We know all of you are *riveted* by real estate news, but we thought you might like to know that sales seem to be picking up speed both in pricier and hard-hit zip codes around the Bay, and according to new data from ZipRealty, 6 of the 10 top zip codes in the country for home sales are right here.

Though the residential sales market is crap pretty much everywhere, realtors in Berkeley, Oakland, and San Jose are seeing people purchasing homes at significant percentages above asking price as more buyers flood back into the market in search of deals. In Berkeley's 94703 zip code, which takes the top national spot, the area's average list price was approximately $575,000, and the average sales price was $619,574 between April and June. In two less affluent and recession-weary zip codes near the Oakland airport, homes were selling at $6K above asking, averaging around $125,000. Other "hot" zips were in San Jose.