East Bay Area Real Estate

KQED discusses Bay Area Real Estate:

Guests include:

Andrew LePage, analyst for DataQuick Information Systems

* John Quigley, professor of economics at UC Berkeley

* Maeve Brown, executive director of Housing and Economic Rights Advocates

* Sue McAllister, real estate writer for the San Jose Mercury News

Bay Area home sales increased dramatically over the last year due to what experts say is a large increase in cheaper, foreclosed properties. Meanwhile, the median price declined by 40 percent from a year ago. We talk about the new data and what they mean for prospective home buyers and sellers.