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Grubb & Ellis Pick Top 10 Real Estate Markets for 2010, Oakland / East Bay Ranks #5

Grubb & Ellis have picked their top 10 Real Estate Markets for 2010.  Oakland and the East Bay rank #5, San Francisco chimes in at #10.
U.S. MULTI HOUSING MARKET STRENGTH FORECAST
Top 10 Markets 2010-2014United States Overall Score* Rank
1.     Los Angeles 64.8
2.     Washington, D.C. 60.5
3.     Orange County, Calif. 60.1
4.     San Diego 58.3
5.     Oakland/East Bay, Calif. 58.1
6.     Long [...]

Oakland under $100k

In the past couple of days there has been lots of discussion with clients regarding a recent blog post of mine about multiple offers, as well as the article in the paper from last Sunday’s Chron (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/03/29/MN3K16M9RT.DTL) . 
It appears that if people aren’t running, they are confused.
These discussions have prompted me to delve into Oakland’s [...]

Investor Mortgage Programs

This just in from Chet Gohd, mortgage broker extraordinaire, and owner of RPM Mortgage in Berkeley.
“I’ve just heard some exciting news and thought I’d pass it along. Fannie Mae, who buys most of the loans which are placed up to $625,500, has just announced that they will be lifting the restrictions for Investor buyers. Currently, [...]

The Future Looks Grim, So Sayeth Carole Rodoni

If you are looking for someone with a strong opinion about the economy and real estate, then look no further than Carole Rodoni.  Her leadership and statistical analysis of the economy and how it affects real estate makes her opinions extremely valuable.  Yesterday I spent nearly 2 hours in a room with 500 other curious [...]

Alameda & Contra Costa County Statistics, Oct. 2007 – Dec. 2008

The first graph is for single family homes in Alameda County, the second graph is Contra Costa County.  The blue bar shows “sold,” the green bar shows “for sale,” and the triangles show “pending.”
First of all, let’s look at the obvious.  Both graphs show a similar pattern with January being the lowest in inventory.  In February inventory [...]

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