Interest Rate Trends
Updated 07/03/2026 Interest rates are down slightly but still hover around 6% with the best 30 year fixed rates I’m seeing being around 5.875%. The Iran war is winding down and oil prices are down a little which helps lower inflation, which in turn lowers interest rates. I’m optimistic that rates will drop down a […]
Housing Price Trends
Updated 04/11/2026 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. Have housing prices dropped by over 30% in the past five years? Bay Area housing sales in 2025 as compared to 2021, in most areas, reflect an average 10% drop in price. However, in that same period of time there’s been over 20% inflation […]
Rental Value Trends
Updated 07/03/2026 This is updated as the economy and situations change. CLICK FOR A FREE IMMEDIATE RENTAL ANALYSIS OF YOUR HOME Solano County rents are on the rise again after a near 2 year sabbatical. This is mostly due to inflation. Most Bay Area cities are seeing a modest increase averaging around 5%. Places like San Francisco […]
Interest Rate Trends
Updated 10/10/2023 There are some financial indicators suggesting interest rates might come down a little next year. I’m keeping my fingers crossed but not holding my breath as it appears interest rate ups and downs run in 12 to 18 year cycles. If so, rates will continue up for the next 10 years before they […]
Housing Price Trends
Updated 10/09/23 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. Housing prices have inched up slightly this past year even though here is more available inventory for sale,(homes for sale), as compared to the last few years. Prices have not completely come back to their peak of the early spring 2021 when interest rates were […]
Rental Value Trends
Updated 10/09/23 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. CLICK FREE Rental Analysis BELOW TO IMMEDIATELY GET YOUR HOME’S RENTAL VALUE Local rents peaked this past spring, up around 10% from spring 2022. Since then have dropped around 5%. Rents are now at the upper limit of affordability. This is worsening due to […]
Housing Price Trends
Updated 04/04/23 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. Housing prices just went up a little this past month but are still down 10% – 12% (+/-) from their peak last May depending on the desirability of the home and neighborhood. Escalating interest rates have caused housing payments to rise near 30% (PITI). If […]
Interest Rate Trends
Updated 03/28/2023 There are some financial indicators suggesting rates might come down a little later in the year. The same home today will have a 30% higher monthly payment (PITI) compared to a year ago. For now, the roughly 150% rise in interest rates over the last 12 […]
Rental Value Trends
Updated 03/28/23 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. CLICK FREE Rental Analysis BELOW TO IMMEDIATELY GET YOUR HOME’S RENTAL VALUE “When people can no longer afford steak, the price of chicken goes up, “Alex Schauffert. As an analogy in this case steak being the home you buy and chicken being the home you […]
Rental Value Trends
Updated 09/27/22 This newsletter is updated as the economy and situations change. CLICK FREE Rental Analysis BELOW TO IMMEDIATELY GET YOUR HOME’S RENTAL VALUE “When people can no longer afford to buy a home, the price of rent goes up.” It is likely rents will increase in the coming year because high interest rates have driven […]