Does Your Insurance Cover That? No one likes to think about disasters. But here in California, we have more than our share. Severe weather, fire, theft—or even a seemingly small issue like a broken pipe—can wreak havoc on your home and result in thousands of dollars in damages. Fortunately, a good homeowners insurance policy can offer […]
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Real Estate
Real estate is "property consisting of land and the buildings on it, along with its natural resources such as crops, minerals or water; immovable property of this nature; an interest vested in this (also) an item of real property, (more generally) buildings or housing in general.
Residential real estate
Residential real estate may contain either a single-family or multifamily structure that is available for occupation or for non-business purposes.
Residences can be classified by and how they are connected to neighboring residences and land. Different types of housing tenure can be used for the same physical type. For example, connected residences might be owned by a single entity and leased out, or owned separately with an agreement covering the relationship between units and common areas and concerns.
How Much is Your Home Actually Worth?
Discover What Buyers Will Pay in Today’s Market It’s easy to look up how much money you have in your savings account or the real-time value of your stock investments. But determining the true market value of a home is trickier. As a seller, knowing your home’s actual worth helps you price it correctly when […]
2018 Real Estate Market Report – More Changes!
Well, 2018 was something of a ride in the real estate market! The big thing everyone wants to know first is, of course, how did sale prices do? The short answer is that prices in all our markets were up for the year. The longer answer is, they were not up as much as many […]
What’s Ahead for Real Estate in 2019?
As we begin another year, everyone wants to know: “Where is the housing market headed in 2019?” It’s not only buyers, sellers, and homeowners who are impacted. The real estate market plays an integral role in the overall U.S. economy. Fortunately, key indicators point toward a stable housing market in 2019 with signs of modest […]
What’s Ahead for the Real Estate Market in 2018
“How’s the Market?” you ask? A few weeks ago, we wrote an update on the local real estate market for October. But what about what’s happening to the national real estate market? We got you covered there, so read on. While no one can predict the future with certainty, most experts expect to see modest […]
Real Estate Market Change Report for October 2018
The Change Has Come! In our last quarterly real estate market update, I noted how the inventory, (that’s the number of homes listed for sale) had grown for two quarters in a row. We were waiting for one more quarter to see if this was an uptick that would go back down or the beginning […]
What a Half Million Dollar House in Hayward CA Looks Like 🤯
What kind of house will $500,000 buy in Hayward, CA compared to Brentwood, CA? Welcome to our second article comparing housing prices in the San Francisco Bay Area to East Contra Costa County. And just FYI, even though we are on the edge of what you might think is the Bay Area, we still consider […]
