Blogs Tagged: housing

Low Interest Rates Expected Through 2014

Posted On: Thursday, February 2, 2012 - 4:58am | Posted By: dianehourany
Topics: Buyers and Sellers

Although the economy is doing moderately well, unemployment remains high and housing in most of the country is still doing poorly. The Fed has announced that it will not raise interest rates until the end of 2014.

Recycle E-waste and Re-Purpose clutter before hitting the market.

Posted On: Friday, April 8, 2011 - 1:11pm | Posted By: jimbeitzel
Topics: Buyers and Sellers

As a Realtor at Zephyr Real Estate in San Francisco, working closely with my clients to prep their homes for sale has always been a passion of mine and a helpful and creative way for me to relieve stress. It is usually a ton of detailed work but seeing the final transformation revealed to the market, hearing the "oohs and ahhs" from the public and then seeing my sellers realize bigger returns as a

Mortgage Rates May Have Hit Bottom

Posted On: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:29pm | Posted By:

Mortgage rates in 2010 were the lowest in six decades.  However, these ultra-low mortgage rates are vanishing.  Rates have been rising since November 2010, and the rate for 30-year fixed loans has crossed the 5 percent mark twice in three weeks.  Many experts are signaling the end to the 4 percent mortgage rate era.


Will Housing Rebound in 2011?

Posted On: Tuesday, January 4, 2011 - 4:24pm | Posted By:

Will housing rebound in 2011?  It's a question many Americans want answered. 

If you've been following my blog, the housing data for the latter months of 2010 have been raising optimism.  Especially in San Francisco, median home prices have been showing slight increases; seasonally-adjusted new- and existing-home sales figures have been improving; and inventory has been fairly steady, if not shrinking.