http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Matthew+Larsen Real Estate Matthew Larsen Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=747686&ca=Real+Estate Purchasing your first home is a very big step in the overall realm of life. You find yourself about to commit to, in most cases, the largest amount of money and debt of your life. It can be overwhelming, confusing and for most of us, completely frightening. The definition of “first time home buyer”... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Fri, 08 Apr 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=769009&ca=Real+Estate Ever wonder what buyers look for when they are searching for properties? This is a great place to begin thinking through the eyes of potential buyers who may be interested in your property for sale. There are many different types of properties, buyers and locations to consider when breaking this dow... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=743428&ca=Real+Estate The San Francisco Bay Area is undoubtedly one of the most desirable places to live in the United States consequently creating very expensive real estate. The area is pretty well landlocked thus providing the perfect environment for more demand than supply can meet. In recent years, the majority of f... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=332223&ca=Real+Estate We have witnessed a significant buying surge in the fourth quarter of 2008 due to rock bottom housing prices coupled with fantastic interest rates on mortgages. It has been a very unusual and controversial year in the financial markets with the real estate market being directly affected. The unravel... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=324200&ca=Real+Estate The end of the year is upon us with the holiday’s right around the corner. It has been a very interesting, volatile and bumpy ride with the economy, stock market, Presidential election and real estate crisis. We witnessed some of our largest financial institutions go under, Fannie Mae and Freddie Ma... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Fri, 20 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=264381&ca=Real+Estate There has been much speculation and anticipation about where we are in this multifaceted micro climate of a real estate market. While some of the more affluent areas have continued to rise in value, other areas have hit extreme lows. The good news is the investors have come into the picture now and... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=235344&ca=Real+Estate The Bay Area Real Estate Market is still showing signs of volatility affecting consumer confidence. This is truly a very interesting area with several niche communities doing completely different things. The more affluent areas seem to be stable and have more activity while the lower end sectors see... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Tue, 05 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=221815&ca=Real+Estate Oakland California is one of the best places to live and work in the Bay Area. It has fantastic weather that is ranked in the top five in the world for a moderate Mediterranean climate. Oakland is located just east of San Francisco and Emeryville and north of San Leandro and Hayward. Oakland is home... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Thu, 22 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=202743&ca=Real+Estate It has really been a rollercoaster year in the Bay Area Real Estate Market across the nine Bay Area counties. We have seen huge fluctuations in market prices, property values and sales with much confusion emerging especially in the fourth quarter. According to the latest numbers released by Data Qui... Real Estate Matthew Larsen Tue, 06 Nov 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=198676&ca=Real+Estate Berkeley California is well known all over the globe for many different reasons including liberal thinking, radical thinking, brilliant scientists and mathematicians and the hippie movement. Berkeley also happens to be one of the greatest places to live because of the fabulous weather and close prox...