December 2019 Market Report

As is expected, we saw a spike in new listings in September, flooding the market. Anecdotally, I think buyers were fatigued by the market as well as world events, and simply didn’t show up. Consequently, properties sat on the market, and we saw a higher than usual rate of price reductions in October.

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November 2019 Market Report

It'll be a while before we really see how the market behaved this fall, but anecdotally, I can say that there were some significant shifts. Listings seemed to sit on the market longer, and properties went for less stratospheric prices than we've seen previously.

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Market ReportSean Timberlake
Buyers: Time to Lock in Financing for Fall

Spring may be the season with the greatest amount of real estate activity in San Francisco, but just as predictably, September is the month that tends to bring the greatest number of new listings to market. (See the seasonality section in my market report.) If you’re looking to buy a home in the city, it’s arguably the best time of year, as inventory opens up and relieves some of the competitive pressure.

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