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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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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- 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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