My October 2022 real estate market update begins with the news that the September consumer price index (CPI) report which came out last week showed higher than expected increases, despite actions taken by the Federal Reserve to combat inflation. Here are a few...
The real estate market remains influenced by the old supply-and-demand predicament: U.S. home sales continue at a rapid pace, but the number of listings remains limited. Amid historically low mortgage rates, buyers keep shopping, reducing inventory and sparking a rise...
“2020 will be known for a lot of things, and a record-breaking year for real estate will certainly be one of its more unexpected legacies,” prominent economist Daryl Fairweather said. And he’s right: most of us would have expected the housing market to suffer from...
One of the most consequential decisions a home buyer makes has nothing to do with the purchase price, the neighborhood, or the condition of the roof. It happens in the weeks between acceptance and closing, when an insurance quote lands in your inbox and you have to...
The playbook for selling a home has changed fast, and here in the East Bay, I’m seeing it play out in real time. Buyers have more options, more leverage, and they’re using it. Active housing inventory rose more than 16% year-over-year in 2025, one of the...
