REAL ESTATE MARKETING DRONES SPOTTED IN CONTRA COSTA COMMUNITY
Back in December, we relayed how an Illinois real estate agent had constructed drones for the purposes of taking aerial photographs of his listings. It seems the same idea has taken wing and flown west, landing in the Contra Costa County community … Continue reading
SILICON VALLEY ECONOMY EXPLODING
The current tech boom is bringing high wages and low unemployment rates to Silicon Valley, so much so that a recent SFGate article claims that its economy has returned to heights seen in the dot-com era. Using data from Joint Venture Silicon Valley’s annual … Continue reading
Looking for a Home, Like Looking for Love, Is an Affair of the Heart
Looking for the perfect home, it turns out, is a lot like looking for love. Prospective homebuyers frequently develop “crushes” on certain properties and drive by or go online for a second or third look while technically still playing the … Continue reading
U.S. HOME PRICE GAINS BEST SINCE 2005
Home prices across the nation grew year over year for the 22nd straight month and saw the largest gains in eight years, according to CoreLogic’s December Home Price Index. “Last year, home prices rose 11 percent, the highest rate of annual … Continue reading
$2 MILLION-PLUS HOME SALES SOAR IN BAY AREA
High-end homes throughout the Bay Area sold at a record pace in 2013, according to a recent article in the San Jose Mercury News. Citing figures from research firm DataQuick, the publication reports that 2,604 homes priced above $2 million sold in … Continue reading
21 Reasons Marin County Is The Most Beautiful County
1. Sunrises. Flickr: arrighi / Creative Commons 2. The view of the Bridge from the Headlands. Flickr: opusbloo / Creative Commons 3. Except for when it gets shy. Flickr: pwinker / Creative Commons Which is also still very beautiful. 4. The Headlands in general. Flickr: l1mey / Creative … Continue reading
