important stats including home prices, sales, and recent home sales trends from CAR,

Bay Area Real Estate: Where Are We Heading?
The national real estate market has been strong for over a decade. Although there have been some concerns about a real estate bubble, current real

California June Home Prices Up Marginally, Sales Down Significantly
– Existing, single-family home sales totaled 389,690 in June on a seasonally adjusted annualized rate, down 4.2 percent from May and down 5.1 percent from

US Home Sales Data Reports Homes Prices Are No Longer Rising
There are growing signs that U.S. home prices are no longer rising. If this is indeed the case, now is the time for sellers or prospective

9 US Housing Markets Where Home Prices Have “Likely Peaked”
Earlier this month, the real estate research team at Zillow published a report that showed U.S. home prices dropped from March to April 2019. That

Silicon Valley Real Estate Market Begins to Cool…A Little
In Silicon Valley, the country’s most notoriously overheated real estate market, things are starting to cool off … a little. The area saw the biggest decline in median home

California Rent Control Returns to the Front Burner
Rent control is back on the front burner in California as lawmakers consider a bill that would cap monthly increases statewide and Gov. Gavin Newsom

San Francisco Rents Hit New Meteoric Heights for One Bedroom
The median monthly rent in San Francisco for a one-bedroom unit is now $3,700. Yeah, really. This means San Francisco is still the most expensive rental market

California Home Sales Begin Upward Rise
California home sales bounced back in February after hitting the lowest sales level in more than 10 years the previous month. According to the California Association

San Jose, CA Remains the Highest Priced Home Market
SAN JOSE, CA — In a long-awaited positive sign for home shoppers, the U.S. housing market began the year with more homes than the year prior for