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Q1 2016: San Francisco Market Shifts

In the first quarter of 2016, various market segments in the city began to trend in significantly different directions. Houses, especially those below $2 million, are still often selling in a frenzy of bidding: Recent reports of houses selling with 5, 10 or more competing offers are not uncommon, especially in neighborhoods considered more affordable (by San Francisco standards). Demand remains very high, supply remains extremely low, and new house...

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March 2016 – San Francisco Real Estate Market Trends

Mortgage Interest Rate TrendsShort-Term Changes since the Fed Raised Rates

Seasonality & the Spring MarketOverbidding by Month

San Francisco Real Estate Market Report March 2016 Including 13 custom charts San Francisco Median Home Sales PricesCombined House & Condo Sales, by Month

Chart: Median Price Trends since 1993

Chart: Case-Shiller Metro Area Home Price Index

Monthly and seasonal fluctuations in median sales prices are quite normal and do not...

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Appreciation of San Francisco Condos: 2011-2015

San Francisco Median Condo Price Appreciation2011 to 2015, by Neighborhood

Median sales price is a very general statistic, often concealing an enormous variety of values in the underlying individual sales. It can be and often is affected by other factors besides changes in fair market value, such as changes in the inventory available to purchase, and major changes in the distressed property, luxury home, or new condo construction segments. Sometimes...

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Appreciation of San Francisco Houses: 2011-2015

San Francisco Median House Price Appreciation 2011 to 2015, by Neighborhood

Median sales price is a very general statistic, often concealing an enormous variety of values in the underlying individual sales. It can be and often is affected by other factors besides changes in fair market value, such as changes in the inventory available to purchase, and major changes in the distressed property, luxury home, or new home construction segments. Sometimes...

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