Margaret Barton, Author at BAYAREA

1^st Quarter Trends 2023 Compared to 2024 – Condos and Townhomes

Published 15 May, 2024 in Bay Area Housing Trends

Last week I posted information on how houses have appreciated year-to-date in the cities I track, this week I thought I'd do the same for condos and...

1^st Quarter Trends – 2023 Compared to 2024

Published 3 May, 2024 in Bay Area Housing Trends

With the year's first quarter behind us, I thought I'd do a comparison with year-to-date 2024, and same time 2023...

Increasing number of retirees are looking for properties in Nevada

Published 14 March, 2024 in Bay Area Housing Trends, Uncategorized

More than 338,000 Americans moved to retire in 2023, an increase of 44% compared to 2022 California has the highest share of retirees moving to...

2023 vs. 2024 Real Estate Recap: Surprising Trends and Soaring Prices

Published 8 February, 2024 in Bay Area Housing Trends

As we start a new year, let’s take a look at some year-over-year numbers. Following is information comparing the beginning of 2023 to that of...

Local Bay Area Business – Julie’s British Bakery

Published 26 October, 2023 in Lifestyle

As you may know, I have an amazing sweet tooth with a preference for English and Indian yummies, which is not surprising since those...

Social Security Totalization

Published 27 September, 2023 in Wealth

We all know the saying “what we don’t know can’t harm us,” yet that isn’t always true, there are times when what we don’t know can be a ...

Why are Insurance Companies Pulling Out of California

Published 29 August, 2023 in Bay Area Housing Trends

We know about the catastrophic wild fires California has experienced but what exactly does this mean for an insurance company, why don't they want our business? Here's a slightly different perspective, let's look at the dollars and cents of the business (and, yes. it's probably TMI but I don't know how to say it briefly)....

Author: Margaret Barton