The Bay Area’s 10 Fastest-Paced Housing Markets: Q4 2018

Some local housing markets were moving quite quickly as 2018 came to an end — particularly those in the East Bay.


Check out the region’s 10 fastest-moving markets below, many of which also made the list in the previous two quarters of 2018. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore



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Bay Area Tech Firms Pledge Big Bucks to Help Housing Shortage

FACEBOOK LEADS THE CHARGE TO BUILD MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING IN SILICON VALLEY


Several weeks ago, newly inaugurated California Gov. Gavin Newsom called upon deep-pocketed Silicon Valley tech companies to contribute money to help address the region’s housing shortage, and Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has already answered.


The Facebook-led fund has already raised $260 million, with the goal of building 8,000 homes in five Bay Area counties over the next decade. An additional $40 million fund will give Bay Area cities financial resources to strategize about how to best build more affordable housing units. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore



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U.S. Homebuyer Confidence Dropped in the Second Half of 2018

• Sixty-three percent of Americans thought that it was a good time to purchase real estate as of the fourth quarter, down from 72 percent on an annual basis.

Although nearly two-thirds of Americans think that now is a good time to purchase a home, buyer optimism about the housing market is at its lowest point in three years despite Americans’ mostly positive outlook on the economy. Read full article @elizabethGkilgore




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