Lafayette, California Real Estate *** Lafayette, CA Real Estate Specialist

  The top news today highlights the rapidly growing rate of foreclosures across the country-up nearly 87%.  In the Bay Area, the number of foreclosures tripled from a year ago, and that subprime lending is the primary culprit.  Coupled with that news is a report that the subprime lending market c...

Articles of Interest 7.10.07 According to data compiled by Shennum Green, during the last decade, the Hispanic population in the United States has proven to be a major force in housing markets across the country, including the Bay Area. Not only are Hispanics the fastest growing population segmen...

Amidst an ever-sliding Bay Area real estate market, homebuilders, real estate agents and homeowners alike are turning to a more non-traditional method to unload unwanted inventory: home auctions. Rising foreclosures and a stagnant housing market are making the sell-quick nature of home auctions e...

Articles of Interest 7.6.07Market WatchDon't expect any quick rebound in housing. The National Association of Realtors said Tuesday that its index of pending sales which tracks contracts that have been signed but not closed fell 3.5% in May to 97.7 from the previous month and was down more than 1...

ANTICIPATIONDo not anticipate trouble,or worry about what may never happen. Keep in the sunlight.- Benjamin Franklin Articles of Interest 7.5.07Market WatchAccording to Runzheimer International, a Wisconsin-based consulting firm, analysis of housing market values in selected California cities sug...

Prices Falling, Homes Not Selling, The Bubble Bursting                       We Are Hearing It All These Days.Security Pacific has been around for nearly forty years with over 50,000 local homes sold.  We've seen all kinds of ups and downs.  Those years of experience provide us with a unique pers...

MEANINGThe least of things with a meaningis worth more in lifethan the greatest of things without it.- Carl Jung Articles of Interest 7.3.07Market WatchGigapixel cityscapes, user-supplied media content ranging from questions and answers to business ratings and personal profiles, and home improvem...

Quote of the week ...Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.~Harold R. McAlindonArticles of Interest 7.2.07Market WatchThe good news is that developers have been building homes in the Bay Area. The bad news is that not enough of those homes are ...