Fallout from JPMorgan Chase’s $2 billion trading blunder and events in the eurozone continue to rattle the financial markets, but there’s a curious upside to the turmoil that could favor homebuyers. Simply put, bad news on the economy can be good news for interest rates, and JPMorgan’s

Not one, but three Marin County towns have been named to an exclusive list of America’s Happiest Seaside Towns. Sausalito, Tiburon, and Stinson Beach are among 15 waterfront oases featured by Coastal Living magazine on its website. All three are praised for their lush surroundings,

It’s official: Buying a home in the Bay Area has never been more affordable. We’re pleased to report that the California Association of Realtors has released its quarterly Housing Affordability Index, and the percentage of households that could afford to purchase a median-priced, single-family home in

North of San Rafael, amid a bucolic landscape dotted with trees, vineyards, and horses grazing, lies the secluded neighborhood of Los Ranchitos. This private paradise is close to shopping, schools, and transportation, and it enjoys Central Marin weather. Our Home of the Week is part

Every Friday, Pacific Union International takes a look at what’s new and notable in our Bay Area neighborhoods. Here’s what we’ve got for the week ending May 11, 2012: MARIN COUNTY Action! The 4th annual Sausalito Film Festival kicks off tonight with an exciting weekend

An auction of contemporary art Tuesday night at Christie’s in New York blew past pre-sale estimates as buyers paid a record $388.5 million for works by Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollack, and others. It was an incredible sale, by all accounts, and it suggests that real

Where do you want to live your life? That’s the question we pose in our newest advertising campaign — a cyclist’s-eye view of the varied neighborhoods that make up our Bay Area home.

Deep inside a home renter lurks a potential home buyer. And as the housing industry climbs toward firm footing, renters are thinking more about owning a piece of property they can call home. A new survey from Pulte Group, one of the nation’s largest home

Nestled between the towns of St. Helena and Rutherford, our Home of the Week celebrates good living. Enjoy views of hills and vines, and taste from the garden’s peach, fig, plum, pluot, pomegranate, persimmon, and citrus trees. Capture a moment’s inspiration in art with the

It’s a sellers’ market across the Bay Area, with buyers in April snapping up properties in all six counties served by Pacific Union International’s real estate professionals. In both Contra Costa and Marin counties, 48 percent of homes on the market had sales contracts in