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Pacific Union Joins Compass
Pacific Union is pleased to share the news that our firm has joined Compass, a real estate technology company that operates in more than 30 regions throughout the U.S.
REAL Trends currently ranks Pacific Union as the No. 5 residential real estate brokerage in Americaand the No. 1 independent brokerage in California based on 2017 sales volume of ...
REAL Trends currently ranks Pacific Union as the No. 5 residential real estate brokerage in Americaand the No. 1 independent brokerage in California based on 2017 sales volume of ...
Video: Pacific Union Joins Compass
Pacific Union is excited to share the news that we have joined Compass! In this video, Compass CEO Robert Reffkin, Pacific Union CEO Mark A. McLaughlin, and other key company leaders weigh in on this game-changing partnership.
U.S. Home Prices Again Reach New Peak in the Second Quarter
August 22, 2018 by Pacific Union • Posted in Featured Posts, Home Price Conditions
The median sales price for a U.S. single-family home was $269,000 in the second quarter, an all-time high. The San Jose metropolitan area was America’s fastest-appreciating housing market, with the $1.41 million median sales price up by 18.7 percent from the ...
The median sales price for a U.S. single-family home was $269,000 in the second quarter, an all-time high. The San Jose metropolitan area was America’s fastest-appreciating housing market, with the $1.41 million median sales price up by 18.7 percent from the ...
Bay Area Posts Double-Digit Percent Home Price Gains for the 13th Straight Month in July
The median sales price for a single-family home in California was $591,460 in July, down from June’s all-time high but up by nearly 8 percent year over year.
The nine-county Bay Area ended July with the median sales price at $980,000, an annual increase of more than 10 percent.
Diminishing affordability in job centers helped drive double-digit ...
California’s Job Market Picks Up Speed in July
Despite concerns over slowing employment growth, California added 46,700 jobs in July and revised June numbers to 21,500 new positions from an initially reported 800, according to the latest numbers from the state Employment Development Department. With the summer’s pickup in job additions, California’s 2.0 percent employment growth is again ...
Video: California July Jobs Report
Check out this short animation, which offers highlights from July’s California jobs report. To read the full analysis by Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp, click here.
The Bay Area’s 10 Fastest-Appreciating Housing Markets: Q2 2018
As in our first-quarter analysis of Bay Area housing markets that posted the largest annual price gains, most of the 70-plus communities in which Pacific Union operates saw annual appreciation in the second quarter. Silicon Valley communities continued to experience significant year-over-year price increases, with Woodside, Atherton, and Menlo ...
A Checklist for Finding Your Dream Neighborhood
Everyone knows the saying when it comes to shopping for real estate: location, location, location! But, what does that really mean? And what does a desirable neighborhood really encompass to you? We’ve put together a high-level list of things to consider when plotting the location of your next home.
Commute
Everyone has heard stories about ...
Commute
Everyone has heard stories about ...
Losses of Lower-Paying Jobs Drag Down California’s Employment Growth in June
The Golden State created 800 jobs (seasonally adjusted) in June, which is the lowest number since the recovery began in 2010 and follows an upward revision to 7,200 jobs added in May, according to the latest numbers from the state Employment Development Department. Nevertheless, notable losses in seven California industries dragged down the ...
How Much Does It Cost to Maintain a Home in California?
California homeowners can expect to spend nearly $17,000 each year to maintain their properties, higher than the national average.
Atherton ranks as the most expensive city in California for home upkeep, an average of more than $27,000 per year.
Replacing a swimming pool’s filtration system is the most expensive routine home-maintenance task, ...
Are Bay Area Housing Markets Getting the Jitters? June’s Median Price Growth Doesn’t Suggest So.
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Bay Area home sales dropped by 13 percent year over year in June. Sales in Sonoma and Napa counties slowed by more than 20 percent, while activity in San Francisco, Marin, and Alameda counties declined by about 10 percent. Sales of homes priced at less than $1 million fell at the fastest rate seen in two years, down by ...
Bay Area home sales dropped by 13 percent year over year in June. Sales in Sonoma and Napa counties slowed by more than 20 percent, while activity in San Francisco, Marin, and Alameda counties declined by about 10 percent. Sales of homes priced at less than $1 million fell at the fastest rate seen in two years, down by ...
Video: June Bay Area Home Sales Report
Check out this short animation offers highlights from June’s Bay Area home sales report. To read the full analysis by Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp, click here....
Homeownership Pays Off More in California Than It Does Anywhere Else in America
Oakland home values increased by about $93,000 from 2015 to 2016, 136.2 percent of the median household income, the most in the U.S.
Anaheim, Los Angeles, San Jose, San Francisco, and Fremont also rank among the country’s 10 housing markets with the biggest payoffs.
Berkeley ranks as the least-affordable housing market in the country for ...
Real Estate Roundup: Bay Area Counties Are Among the Nation’s Fastest-Appreciating Luxury Markets
Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious.
