April ’13 Numbers

What a difference a month can make, so it seems at first glance. We finally saw a fairly substantial gain in inventory, 1,830 homes for sale, up from 1,395 in March. However, we have to be asking ourselves, is that the normal... Continue Reading »

SF Gate: Bay Area home-sales price rises (by Carolyn Said)

“Realtors, buyers and sellers report that an extremely limited supply of homes for sale continues to be the story of the day. ”It’s crazy,” said Glen Bell of Betters Homes & Gardens/Mason-McDuffie... Continue Reading »

March ’13 Numbers

After 20 consecutive months of seeing a decline in inventory, January and February brought us a small increase in the number of available homes for sale. We increased our month’s supply from 15 days to 21 days.  However, March... Continue Reading »

February ’13 Numbers

Glen’s Numbers 2/28/2013 After 20 consecutive months of seeing a decline in inventory, February signaled the second month in a row of a slight increase in the number of available homes for sale. Although, this is somewhat typical... Continue Reading »

January ’13 Numbers

Glen’s Numbers 01/2013 After 20 consecutive months of seeing a decline in inventory, January finally brought us a slight increase in the available homes for sale. Although, this is somewhat typical for January, we are hoping... Continue Reading »

SFGate: Bay Area Home Sales, Prices Surging

“Sale prices of Bay Area homes surged in 2012 at a pace that accelerated throughout the year, according to DataQuick, a San Diego research firm. In December the nine-county median rose to $442,750, an astounding 32 percent... Continue Reading »

Glen’s Numbers — December 2012

  I keep expecting us to change course, but month after month, we continue to see a decrease in the number of homes that are available to buy. Listening to agents and brokers who have been in the business for years, most are... Continue Reading »

Glen’s Numbers — November 2012

I keep expecting us to change course, but month after month, we continue to see a decrease in the number of homes that are available to buy. We are now in our 19th consecutive decline of inventory for the East Bay (the 38 cities... Continue Reading »

Glen’s East Bay Housing Numbers — Through October 2012

There’s just not enough homes to buy and more people are entering the market. Buyers are recognizing the opportunity; The economy is showing some signs of improvement. We’ve reached our bottom on prices earlier this year.... Continue Reading »

Glen’s East Bay Housing Numbers – Through August 2012

The latest edition of Glen’s East Bay Housing Numbers are in and here’s what I found. • This is the 16th consecutive decline in inventory for the East Bay (the 38 cities tracked) and we are now at 2,329 homes actively... Continue Reading »

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