East Bay Mortgage & Market Update for April 8th 2011 Economic News: A very quiet week on the economic front is coming to a close. Jobless Claims were reported yesterday better than expected. The four week moving average also continued the downward trend. The employment market has been moving in a positive direction and at this point it is unknown when/if the disruptions in the Japanese supply chain will have any negative consequences for the jobs recovery. Crude Oil has marched higher this week and is currently trading at $112.68 per barrel. Next week’s calendar is full of data so we could see a trend developing in the near term direction of interest rates. Mortgage Markets: The Treasury and Mortgage Backed Securities markets are losing ground and interest rates are moving up slightly... 04/08/2011

The following numbers represent the Real Estate Market Review of homes sold for the first three months of 2011 versus the same period in 2010 for Walnut Creek, CA. Keep in mind that real estate markets are local in nature and there will be micro markets in every town.  Unit sales in Walnut Creek for both the detached and attached homes are up from a year ago. Pricing is under a bit of pressure and the median days on market has crept up a touch. Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94597 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94598  04/04/2011

Daily Housing Market Update for Walnut Creek, CA (04-04-2011) The following report is a breakdown of the DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY Home Sales and Housing Market for Walnut Creek, CA. CURRENT INVENTORY CURRENT ACTIVTY INVENTORY STATS. Total For Sale 117 Normal Sales 92 (79%) Foreclosures 13 (11%) Short Sales 12 (10%) INVENTORY BREAKDOWN 1-2 Bedrooms 4 3 Bedrooms 34 4 Bedrooms 55 5+ Bedrooms 24 NEW LISTINGS Listed Today 0 Listed Last 7 Days 11 Listed Last 30 Days 51 SALES MOMEMTUM Sold Today 0 (0 Pend) Sold Last 7 Days 13 (13 Pend) Sold Last 30 days 56 (51 Pend) Sold Last 60 days 98 (74 Pend) 60 DAY STATISTICS 1-2 Bedrooms 4 3 Bedrooms 38 4 Bedrooms 41 5+ Bedrooms 15 60 DAY SALE TYPE Regular Sales 56 (57%) REO's 18 (18%) Short Sales 24 (24%) If you are interesting in finding out more informa... 04/04/2011

Can You Work with My GREEN Walls?  Home Staging TRANSFORMS a Living Room & Dining Room WITH Green Walls!!   Working with many sellers in the East Bay I discuss with them the options of how BEST to STAGE & showcase their home.  It is a balancing effort to ensure that the $$$ is spent in a way to maximize the selling price. This Walnut Creek family home is such an example.  The Options were: Paint the Living & Dining Rooms and Stage with the sellers furnishings.....OR Work with the Green Walls, move out the sellers furnishings and STAGE for an updated contemporary look and feel that will appeal to todays buyers. The RESULTS....I recommended Option #2 to reap the biggest bang for the buck.  Working with neutral furnishings and accenting with a Rusty Orange the green walls work and it all l... 04/03/2011

As any one that reads about my kids knows I keep them active in sports.  Much to my sorry only one has shown a real aptitude for Baseball. Corbin is 12 and a great left handed baseball player.  He plays first base and outfield.  He has just started to pitch. He plays in the Continental Little League in Walnut Creek. Saturday 4/2/11 they had an exhibition game against a team from Pittsburg.  He played great at 1st and in center with good at bats.  He got one inning of pitching in and was excellent with two strike outs and another out to the field.  They were playing on a minor field which has a shorter mound and distance to the plate than he is used to so he was coming in a little high in warm ups, but he adjusted. 04/03/2011

Daily Housing Market Update for Walnut Creek, CA (03-28-2011) The following report is a breakdown of the DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY Home Sales and Housing Market for Walnut Creek, CA. CURRENT INVENTORY CURRENT ACTIVTY INVENTORY STATS. Total For Sale 120 Normal Sales 94 (78%) Foreclosures 14 (12%) Short Sales 12 (10%) INVENTORY BREAKDOWN 1-2 Bedrooms 5 3 Bedrooms 32 4 Bedrooms 57 5+ Bedrooms 26 NEW LISTINGS Listed Today 5 Listed Last 7 Days 13 Listed Last 30 Days 58 SALES MOMEMTUM Sold Today 2 (2 Pend) Sold Last 7 Days 11 (11 Pend) Sold Last 30 days 50 (48 Pend) Sold Last 60 days 97 (76 Pend) 60 DAY STATISTICS 1-2 Bedrooms 3 3 Bedrooms 39 4 Bedrooms 40 5+ Bedrooms 15 60 DAY SALE TYPE Regular Sales 59 (61%) REO's 15 (15%) Short Sales 23 (24%) If you are interesting in finding out more informa... 03/29/2011

