April 2023 Real Estate Update

Unbelievable!  The first quarter of 2023 is already in the history books.  I feel like Q1 2023 is one of the most important first quarters…

Non-Contingent Offers in Bay Area Home Sales

If you’ve watched by YouTube videos or read my blog, you’ve probably seen a lot of information about contingencies that are put in place by…

Spring 2023 Remains a Seller’s Market

Welcome to the first week of spring!  It's hard to believe that the first quarter is almost in the rear view mirror...and what a quarter…

Cancelling the Sale of Your Silicon Valley Home

When an offer is made on a home and accepted, the deal isn’t done. In fact, there is a lot of work that has to…

Why is there no For Sale By Owner in the Bay Area?

If you’re like most property buyers, you’ve spent some time looking on Zillow for a property that you want to purchase. With that search, you’ve…

Pricing the Cost of Repairs When Selling Your Home

If you've made the decision to sell your home, you may have also worried about how much work the property needs before you put it…

84% Recently Experienced Seller Regret

CNBC recently reported on a Zillow survey that was released at the beginning of the month. And, uh, it turns out that according to Zillow,…

Cancelling a Non-Contingent Contract

As a buyer in California, the Residential Purchase Agreement that you use to write an offer to purchase a home is greatly in your favor.…

Compass is the #1 Brokerage, Again – in 2025

2025 Update!Compass was again named the #1 brokerage in the USA by dollar volume, closing over $231 Billion in real estate sales in the USA…