Recent Home Price Increases are Unsustainable
There has been much to celebrate about the health of the U.S. housing market this year, and the headlines have been full of news aboutbuoyant-…
Category: Silicon Valley Real Estate
Wise Words to Aid Home Buyers
Sometimes the reporting on the world of real estate gets so caught up in the rapidly changing landscape that the elements of buying and selling…
Zillow Giveth, Zillow Taketh Away
While searching for a blog topic, two reports spanning the good/bad news spectrum caught my eye, because Zillow.com had a hand in both.To check out…
Notes from the Bay Area Foreclosure Auction
I'd turned my brother on to the foreclosure auction some weeks ago, and he'd actually taken the time to drive around to quite a few…
So Sue Me
Now, I'm not saying that some Realtors don't deserve to be sued, and maybe they even be deserved to be sued for things they've told…
The Incredible Shrinking Housing Market
Some new housing data was released, revealing the incredible shrinking housing market. For starters, 31% of all homes sold in Q2 of this year were…
Silicon Valley Bucking the Trend
As the gloomy reports continue for the housing industry, there is one market where both high-end employment and housing are on an uptick. Thanks in…
Real High Stakes Poker, Round Two
The seller had actually already signed the documents she needed to, all that was left for the buyers to go to their friendly neighborhood First…
To TIC, or Not to TIC…
It's been around for ages, really - holding title as "Tenants in Common" is one of the most popular ways to hold title - for…
When to Say No
Earlier last week, we got an offer on a home I have co-listed over in Campbell. This being the kind of market that it is,…