Price per square footCirios Opportunities – Is it Time to Buy Commercial?This post first appeared in the May edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. One of the most frequent questions we get here at Cirios is, “Is it time to buy commercial yet?” Clearly, this is an immensely complex question, particularly because “Commercial Real Estate” means something different for each person you [...] Talking Charts – Local Market AnalysisThis post first appeared in the May edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. As the consensus builds that the worst is over for the housing market, it’s a natural extension that proclamations such as, “it’s a great time to buy” will continue to grow louder. As readers of this newsletter know, [...] Cirios Trends — April 2010In this month’s Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities, check out: The State of the Markets: April 5, 2010 Some data show the worst may be over – so are we out of the woods? Feature: HAFA – Double Edge Swords Abound Will the latest housing market fix sink or swim? Did You [...] The State of the Markets – April 5, 2010This post first appeared in the April edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. For 12 months now, the Case Shiller Home Price Index – the most widely watched home price indicator – has been hinting that the housing market has at the very least stopped getting worse. In February’s Cirios Trends, [...] Zip Code Spotlight – San Jose: A Tale of Two CitiesThis post first appeared in the April edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. San Jose is a vast city, encompassing many varied neighborhoods. This month, the zip code spotlight falls on two zip codes within the city of San Jose: 95124 (Cambrian Park) and 95127 (Alum Rock). While these zip codes [...] Talking Charts – Local Market AnalysisThis post first appeared in the April edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. As long time readers of this newsletter know, we at Cirios rail against the concept that “it’s a great time to buy,” irrespective of market condition. There is just too much that goes into the homebuying decision to [...] Zip Code Spotlight – San Bruno (94066)This post first appeared in the March edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. This month’s zip code spotlight moves to what can truly be called the heart of the San Francisco Peninsula. Nestled between South San Francisco and Burlingame, San Bruno is a suburban haven only minutes from the city. Homes [...] Talking Charts: Local Market AnalysisThis post first appeared in the March edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. As the infamous “Summer Buying Season” looms a few months out, it remains to be seen whether or not recent market strength can continue. In a way, the housing market has been turned on its head in the [...] Zip Code Spotlight – South San Francisco (94080)This post first appeared in the February edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. This month, the zip code spotlight returns to South San Francisco (94080), the “Industrial City.” While its hillside moniker makes South City sound like a place no one would ever want to live, the opposite is true. In [...] Cirios Opportunities: Sweet Salvation in South CityThis post first appeared in the February edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. Opportunity Overview: Of the many profitable real estate investment opportunities available in the Bay Area, one which has recently received attention in the media is buying foreclosed homes directly at the public auctions held on the courthouse steps. [...] Talking Charts — Local Market AnalysisThis post first appeared in the February edition of: Cirios Trends: In Search of Real Estate Opportunities. It’s been our long-held view that the housing recovery would be a prolonged, localized event. That is, even while pundits are out there hailing that the bottom is in, or that it’s a great time to buy, we [...] SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends — A Decade in FluxIn this SPECIAL EDITION, check out: The State of the Markets: A Decade in Flux 10 years that were anything but boring.. Home Prices: A Much Needed Breather After a historic rise, an equally historic fall. Getting Back on Track: Are We There Yet? Many believe the bottom in housing has come and gone. Are [...] Inflation and Home Prices: Is the Romance Over?This post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS A cursory look at the long term trends for inflation and home prices reveal strikingly similar patterns. Until, that is, right around 2003 (see dotted line below). (click to enlarge image) In the wake of the short recession caused [...] All Bubbles Burst, EventuallyThis post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS The belief that the Federal Reserve kept interest rates too low, for too long, is one which is now nearly universally held. Well, outside the Fed, that is. Here’s a smattering of quotes which show how the view of [...] A Tale of Two Markets: Underneath the DataThis post first appeared in the SPECIAL EDITION: Cirios Trends: A Decade in Flux << PREVIOUS Since we just spent the last ten pages laboriously scratching the surface of complex macroeconomic trends with a few over-simplified charts, we will now analyze every single US housing market by looking at sales data in two cities. As [...] Are Housing Fundamentals Still Deteriorating?This post first appeared on Minyanville. There’s a good amount of buzz surrounding the Wall Street Journal’s piece on the staggering number of homeowners underwater on their mortgages. This, on the same day the Case-Shiller Home Price Index posted its fourth consecutive month-over-month increase. Mixed signals? Possibly. But in reality, these two seemingly disparate data [...] |