Real Estate Roundup: California Housing Markets Are No Longer on Top of the Nation’s Hot List

April 30, 2018 Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. SAN FRANCISCO LOSES ITS STATUS AS HOTTEST U.S. REAL ESTATE MARKET IN APRIL For the past couple of years, California cities have dominated realtor.com’s monthly list of the nation’s 20 hottest real estate markets, with San Francisco, San […]

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Real Estate Roundup: California Homebuyers Face the Nation’s Longest Down-Payment Savings Time

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. IT TAKES A DECADE TO SAVE FOR A DOWN PAYMENT IN THE BAY AREA AND LOS ANGELES Although workers in the San Francisco area earn some of the highest salaries in the U.S., the region’s high-dollar housing market dictates that […]

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Q1 2018 Lake Tahoe Market Report

The return of plentiful snow to the Sierra Nevada mountains brought visitors flocking to the Lake/Tahoe Truckee region in the first quarter and helped drive home sales, which remained consistent with typical seasonal trends. Sales of homes priced above $2 million continued to dominate the market, jumping by 164 percent over the same period last […]

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U.S. Employment Growth Slows in March, as Weather Plays a Big Factor

April 6, 2018 by Selma Hepp • Posted in Economic & Employment News, Economic Straight Talk, Featured Posts, Tahoe Estates Group Insights   Today’s national employment report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics did not live up to expectations, with the country adding 103,000 jobs in March and the report including a downward revision of 50,000 jobs for January and February. Over […]

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Real Estate Roundup: San Francisco Is Still the Hottest U.S. Housing Market This Spring

Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious. AS USUAL, CALIFORNIA DOMINATES MARCH’S LIST OF THE NATION’S MOST IN-DEMAND REAL ESTATE MARKETS More buyers than ever are eyeing an increasingly smaller pool of homes on the market, with San Francisco retaining its title as the most sought-after market […]

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