Weekly News Round-Up
I promised to find you some cheerier news this week. Although I have to say it is damned hard if it is to be real estate related. So the list is a bit short today. But there are some explanatory pieces (one even has a poem), and some good news here and there.
San Francisco in the Top 5 best performing Housing Markets, SF Home Blog, 11/30/07
Oh yeah, San Jose and San Francisco rank #3 and #4. Woohoo!
What Is a Bubble? Irvine Housing Blog, 12/3/07
A nice poem, a little video, and someone trying to explain it all to us.
What’s So Bad About Falling Home Prices, Los Angeles Times L.A. Land Blog, 11/28/07
Looking at this crisis in a new light?
Interest Rate Freeze: Good For You? Inman Blog, 12/5/07
Get the scoop on potential rate freezes.
Get the Best Mortgage Deal Possible, Bob Tedeschi, New York Times (via SF Gate), 12/2/07
Tips on shopping around.
Bay Area Homes Sell if Buyers Drop Price, Barbara E, Hernandez, Oakland Tribune, 12/6/07
Common wisdom actually being put into practice?