Category Archives: Real Estate Data

Has Real Estate Bottomed? Here’s How to Tell

The absence of stories about the bottom in housing will mark the final nadir, because the real bottom can only be reached when everyone has abandoned housing as a pathway to easy money. Only when the public and investor class alike have completely lost interest in real estate as a “sure-fire” investment can the real trough be reached. Continue reading

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June Existing Home Sales Disappoint. Realtors Blame Cancellations

Economists were predicting that June Existing Home Sales would rise 2.9%, but that didn’t happen. June Existing Home Sales fell 0.8% from May and are down 8.8% from June 2010.
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Bay Area Home Sales Surge in June

Bay Area homes sales surged 14.5 percent from May to June, though are still below levels from 2010. Continue reading

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Foreclosure Activity Down 29 Percent So Far in 2011

Compared with the first half of 2010, foreclosure filings, default notices, auction sales, and bank repossessions are down 29 percent for the first 6 months of 2011. Continue reading

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SoCal Home Sales Solid in May

Southern California home sales and prices were strong in May. Continue reading

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