Bay Area Heat Wave of October 2024 Keeps the Market Smoldering
I hope youre staying cool during this record-breaking heatwave! With temperatures hitting historic highs this past week, it feels like everything is heating up and…
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Santa Clara County August 2024 Market Update
As we move through 2024, the real estate market in Santa Clara County continues to exhibit seasonal changes.Not surprisingly, the summer of 2024 saw a…
The Dog Days of Summer 2024
There's nothing like summer to break up a good routine, especially if you have school-age kids like I do. But summer is more than half…
Pricing Unusual Homes in the Bay Area to Sell
you've been reading my emails, blog, or watching my YouTube videos, you know that I'm practically obsessed with the law of supply and demand, and…
The $1.7 Million Tiny Home
Hey, did you hear about the $1.7 million tiny home?It's a listing (a Compass listing, natch) that's gone viral, because people the world over are…
Why the Fed Rate Cut Doesn’t Mean What You Think it Does
now you have no doubt heard the news: the Federal Reserve dropped their overnight lending rate by 0.5% (or fifty basis points, as the cool…
The End of an Era: Buyer Compensation Removed from the MLS
It's the end of an era!Since I got my real estate license in 2003 - and for at least 20 years before that - working…
Reasons Bay Area Real Estate Prices Continue to Rise
I've been a long-time, on-and-off-again reader of The Economist. I really enjoy the wide variety articles they publish, with stories from around the world -…
You know what they say: Shift Happens
Ever hear the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times"? I bet you have. But it turns out it is neither ancient nor…
Playing Chicken with the Market in 2024
Hey, have you heard the news? For years now, there's been no shortage of pronouncements that mortgage rates will be coming down. Everyone seemed to…