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MORTGAGES / 30-year fixed rate hits 4.71%
JANNA HERRON, Associated Press
Rates on fixed mortgages dipped for the second straight week as Treasury yields fell. Freddie Mac said Thursday the average rate on the 30-year mortgage dropped to 4.71% this week from 4.77% the previous week. It hit a...
Sound off
Q: If the government enacted another $8,000 federal first-time home buyer tax credit, would it get as many new buyers to purchase as the last one? A: Everyone is happy to take advantage of incentives, but, even if...
Litigator listing $2.1M Victorian built in 1900
BlockShopper
Attorney Raoul Kennedy is selling a four-bedroom, three-bath Italianate Victorian home in Lower Pacific Heights for $2.125 million. The 3,500-square-foot home was built in 1900 and features major seismic improvements,...
Bad weather cramped time frame
Mortgage broker: Gil Faust, RPM Mortgage, Berkeley. Property type: A three-bedroom, two-bath home in Berkeley. Appraised value: $409,000. Borrowing amount: $327,200. Loan type: 30-year fixed. Rate: 4.75% Faust's client...
Bay Area home price report
For San Mateo County. Sales volume, median price and home turnover rates include all sales activity for detached homes and condos. Community # Homes Sales volume, 2010 Sales volume, 2009 Sales volume, 2008 Median price...
ARM indexes
Index This week Previous week Year ago 6-month CD 0.38 0.41 0.30 6-month T-bill 0.19 0.20 0.14 1-year TCMS¤ 0.29 0.30 0.35 3-year TCMS¤ 1.07 1.08 1.50 1-month Libor 0.26 0.26 0.23 6-month Libor 0.46 0.46 0.40 Index Last...
Data point
0 The number of homes for sale in San Bruno with an asking price of less than $100,000. The home closest to that price is listed at $102,000. Source: Sf.BlockShopper.com
What you can buy in the Bay Area for $1 million
Danville, $999,000 850 El Cerro Blvd. Beds: 5 Baths: 3 Square footage: 3,339 School district: San Ramon Valley This two-level Mediterranean, which was built in 1973, sits on a 0.46-acre lot that's highlighted by a...
Model homes / The challenges and rewards of residential photography
Jeremy Schnitker, BlockShopper
Oakland-based photographer Scott Hargis likens the modern-day real estate search - most of which is initially done by viewing photos of homes on the Internet - to online dating. "It's like match.com," he said, referring...
Renter sees no spot to install landline for phone
Project Sentinel
I moved into a new apartment a few days ago. Today, I was just about to call the phone company to order landline service, when I thought that I should check out where the phone would be installed. When I looked around,...
Bright and fresh / New Eureka Valley home offers three sunny levels of living space
Jeremy Schnitker, BlockShopper
The basics: A rare new-construction home in Eureka Valley, this three-level property opens through a five-panel front door that leads to a sleek foyer. The main level is laid in hardwood and features a bright living...
FEATURED OPEN HOMES / Berkeley
6905 Norfolk Road, $1.15 million Beds: 4 Baths: 3.5 Square footage: 3,399 Open home: 2 to 4:30 p.m. Sunday This Mediterranean, built in 1999, sits on a landscaped hilltop lot with a driveway that leads to a two-car...
FEATURED OPEN HOMES / Burlingame
442 Chatham Road, $1.018 million Beds: 3 Baths: 2 Square footage: 1,570 Open home: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Located in Burlingables, this single-story Traditional was built in 1940 and features hardwood floors, a living room...
FEATURED OPEN HOMES / San Francisco
583 Clipper St., $1.75 million Beds: 3 Baths: 2.5 Square footage: 2,800 Open home: 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday Built in 1921, this remodeled home comes with a vaulted ceiling in its living room. A dining room opens to a kitchen...
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