The following numbers represent the current Foreclosure Sales inventory data as well as the current "Active" and "Sale Pending" data for Bank Owned (REO) properties in Walnut Creek, CA 94596,94597,94598 for the month of February 2011. Get MLS Data & Information for Current Active Bank Owned Properties in Walnut Creek Keep in mind that the Sold Price Data versus the List Price Data does not reflect any price reductions which may have occurred. Please call for more detailed information about the current Foreclosure/REO market in Walnut Creek.  Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94597 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94598 03/22/2011

I have been speaking of late at local groups about Green, Sustainable organizations and what's going on locally (which is a lot). My philosphy is that we all have to start where we are... whatever brings us to the awareness that we can do something starting from where we are today. We are all in this together, I don't know of another planet that will support us, so making small changes en masse is a great way to make a difference. Along those lines, my slogan is "to do more tomorrow than I did today"... baby steps. It's actually kind of fun to look for the next thing you can do that will not change your quality of life drastically but will make a big difference in impact locally and beyond. As my daughter (Chris) and granddaughter (Rhiannon) are vegetarians, we are familiar with eating ... 03/22/2011

Daily Housing Market Update for Walnut Creek, CA (03-20-2011) The following report is a breakdown of the DETACHED SINGLE FAMILY Home Sales and Housing Market for Walnut Creek, CA. CURRENT INVENTORY CURRENT ACTIVTY INVENTORY STATS. Total For Sale 111 Normal Sales 83 Foreclosures 16 Short Sales 12 INVENTORY BREAKDOWN 1-2 Bedrooms 3 3 Bedrooms 30 4 Bedrooms 55 5+ Bedrooms 23 NEW LISTINGS Listed Today 0 Listed Last 7 Days 22 Listed Last 30 Days 58 SALES MOMEMTUM Sold Today 2 (2 Pend) Sold Last 7 Days 8 (8 Pend) Sold Last 30 days 48 (48 Pend) Sold Last 60 days 99 (71 Pend) 60 DAY STATISTICS 1-2 Bedrooms 4 3 Bedrooms 45 4 Bedrooms 37 5+ Bedrooms 13 60 DAY SALE TYPE Regular Sales 64 (65%) REO's 14 (14%) Short Sales 21 (21%)   03/21/2011

The following numbers represent the Real Estate Market Review for Walnut Creek, CA  94596, 94597 & 94598 for the month of February 2011. Walnut Creek has 59 homes currently "pending sale" with a high price of $2,750,000 and a low price of $320,000.  There are  65 condo/townhomes "pending sale" with a high price of $779,500 and a low price of $80,000. January 2011 market activity in Walnut Creek, California 94596, 94597 & 94598 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94597 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94598 03/14/2011

The following numbers represent the current concentration of Short Sales in Pending Sale Status versus Traditional Sales in Pending Sale Status for Walnut Creek, CA as of March 9th 2011. Please keep in mind that this only reflects the market on the specific day quoted.  Walnut Creek Short Sales can take time and may be represented over several months in this data while traditional sales close escrow in the 30-60 day range.  Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94597 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94598 03/09/2011

Walnut Creek, CA - New Home Listing Report for the Week of March 01, 2011 - March 08, 2011 This report covers the weekly period from March 01, 2011 to March 08, 2011 and includes Single Family Detached and Attached Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek. 27 New Homes came onto the market. Search All Walnut Creek Homes. 10 New Detached Single Family Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek. 17 New Attached Single Family Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek (Including Condo's, Duet's, Patio Homes and Townhouses). 14 Homes For Sale are Considered distressed properties. View All Homes For Sale Flagged Distressed in Walnut Creek, CA 3 of these New Homes for Sale are in Foreclosure.. 11 of these New Homes for Sale Were Listed as Potential Short Sales. Interested in one of these properties? Call Robin Brooks @ (925) ... 03/08/2011

