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Anecdotal and informal evidence about the rapidly improving San Francisco real estate market has been mounting for months, but it can now be officially supported by hard data. In fact, skyrocketing home prices and steadily improving consumer optimism have helped make San Francisco's housing market the second strongest in the country , accordin Read More

Although it was hit hard by the housing market downtown of the late 2000s - as so many U.S. cities were - San Francisco has demonstrated a strong ability to bounce back to its pre-recession levels. In recent months, increasing demand and consumer confidence have helped strengthen the San Francisco real estate market, helping it become one of the h Read More

Demand for homes in the Bay Area has surged in the past few months, and inventory is dropping and prices are rising as a result. According to the  San Jose Mercury News , the pace of the recovery of San Francisco's housing market has been accelerating recently, which has sapped the region's supply of for-sale homes .  According t Read More

With the housing market recovery underway, many California metros have witnessed rapid rises in sales volume and median price. Cities like San Diego, Los Angeles and San Jose have all seen their housing markets strengthen in the last few months, but San Francisco real estate has, in many ways, undergone the most complete transformation. According Read More

After serving as a locus of high foreclosure activity as recently as a few years ago, California has made significant strides to get its housing market back in shape. Just as much of the country's big cities' markets have begun moving in the right direction, homes in the Golden State have begun to follow suit. In popular regions like Los A Read More

The San Francisco housing market is sometimes considered to operate by its own rules. Its proximity to Silicon Valley and its enduring cultural appeal help make the Bay Area one of the most stable and high-priced markets in the country. These factors help keep property values in the region high and also buffer it against the prolonged downturns th Read More

The San Francisco housing market displayed strength in June 2012, as home prices increased throughout much of the metro. According to The Los Angeles Times , the Bay Area's median home prices rose 4.3 percent between May 2012 and June 2012. In fact, the average house price was $417,000 during that time frame. "Instead of foreclosure resal Read More