Housing prices may be the best they have been in five years – and perhaps in our lifetime. California houses prices are up substantially as a whole and – as of August – the San Francisco Bay Area is about 33% off the March 2009 bottom. Even so, the idea that a house offers ever-increasing value is a myth. Housing prices can go up and down like any other price.<\/p>\n
Regardless though – a house remains a great long-term investment especially since real estate is essentially a natural resource that – with an ever growing population – becomes increasingly scarce \u00e2\u20ac\u201c which tends to ultimately result in increasing values.<\/p>\n
More importantly however – we must remember that a house offers us a place to live and create lifetime memories. A house provides us a place to live our lives – day in and day out – a place to build a life and a lifestyle – and a place to create and connect with our families and our community.<\/p>\n
We are especially lucky to have the opportunity to pursue that dream here in the San Francisco Bay Area.<\/p>\n
The Bay Area offers us a great quality of life \u00e2\u20ac\u201c with its amazing weather – it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s easy access to beautiful places – such as the California coast and mountains, its proximity to Asia \u00e2\u20ac\u201c and everything that follows from that – including a diverse and educated culture – and people from all over the country and the world that want to work, play and live here.<\/p>\n