The following numbers represent the Real Estate Market Review of homes sold for the first two months of 2011 versus the same period in 2010 for Walnut Creek, CA. Keep in mind that real estate markets are local in nature and there will be micro markets in every town.  There is a nice increase in sales at the lower end of the market which accounts for the reduction in the median price. At this point in the year there is a small data set so there can be large fluctuations in the numbers. This should smooth out a bit as we finish the first quarter and move into the second. For additional information for your area of interest please call.  Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94597 Community information for Walnut Creek, ... 03/03/2011

Month End Sales Report for Walnut Creek, CA for February 2011 The following is a Month End Housing Report for Walnut Creek, CA for the month of February 2011. There are 3 sections, first the Home Sales Data for the month followed by a breakdown of new listings and finally a look at inventory level both current and historical. Homes Sales Data in Walnut Creek, CA in the month of February 2011   82 Total properties were sold 44 being Detached Single Family Residences 38 sold were Attached (Condo's/Townhouse's)Here is the breakdown:   Detached Homes Sold during February 2011 44 Total Sales Type Total % of Total Avg DOM Avg Price Avg$ SqFt Normal Sales 25 56.8% 75 $ 833,876 378 Foreclosures 8 18.1% 113 $ 631,875 289 Short Sales 11 25% 76 $ 550,818 302 Attached Homes Sold during the month of... 02/28/2011

Walnut Creek, CA Real Estate Foreclosure Report (25 February 2011)   Single Family - Foreclosure and distressed property Report for Walnut Creek, CA. Out of the 39 detached single family homes sold in Feb, 8 were Foreclosures and 10 were reported short sales. Based upon current market conditions in Feb roughly 46 % of the home sold where categorized as distressed properties. 37 of these sells are still pending and with the high level of shorts sale we may see some return to the market. Search current distressed property in ... Danville San Ramon Alamo Blackhawk Dublin Pleasanton Walnut Creek Call Robin @ 925-212-2446 or E-Mail me for more information or to signup for regular updates. New Distressed Properties in the month of Feb 2011.... Subdivision Address SqFt Bed/Bath List Price $ S... 02/24/2011

A Terrific Thursday Morning to all, Morning Economic News: Both Initial and Continuing Jobless Claims drop, Durable Goods Orders are disappointing, New home Sales come in under expectations. Focus is still on the Mid East be careful.. Have a Great Day! 02/24/2011

The following numbers represent the current Foreclosure Sales inventory data as well as the current "Active" and "Sale Pending" data for Bank Owned (REO) properties in Walnut Creek, CA 94596,94597,94598 for the month of January 2011. There is a large variation in the list versus sale price of the single family home data. 798 Hutchinson Road was listed at $1,200,000 and the sales price was withheld and reported as zero. Get MLS Data & Information for Current Active Bank Owned Properties in Walnut Creek Keep in mind that the Sold Price Data versus the List Price Data does not reflect any price reductions which may have occurred. Please call for more detailed information about the current Foreclosure/REO market in Walnut Creek.  Community information for Walnut Creek, California 94596 Comm... 02/23/2011

A Terrific Tuesday Morning to all, Morning Economic News: Consumer Confidence and Richmond FED Manufacturing Index both beat expectations, S+P Case Shiller Home Price Index droops to 2009 levels. Unrest in the Mid- East and rising oil prices have center stage. Be careful.. Have a great day! Please Note: This blog will shift to http://www.mortgagemarketinsight.org/ at the end of the month. 02/22/2011

Walnut Creek, CA - New Home Listing Report for the Week of February 14, 2011 - February 20, 2011 This report covers the weekly period from February 14, 2011 to February 20, 2011 and includes Single Family Detached and Attached Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek. 24 New Homes came onto the market. Search All Walnut Creek Homes. 15 New Detached Single Family Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek. 9 New Attached Single Family Homes for Sale in Walnut Creek (Including Condo's, Duet's, Patio Homes and Townhouses). 8 Homes For Sale Were Considered distressed properties. View All Homes For Sale Flagged Distressed in Walnut Creek, CA 5 of these New Homes for Sale are in Foreclosure.. 3 of these New Homes for Sale Were Listed as Potential Short Sales. Interested in one of these properties? Call Robin Brook... 02/21/2011

A Fabulous Friday Morning to all, Lean economic news this morning. The focus will be on the G20 meeting in Europe ( global financial meeting ) concerning cash flows from country to country. Have a great weekend! 02/18/2011