Danielle Lazier

San Francisco Bay Area Home Prices Up 18% – Case Shiller Home Price Index Positive on San Francisco Real Estate

San Francisco Bay Area Home Prices Up 18% – Case Shiller Home Price Index Positive on San Francisco Real Estate

According to the Huffington Post and the July 27, 2010 Case-Shiller Home Price Index: Case Shiller July 2010

“If you bought a home in San Francisco in the past year, it might feel like the housing slump is over. Bay area home prices have shot up 18 percent in the past year. But someone next door who bought in 2006 may have suffered a 35 percent loss in value. And if you’re a Las Vegas homeowner, there’s been no good news in four years. The latest report on home prices confirms that real estate is all about timing and location.”

Ah, the elusive timing and location.

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