Buying a home has always been hard. In August, it got even harder. Home shoppers now must sign a contract with their agents before getting professional help, thanks to new …
While the Bay Area might have seen a second summer in September, home sales were already cooling down. Home sales in the nine-county region hit their lowest level since March, declining …
Anton Wormann, 32, moved to Japan in October 2018. Courtesy of Anton Wormann Anton Wormann, 32, has always had a passion for DIY projects and creating beautiful spaces. So, after …
US mortgage rates jumped last week by the most since July 2023, abruptly halting a monthslong slide that was helping to reinvogorate housing activity. The contract rate on a 30-year …
Despite Realtor assurances their industry is adapting smoothly to new homebuying rules, signs of hiccups, confusion and frustration surfaced last week when more than 7,000 industry professionals gathered in Long …
California’s beleaguered real estate industry will get some relief next year, with house sales projected to increase 10% to 304,400 transactions in 2025, the California Association of Realtors predicted on …
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday, Sept. 24, limiting real estate contracts between homebuyers and their agents to three months, imposing a time limit on agreements that became mandatory …
Bay Area house hunters can now afford much more house than they could just a month ago — and with the Federal Reserve’s aggressive rate cut announced Wednesday, their buying power …
Home prices in the Bay Area fell for the first time in 13 months, as declining mortgage rates brought more sellers onto the market and increased the available inventory. “With …
Thanks to the runup in housing prices, homeowners now have more than $32 trillion in home equity as of the first quarter of 2024, according to the St. Louis Federal Reserve …