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Lack of Affordability Constrains Home Sales

The continued lack of affordability in the Penninsula and Silicon Valley housing markets remains the primary factor in our housing market. As workers are priced out of those areas, they continue to look for homes in Contra Costa County with home sales up more than 10 percent in July, according to the California Association of …

Bay Area Home Prices Continue To Climb

While some parts of California saw housing sales slow down in July, in the Bay Area it was a different story. The California Association of Realtors reports that the Bay Area continues to see prices climb ever-higher with many markets experiencing double-digit growth in closed-sale prices. Santa Clara, San Francisco, and Alameda–all counties where more …

Do You Know What’s In Your Insurance Policy?

What you don’t know about insurance policies can cost you. That’s the new finding from a national survey by comparison website insuranceQuotes.”Reading your insurance policy can be kind of boring, but you need to be well informed,” said Jason Hargraves, the company’s managing editor. For example, you might think you’re covered when you’re not, or …

San Francisco Home Prices Soar

The average price of a house bought in San Francisco rose by $205,000 in the first half of 2018, the largest six-month increase in history, according to MLS data compiled by local real estate agency Paragon. The average house in the city limits now costs $1.62 million. Condo prices also rose by $71,000, which is …