John Belveal

https://blog.pacificunion.com/california-bay-area-home-pri/

Sold for $65k over list price in less than a week. Thanks to my clients Pam and David for trusting me with the sale of their home!

Despite fewer properties on the market than there were at the same time last year, California home sales increased modestly in September. Here in the Bay Area, which has the state’s most severe inventory drought, the opposite held true, as sales dropped throughout much of the region. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2y2uDi9 Hiring bounced back in California in September, while the state's unemployment rate held steady at 5.1 percent. Pacific Union Chief... Economist Selma Hepp examines the latest job numbers and trends. http://pacunion.us/2zMKnD1 Inventory shortages once again caused Bay Area pending home sales to drop in September, a trend that also played out in California and the U.S. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2lltjkA California dominates the upper rankings of an annual list of environmentally conscious cities, with San Francisco ranking in the top spot for the second year in a row. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2yO5O96 San Jose remains the nation's most in-demand real estate market as October winds down, while Bay Area cities have the country's lowest eviction rates despite sky-high rents. These stories and more in the Pacific Union Real Estate Roundup. http://pacunion.us/2lo8J2Y

Fire victims need food and shelter. Firefighters and rescue workers need our support on many levels. Relief agencies need cash donations and volunteers. Here are ways you can help. http://pacunion.us/2yIj6o1 Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp analyzes September real estate market conditions in the Bay Area. http://pacunion.us/2xxiaxI Some welcome news for Bay Area home shoppers: Affordability increased in every local county in the third quarter. Unfortunately, the regio...n's home price growth continues to outpace wage growth for the most part. http://pacunion.us/2yFCDFR Homeowners in the San Francisco metro area who are planning to renovate their master bathroom should be prepared for a hefty bill, as that project costs more here than it does anywhere else in the country. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2hDQGAU One in five workers in San Francisco and San Jose earns more than $200,000 per year, while Fremont is named to a list of best cities in the U.S. for buying a home large enough to raise a family. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2hJ5nCN

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The Bay Area’s prolonged inventory drought again pushed prices higher last month, with more appreciation forecast throughout the second half of 2017. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://bit.ly/2vDpzec Recently, China formally enacted restrictions on capital outflows. Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp examines the potential impacts of these regulations on Chinese investment in U.S. and California real estate. http://bit.ly/2xHf6Q8 Tight inventory conditions and ...worsening affordability again stifled pending sales in California last month, which may indicate a slower-than-usual fall for home sales. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://bit.ly/2iBRtWC A limited supply of homes isn't just a challenge here in California and the Bay Area; it’s a nationwide issue, and it helped push the national median sales price to another new high in the second quarter. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://bit.ly/2wXergp For the seventh straight month, a suburban Bay Area city has been named America's hottest real estate market. And, Uber has announced that it may be scrapping all plans for its Uptown Oakland office. These stories and more in the Pacific Union Real Estate Roundup. http://bit.ly/2xrYug3

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Although California’s April jobs report was somewhat of a disappointment, the number of unemployed residents has declined to the lowest rate since the dot-com era. Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp examines the latest state, Bay Area, and Southern California job numbers. http://pacunion.us/2rK3SrS

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Watch the Warriors’ Draymond Green run a Pacific Union open house for realtor.com. It's as awesome as it sounds. http://pacunion.us/2o6tDQt Home prices in San Francisco, San Mateo, and Santa Clara counties are now more than 20 percent higher than their former peaks, but prices in other counties haven't fully rebounded yet. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2nyQrgg Tight inventory conditions helped push both investment and vacation home prices up in 2016,... though they also contributed to sales declines for the latter. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2pewxqK If you are a new parent or are new to having children in your home, you will need to make a few adjustments. Here are some items, big and small, that you will want to consider when creating a child-friendly home. New on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2oCYkjP Foreclosure activity has dropped below prerecession levels in about half of U.S. real estate markets, including here in the Bay Area. This story and more in the Pacific Union Real Estate Roundup. http://pacunion.us/2oIxt6f

Although the U.S. economy added fewer-than-expected jobs in March, last week's employment report was overall positive. Pacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp takes a look. http://pacunion.us/2oNvkqm In the midst of the busiest spring real estate season on record, Bay Area and California markets are still the most sought-after in America. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2oyaKtW Prospective Bay Area homebuyers will be relieved to learn that the region’...s property-tax rates aren’t nearly as large as they are in many other parts of the country. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2oR0vxV What neighborhood attributes add value to a home? You may be surprised. Read more on the Pacific Union blog: http://pacunion.us/2o6Abl5 While the backyard remains the most popular location for outdoor renovation products, most homeowners who are tackling front-yard jobs want to make sure that their property stands out from the crowd. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2oFQNhQ A new report reveals a potential exodus of tech workers from the Bay Area, as rents continue to rise in San Francisco and San Jose. This story and more in Pacific Union's Real Estate Roundup. http://pacunion.us/2oRYktX

Bay Area house hunters hoping to score a property this spring before interest rates move even higher should be prepared to act quickly and decisively, as homes in the region are selling faster than anywhere else in the country. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2o1Utgj The first quarter of 2017 is over, and consumers are feeling good about the state of the economy and the housing market, even as more mortgage-rate hikes loom. Read more on the Pacific Union blog. http://pacunion.us/2mQCOso