Elliston Vineyards, a 121-year-old complex has now a new owner: a joint venture of Asia investors. After paying down $1.75 million in cash, the four investors are reportedly ready to plunk down more money to renovate the complex and keep it operating as a winery and event center. “They like the property, they feel the [...]
Silicon Valley has recorded a significant increase in home foreclosure postings in July to August, a sign that banks resume their foreclosure proceedings. However, this will be confirmed if the upcoming monthly statistics will show the same trend in foreclosures. In Santa Clara County, 742 homeowners received a notice of default, a 25% rise from [...]
August was the month of positive numbers when it comes to home sales, as the statistics show a 9.1% rise. However, the jump in home sales doesn’t necessary mean that home prices will go up too, as DataQuick’s recent report highlights. According to the DataQuick report the nine-county Bay Area totaled 7,513 new and resale [...]
The case of Jack and Donna Pfister pictures what is happening these days in the Bay Area housing market. The couple got good news about their bid topping all others on a foreclosure in Vacaville, so they started making preparations for moving in. But several days after the good news, the were told the bank [...]
Properties priced $500,000 or above accounted 35.3% of Bay Area homes sales, the latest report from DataQuick notes. This is a more than 2% decline from June, when properties in that price range accounted 37.7% of all home sales. The All time low for the current cycle was in January 2009, when just 22.7% of [...]
The political show influenced the Bay Area housing market: after strong month-to-month sales gain the area for previous months, July was unusually weak. Home sales were down especially for homes above $500,000 but edged higher than July of 2010. According to DataQuick’s recent report, a total of 6,887 new and resale houses and condominiums changed [...]
The number of Bay Area homeowners who are underwater is up 22.8% compared to a year ago, Zillow’s recent report highlighted. “Negative equity is growing because you still have foreclosures happening so the housing values are still declining,” said Svenja Gudell, senior economist for Zillow. “As home values decline, negative equity will increase.” Alameda County [...]
Fewer Bay Area homeowners received notice of default in July than a year ago, but the improvement is not a sign that the housing crisis is slowing. This drop is due to an increase in short sales and loan modifications, said Daren Blomquist, manager of communications and marketing for RealtyTrac. “It’s because foreclosure-prevention programs are [...]
Nelson Oliva, former Hercules City Manager sank into financial crisis, so he put his Hercules home for sale. The six-bedroom, five-bathroom house, built in 2003 on Nautical Cove in the Victoria by the Bay neighborhood, is listed at $549,999. The listed property is in pre-foreclosure. “The bank is holding off on foreclosure while it considers [...]
If you are looking for that specific zone that received three times more foreclosure notices than the whole US, Sacramento is the one. At least according to a mid-year report from RealtyTrac, released Thursday. More than 2.5% of households in the Sacramento region received a foreclosure filing in the first half of this year. That [...]
