The human species in general has a very short-term memory. We will forget about ‘that time we weren’t allowed to be within 6 feet of each other.’
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A recent uptick in the San Francisco market is showing properties with certain features: outdoor space, private patios, and roof decks are back to selling at a familiar pace: Less than a week on market.
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An inflection point is nearing in the condominium market in San Francisco. Values can only drop for so long, or more appropriately said, the select group of buyers in the market could only retain their exclusivity for a certain period of time.
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6 months into the pandemic, some obvious trends have become clear. Most notably, we are in an established Buyers Market for condos in San Francisco. Learn what that means for both buyers and homeowners trying to sell.
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In the wake of the virus and its impact on financial markets, people have seen their portfolios take a massive nose-dive in value. Pulling back and out of equities to make other investments, pay off debt, or just to maintain cash levels on hand is not as attractive of an option as it was 2 weeks ago.
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Our world has been turned upside down in a matter of weeks. For some, it was a matter of days. Now, we all sit at home and wait. And some worry that this is 2008 all over again. This isn’t.
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The COVID19 pandemic has created global panic and we are definitely entering a sharp recession.
If you’re a real estate professional, you can choose to freeze in fear and take shelter. Alternatively, you can choose to seize the opportunity to innovate and create a foundation to thrive after the pandemic ends.
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What if we've hit the peak? We’ve been accustomed to there being no such thing as the Top Of The Market in the Bay Area, California for a very long time. Desirability has been at an all-time high since the dot com boom, the quality of life in the Bay is better than most other parts of the country, and 18 of the world’s Fortune 500 companies have their HQ in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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The Senate came to an agreement late last night / early this morning and are expected to vote today on a $2 trillion aid package designed to help the public and economy bounce back from the COVID-19 outbreak.
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It is imperative that listing agents fight to retain pre-coronavirus values in all properties selling this month and next. All it takes is one listing to sell for 5-10% below BC value to set the trend of a devalued real estate market.
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It would be remiss of me to not comment or dive deep into something everyone is thinking; what effect is coronavirus having on Bay Area Real Estate? On a macro level, the recent rate cut by the Fed has sent mortgage rates down to a historic low. Banks are offering loan products in the sub 3% range almost across the board, trying to incentivize borrowing..
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