• Bay Area Claims Four of the Five Priciest U.S. Real Estate Markets in 2017

    30 November, 2017

    Bay Area Claims Four of the Five Priciest U.S. Real Estate Markets in 2017

    Atherton, Los Altos Hills, Palo Alto, and Ross ZIP codes are among the five most expensive places to purchase a home in the U.S. this year. Nine of the 20 priciest U.S. real estate markets are located in California. Homes in Atherton and Los Altos Hills are staying on the market for longer than they did at the same time last year. In what will come as little surprise to anyone who regularl...

  • Key Takeaways From Pacific Union’s Los Angeles Real Estate and Economic Forecast to 2020

    30 November, 2017

    Key Takeaways From Pacific Union’s Los Angeles Real Estate and Economic Forecast to 2020

    On Nov. 29, Pacific Union held its first annual Los Angeles Real Estate and Economic Forecast in partnership with John Burns Real Estate Consulting in order to project market activity through 2020. Below are some key, high-level takeaways from the live event. To watch the full one-hour presentation, click here. Both short-term and medium-term, most housing markets across the country remain...

  • The Best Bay Area and Lake Tahoe Winter 2017 Events and Activities

    29 November, 2017

    The Best Bay Area and Lake Tahoe Winter 2017 Events and Activities

    Ice-skaters at San Francisco’s Union Square. Winter is indeed coming, and lucky for us, Northern California offers an abundance of activities and events in which to participate, year-round. We’ve collected a few ideas that may inspire you to strap on some skates, slap on the skis, or even head out to a parade. San Francisco Holiday Ice Rink Taking a spin around the Holiday Ice Ri...

  • The Best Bay Area and Lake Tahoe Winter 2017 Events and Activities

    29 November, 2017

    The Best Bay Area and Lake Tahoe Winter 2017 Events and Activities

    Ice-skaters at San Francisco’s Union Square. Winter is indeed coming, and lucky for us, Northern California offers an abundance of activities and events in which to participate, year-round. We’ve collected a few ideas that may inspire you to strap on some skates, slap on the skis, or even head out to a parade. San Francisco Holiday Ice Rink Taking a spin around the Holiday Ice Ri...

  • California, Bay Area Pending Home Sales Once Again Slip in October

    28 November, 2017

    California, Bay Area Pending Home Sales Once Again Slip in October

    The California Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index declined by 2.6 percent year over year in October. Bay Area pending sales dropped for the 13th straight month, falling by 10.5 percent from last October. Declining affordability remains the top concern for California real estate professionals. Pending home sales continued their skid in California and the Bay Area in Oct...

  • Home Prices Rise in More Than 90 Percent of California Counties in October

    27 November, 2017

    Home Prices Rise in More Than 90 Percent of California Counties in October

    The median sales price rose year over year in October in 47 of 51 California counties for which data is available. For the second straight month, home prices rose by double-digit percentage points on an annual basis in the nine-county Bay Area — up 11.1 percent to $892,790. San Francisco again overtook San Mateo County as the state’s most expensive housing market, with a median...

  • Video: Highlights From Pacific Union’s Bay Area Real Estate and Economic Forecast to 2020

    24 November, 2017

    Video: Highlights From Pacific Union’s Bay Area Real Estate and Economic Forecast to 2020

    Check out this short clip of highlights from Pacific Union’s Bay Area Real Estate and Economic Forecast to 2020. To watch the full, one-hour presentation, click here. And to watch our first-ever Los Angeles Forecast to 2020, view the live stream on Wednesday, Nov. 29 at 5 p.m. Pacific Time.

  • Happy Thanksgiving 2017 From Pacific Union

    23 November, 2017

    Happy Thanksgiving 2017 From Pacific Union

    All of us at Pacific Union would like to wish you a very happy, healthy, and relaxing Thanksgiving. Whether you’ve traveled or simply stayed put in the Bay Area, we hope you get to spend some quality time with family and friends. The year 2017 has given us plenty to be thankful for, and we hope you can say the same. Have a wonderful weekend, and check back on Monday, Nov. 27, when weR...

  • California Housing Affordability Falls to Decade Low in Third Quarter

    22 November, 2017

    California Housing Affordability Falls to Decade Low in Third Quarter

    Twenty-eight percent of California households earned the minimum annual income needed to purchase the median-priced $555,860 single-family home in the third quarter. Affordability improved by 1 percent to 2 percent from the second quarter in six Bay Area counties. San Francisco remains the state’s least-affordable county, with 13 percent of households able to afford the median-priced ho...