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2449 Williams Ct., South San Francisco, CA 94080 Property Description: "3BR/2.5BA, CONVENIENT LOCATION, IMMACULATE CONDITION, ONE OF THE LARGEST UNITS IN THE AREA, 2 CAR GARAGE" Sold Price: $530,000 | Listing Price: $499,000 | Represented: Buyers [ more ]

1569 Cherry Blossom Lane, Tracy, CA 95377 Property Description: "Very desirable single story 4 bedroom, with great room and large rear yard. Granite counters in kitchen. Well-maintained." Sold Price: $241,000 | Listed Price: $230,000 | Referred: Buyers [ more ]

Starting January 1, 2011, the Real Estate Transfer Disclosure Statement (TDS) will be amended to streamline the disclosure of home safety devices. First, the TDS will include a new disclosure of whether the seller has a carbon monoxide detector. This disclosure addresses a new law requiring... [ more ]

2030 31st Ave., San Francisco, CA 94116 Property Description: "Spacious tunnel entry style home in great Parkside location. 3 bedrooms on the main floor plus a huge basement with high ceilings for expansion. Both bedrooms with a sliding door to the rear deck, updated kitchen with... [ more ]

374-376 4th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94118 Property Description: "Outstanding bldg in fantastic location sit. steps from the Geary Blvd & Clement St. shopping districts. Opportunity to own, both a lg (approx. 1700 sf) 3 bdrm 2ba unit w/lrg garage & three income-producing... [ more ]

San Francisco’s residential market has fared better relative to many other cities during this difficult year for residential real estate; however, the area’s housing market still experienced a fall from previous highs. The market’s inherent high barriers to entry matched with... [ more ]

If you can afford it, home prices remain at an all-time low and selection an all-time high Wait a second… BusinessWeek just ran a cover story saying home prices won't rebound until 2012, and here it is starting a real estate column? What gives? Well, the reason it's a perfect time to... [ more ]

Interest rates are at historic lows but cyclical trends suggest they will soon rise. Home buyers may never see such a chance again Well, you may not be stupid or broke. Maybe you already have a house and you don't want to move. Or maybe you're a Trappist monk and have forsworn all earthly... [ more ]

The Bay Area’s housing market continued to ease back toward normalcy last month as fewer distressed properties sold and $500,000-plus sales accounted for a greater share of transactions than a year ago. The result: The nine-county region posted a modest year-over-year gain in its median... [ more ]

Under President's proposal, homeowners would be reimbursed for energy-efficient appliances and insulation. President Obama proposed a new program Tuesday that would reimburse homeowners for energy-efficient appliances and insulation, part of a broader plan to stimulate the economy. The... [ more ]

The San Francisco housing market continued to show promising signs of recovery through October 2009. Pending single family home sales jumped to 271 homes in October 2009, which represents a 30% increase in the number of pending sales month over month and a 58% increase year over year (Figure 1).... [ more ]

Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas and Rural Counties where Maximum Conforming Loan Limits for 2010-Originated Mortgages exceed $417,000 in Contiguous U.S. or $625,500 for locations in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and U.S. Virgin Islands (These loan limits, which are the... [ more ]

President Obama late Friday signed a congressional resolution to extend through 2010 the current conforming loan limits of $417,000 for most areas in the U.S. and $729,750 for high-cost areas, including many in California. The resolution was part of a broader piece of budgetary legislation that... [ more ]

You want your offer to be good enough to attract the seller's attention, but not so high that you overpay for the property. What's the magic number? Different markets require different strategies. In a buyer's market, you often have the luxury of offering below the list price. You and the seller... [ more ]

Congress has extended and expanded the homebuyer tax credit. The modifications in the column labeled “December 1 – April 30, 2010” become effective when President Obama signs the bill. All changes made to the current credit become effective on that date, as well.... [ more ]