LUXURY HOME PRICES ARE UP SUBSTANTIALLY IN SILICON VALLEY
Silicon Valley‘s tech juggernaut and interest from international buyers propelled luxury home prices by double-digit percentage points in the first half of this year, with San Mateo County ranking ...
LUXURY HOME PRICES ARE UP SUBSTANTIALLY IN SILICON VALLEY
Silicon Valley‘s tech juggernaut and interest from international buyers propelled luxury home prices by double-digit percentage points in the first half of this year, with San Mateo County ranking ...
Would-Be Homebuyers Outnumber Sellers by 4-to-1
Forty-one percent of renters are thinking of purchasing a home over the next year, compared with 11 percent of owners who plan to sell.
California home prices grew by 8.9 percent year over year in May, while prices in the San Francisco metropolitan area were up by 11.4 percent.
California real estate prices are expected to appreciate by 9.3 ...
Bay Area Is High on List of Best Beach Towns, Led by … Mill Valley!
Quick: Name the best, most livable oceanfront beach town in California. If you picked Mill Valley, you would be correct, according to the number-crunchers at the personal finance website WalletHub, who count Marin County‘s Mill Valley as the fourth most livable beach town in all the United States — and No. 1 in California.
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California Has the Most Million-Dollar Homes in the U.S.
More than half of the homes in the San Jose metropolitan area are valued at more than $1 million, the most in the country.
San Francisco and Los Angeles rank a respective No. 2 and No. 3 in the U.S. for the highest percentage of million-dollar homes.
Since the turn of the century, San Francisco has created the most number of homeowners who ...
Best Location to Watch 4th of July Fireworks
Love a good fireworks show? Here's what's booming in the Bay Area.
(If you're kind of over the whole fighting-the-crowd-to-see-yet-another-fireworks-show-in-the-fog thing, here are some less expected ways to celebrate the Fourth—think hot-dog-eating contest, bar crawl, beach tug-of-war and more.)
Fireworks Cruise: Onboard the Blue & Gold ...
(If you're kind of over the whole fighting-the-crowd-to-see-yet-another-fireworks-show-in-the-fog thing, here are some less expected ways to celebrate the Fourth—think hot-dog-eating contest, bar crawl, beach tug-of-war and more.)
Fireworks Cruise: Onboard the Blue & Gold ...
San Francisco Resale Condominium Prices Climb to a Six-Year High in May
Check out these high-level details about the latest new and resale condominium trends in major California markets from experts at Pacific Union subsidiary The Mark Company, then download the full reports.
San Francisco
The San Francisco Condominium Pricing Index was unchanged month over month in May but increased by 2 percent year over year ...
San Francisco
The San Francisco Condominium Pricing Index was unchanged month over month in May but increased by 2 percent year over year ...
U.S. Housing Affordability Falls to Decade Low in the Second Quarter
Americans who earn the average wage cannot afford a home in 75 percent of housing markets as of the second quarter.
Nationwide, home prices have outpaced wage growth from the second quarter of 2017. Home prices are growing faster than incomes in eight of nine Bay Area counties.
Marin County homebuyers will spend the highest amount of their ...
Real Estate Roundup: Outdoor-Entertainment Amenities Significantly Boost California Home Values
Here’s a look at recent news of interest to homebuyers, home sellers, and the home-curious.
BARBECUES, FIRE PITS ADD MORE THAN 20 PERCENT TO GOLDEN STATE
HOME PRICES
Summer officially arrived late last week, and California homeowners who have tricked-out their backyards for outdoor parties not only stand to have good times ahead but ...
BARBECUES, FIRE PITS ADD MORE THAN 20 PERCENT TO GOLDEN STATE
HOME PRICES
Summer officially arrived late last week, and California homeowners who have tricked-out their backyards for outdoor parties not only stand to have good times ahead but ...
Facebook Named the Best Bay Area Company for Workers
Social-networking giant Facebook ranks as the Bay Area top company to work for based on employee ratings and reviews.
Facebook and Salesforce.com are the top two companies receiving the most interest from workers seeking to relocate to the Bay Area.
Eleven of the Bay Area’s 20 best workplaces are not traditional tech companies.
The planet’s ...
California’s Median Home Price Climbs to New All-Time High
The Golden State’s median single-family home price was $600,860 in May, surpassing the previous peak set in May 2007.
For the second straight month, home prices in the nine-county Bay Area reached a new high, ending May at $1,088,000.
Homes in Santa Clara County sold in an average of eight days in May, making it California’s fastest-paced ...
California’s Unemployment Rate Maintains Record Low in May
The Golden State added 5,500 jobs in May and downwardly revised April’s monthly growth to 25,600, according to the latest numbers from the California Employment Development Department. This year’s job numbers have been unusually volatile, mostly due to larger-than-usual changes in industries that are sensitive to seasonal trends. Total state ...
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