Silicon Valley Real Estate Snapshot – November 18, 2024

Everyone wants to know...how's the real estate market doing now, what with the election over, the week before Thanksgiving and the start of the holiday…

Inventory Surging in Bay Area Ahead of the Election

Are you enjoying election season as much as I am? I know, I know, such a bummer it'll be over in a week! 🤢The U.S.…

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 -…

Post-Election Silicon Valley Real Estate 2025 Forecast

Well then!Now that the election is behind us, it's time to look forward and start thinking about the future. As I counseled clients before the…

Bay Area Heat Wave of October 2024 Keeps the Market Smoldering

I hope you’re staying cool during this record-breaking heatwave! With temperatures hitting historic highs this past week, it feels like everything is heating up –…

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

If 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,…