Significant changes in Bay Area employment trends - Paragon Our analyst at Paragon, Patrick Carlyle, provides these insights: Analyzing new data (preliminary May numbers) from the CA Employment Development Department indicates a significant shift in Bay Area employment numbers. As seen in the chart below, looking at the 4 central Bay Area Counties, comparing the [...]

    Wealth, Employment, Demand, Inventory, Affordability and San Francisco Home Prices   The San Francisco Market Report including 12 custom charts, June 2016 Link to our updated interactive SF & Bay Area Home Price Maps Link to our recent SF Housing & New Construction Report ------------------------------------------------------------ An Astounding Recovery since 2011 Chart: Long-term SF [...]

Click here for issue 2 of Place! “Spring has officially arrived around the Bay Area – the beauty of this past season’s El Nino’ rain has put a blanket of green on the hills and all the trees and flowers are in full bloom. We’ve packed a lot in to this second issue of PLACE [...]

The San Francisco Luxury Home Market Homes of $2 Million & Above Auto-Updating Market Analytics The bar charts compare year-over-year data, going back 2 years, for the latest month. The line charts track monthly data over a period of 3 to 5 years. Note that it can take 7 to 15 days after a month’s [...]

San Francisco House & Condo Markets Diverge Non-Luxury House Market Remains White Hot Supply & Demand Balance Shifts in Condo Market Luxury Condo Market Continues to Cool April 2016 report, including 15 custom charts In the first quarter of 2016, various market segments in the city began to trend in significantly different directions. Houses, especially [...]

San Francisco Real Estate Market Report March 2016, including 13 custom charts.   San Francisco Real Estate Market Report March 2016 Including 13 custom charts San Francisco Median Home Sales Prices Combined House & Condo Sales, by Month Chart: Median Price Trends since 1993 Chart: Case-Shiller Metro Area Home Price Index Monthly and seasonal fluctuations [...]

San Francisco Neighborhood Affordability Where a buyer is most likely to find a home in the price segment they're looking in, whether under $1 million or over $5 million. Where to Buy a Home in San Francisco for the Money You Want to Spend February 2016 Report on Neighborhood Home Prices A city neighborhood map [...]

San Francisco Home Price Appreciation     San Francisco Home Price Appreciation 2011 to 2015, by City Neighborhood   A Paragon Special Report While waiting for the 2016 real estate market to really wake up and start generating useful statistical data, below is a look at San Francisco house and condo values over the past [...]

  Sellers often ask me this question. It's a very understandable question to ask.   Does it really make a difference to buyers if a perfectly nice property is furnished? There is an old adage: "Buyers know what they see, not the way it's going to be."  If this is true then staging is recommended. The [...]