This chart gives an exceedingly clear illustration of the seasonality of home price appreciation over the past 4 years. Summer/autumn plateau in 2015? It’s happened to a large degree every year since 2012. We won’t really know where the market …
November 2015
San Francisco New-Home Construction
The SF Planning Department just released updated Q3 information regarding the new-housing development pipeline. San Francisco is in the midst of one of its biggest new-housing construction booms in history. (The same is occurring on the commercial development side, but …
Housing Affordability and Market Corrections – Paragon Report
A look at San Francisco Bay Area housing affordability trends over time and how they intersect with real estate market corrections: The 2008 San Francisco Bay Area real estate crash was not caused just by a local affordability crisis: It …
Why Is the Golden Gate Bridge Orange?
Ever wonder how the GGB came to be that gorgeous orange color we all know and love? This Bridge Will Not be Gray, written by Dave Eggers and illustrated by Tucker Nichols, is the story of how the Golden Gate Bridge …
Interest Rates & Affordability
Interest rates have ticked up a little bit and are now just below 4%. The Q3 CAR Affordability Index just came out: Q2 to Q3, San Francisco remained the same, at a very low 10% Index reading; Marin ticked up …
