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Silicon Valley Home Sales Activity Slows but Not in All Price RangesPacific Union Chief Economist Selma Hepp dives into slowing sales trends in certain segments of the Silicon Valley housing market and offers a look at what to expect moving forward. Read her analysis at http://pacunion.us/2ep8Lkt

Most Bay Area Counties Have Surpassed All-Time-High Home PricesAlthough California single-family home prices are still short of their record highs, the majority of Bay Area counties have eclipsed the peaks that they attained during the previous housing boom. Read the full story at http://pacunion...

Which Bay Area Communities Are Growing the Fastest?Plentiful jobs continue to bring highly paid workers from across the globe to the Bay Area, which will likely translate to more strong demand for housing for the foreseeable future. And three Silicon Valley communities are doing particularly well...

San Francisco Returns to Top of Hottest U.S. Housing Markets RankingsSan Francisco, which lost its title as the hottest U.S. real estate market to a Bay Area suburb back in the spring, returned to the head of the class in September, coinciding with a miniature Indian summer heat wave in Northern ...

Affordability Improves in Parts of the Bay Area but Remains Low Although about half of Bay Area counties saw modest housing affordability improvements in the third quarter, the average household can expect to shell out a hefty percentage of its income in order to own a home. Get the full story at...