Timeless Real Estate Advice for the Bay Area

I obtained my real estate salespersons' license on February 20, 2003.  That means this week marks the end of my first 20 years in the…

Using Off Market Sales in Pricing Your Bay Area Home

Whether you’re buying or selling your home, few things matter more than the numbers. Obviously, within the real estate industry, numbers are at the heart…

What Donald Trump’s Victory Means for Your Home’s Value

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKhyjmE-gP4Donald Trump and Your Home's ValueGiven the media coverage and all the polling predicting a narrow but solid victory for Hillary Clinton, many in California…

How to Make Sense of Bay Area Home Prices

23454 Sunset Drive, Los Gatos Mountains, sold for $3.325 Million in May 2016If you're like most people, you're probably wondering how to make sense of…

Double Down on Selling Your Home

Deciding to put your home up for sale is a process that can take months - years, even! It can be a pretty agonizing decision…

The True Cost of Overpricing your Bay Area Home

will be shown in this article, overpricing one’s home when going on market almost always have negative repercussions for sellers: Across all Bay Area markets,…

Can You Trust the Zillow Zestimate?

I’ve been getting asked a lot about the Zillow Zestimate lately. Here are a few of my thoughts.As you may or may not know, the…

The Honest Truth about Your Home’s List Price

The Honest Truth about Your Home's List PriceI want to be brutally honest with you about something that's going to be very important to know,…

How Much is a Granny Unit Worth?

I received an email the other day from a gentleman who was wondering how much is a granny unit worth in Santa Cruz? That's an…

Holistic Valuation of Santa Cruz Real Estate

Properly evaluating homes in Santa Cruz can be tough work. Improperly evaluating properties is easy, and can be done in less than a minute on…