Will Sonoma County home prices rise or fall in 2011? The Press Democrat spoke to three economists and two foreclosure experts for their outlook on the coming year. Read their thoughts and then feel free to share your own predictions for the housing market in 2011.
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Bay Area home sales fell in October to their second-lowest level in two decades, a result blamed largely on concerns about jobs and the economy. The nine-county region last month recorded the sale of 6,122 new and existing homes and condominiums, according to MDA DataQuick of San Diego. The total [...]
Only 2007 had fewer home sales in October for Sonoma County. The median sales price also dipped 6 percent from September to $342,500.
Bay Area home sales fell in September to their second-lowest level in 19 years. The nine-county region reported the sale of 6,334 new and resale houses and condominiums last month, down 20 percent from September 2009, according to MDA DataQuick of San Diego. In nearly two decades, the lowest total [...]
Robert Kleinhenz, deputy chief economist with the California Association of Realtors, voiced concerns over investigations that banks failed to properly follow foreclosure laws. He spoke Wednesday at a luncheon of the Women’s Council of Realtors Wine County Chapter.
The decline is largely due to fewer foreclosures and other distressed properties for sale in the starter home market. But Santa Rosa also had less growth than the rest of Sonoma County in home sales above $500,000.
Sunday’s Press Democrat included a story reporting that sales of country properties have shown a significant increase over the last year even as sales in town registered a slight decline. In interviews, real estate agents who specialize in country properties also talked about what it takes to find the right [...]
California home sales will stay sluggish next year as the market continues to struggle with a weak economy and large numbers of distressed properties. Home sales will climb a mere 2 percent in 2011 after a projected drop of 10 percent this year, the California Association of Realtors forecast Monday. [...]
The California Association of Realtors reports August home sales up nearly 2 percent from July. But the state recorded almost 80,000 fewer sales than in August 2009.
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