More Sacramento-area Mortgages are Above Water

More than 22,500 homeowners in the Sacramento-area four-county region with underwater mortgages rose above the surface in the last few months of 2012: http://bit.ly/YG84ml

Home Prices Up 24.5% Over 2012

In Sacramento County, February's median of $203,540 was about 24.5 percent higher than $163,530 in February last year: http://bit.ly/13c7VhW

Kiplinger: Housing Recovery Firmly Underway

Prices are rising and inventories are falling in markets throughout the United States, which has led financial reporting and forecasting firm Kiplinger to declare the housing recovery “firmly” in motion”: http://bit.ly/Y8Cf5i

Housing Market Boom Through 2017

Home prices expected to rise annually through 2017: http://bit.ly/15AIiot

County Market Trends

The most recent market data is available: Sacramento (http://bit.ly/qfpDQ6), Placer (http://bit.ly/oXuth6) and El Dorado (http://bit.ly/oq61oU).

Home Sale Indicator is Strongest in 4 Years

California pending home sales posted the strongest monthly gain in nearly four years in January: http://bit.ly/101Gthw