Author: Sally Gardner

More housing supply is expected to hit the market by next fall, though the inventory of starter homes will be slower to improve. The U.S. median home sales price is projected to increase by 3.2 percent in 2018, down from 5.5 percent this year. Home prices in the are projected to increase by a respective […]

Executive Summary: The Wine Country wildfires are estimated to have destroyed about 2,800 homes so far, or about 5 percent of Santa Rosa’s housing stock. The current property damage approaches $4 billion. With rents and home prices already growing robustly, there will be further pressure on prices given the region’s already tight inventory. City and […]

Just because summer is ending doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of things to do across the Bay Area and the Lake Tahoe region. We’ve curated a list of the many festivals and events recommended by our local offices. Have a great autumn! Contra Costa County/Tri-Valley Lafayette Art & Wine Festival, Lafayette Held each year on […]

Nationwide, the median single-family home price grew by 6.2 percent year over year in the second quarter to reach a new peak of more than $250,000. Annual appreciation in the Bay Area’s two largest metropolitan areas outstripped the U.S. rate — San Jose (9.1 percent) and San Francisco (8.6 percent). San Jose and San Francisco […]