East Bay Real Estate, Doug Anderson, Tucker Associates Real Estate Services, 925.570.0611

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...for the week was fairly light and mostly benign. Factory Orders, while not meeting expectations, still showed some strong points in the underlying data. The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index results were inline with expectations, indicating continued economic ...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...The year 2007 has popped up a lot this morning. The Dow Jones Industrial Average topped 14,000 for the first time since then and California posted the highest number of home sales over 1MM dollars as well. Last year was also a record for luxury home sale...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...Existing Home Sales were reported lower than anticipated. While typically this could be seen as a negative a closer look reveals that the lack of inventory of homes for sale is to blame. So, on the positive side is a simple story of supply and demand whe...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...was heavy this week and, despite a few bumps, was strong enough for the equity markets to continue their winning ways. News on the inflation front was tame as both the Producer Price Index and Consumer Price Index pulled back. Retail Sales for December r...

The Real Estate Market in Dublin and San Ramon certainly enjoyed an active 2012. The entire 680 Corridor Real Estate Market seemed to come alive at the end of the first quarter. Those of us on the front lines experienced the changes in advance of what would be more positive reporting on the state...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...There was hardly any data released this week. Jobless Claims moved up slightly to 371,000. The biggest news was the release by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau of the rules regarding “Ability to Repay & Qualified Mortgage Standards Under the Trut...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...As we rang in the New Year all eyes were on the Congress & President to avert the so called “Fiscal Cliff”. A deal was struck but look out for more volatility as the United States has reached the debt ceiling and what looks to be a contentious battle lie...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News...for the week trended to the positive. Continued good news in the housing sector dominated the reports. In 2012 we were able to see mortgage rates remain low as well as experience a rebound in our local housing markets. Low inventory, multiple offers and ...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News:  2012 is rolling to an end and the news for this week was not “Naughty” but “Nice”. The Housing Market Index reported its 8th straight monthly gain and builders reported the best conditions in five years. Housing Starts were revised lower for the previous...

Mortgage and Market Update Economic News:  The major news of the week was the forward guidance issued by the FED regarding interest rates. The “exceptionally low” interest rate philosophy seemed to change from a specific timeframe to one that is tied to the employment picture. A target of 6.5% un...