Sell Over Asking Price in a Soft Market
The Market in ContextThe real estate market in early 2022 was incredibly - historically - hot. Inventory was low, and buyers were out in droves,…
Category: Video
I am a heavy producer of video, because I believe it has the ability to impart not only information but emotion in an impactful way that text alone simply never can. The articles on this page all contain videos along with the text to deepen your understanding of the subject matter. Please, stay tuned!
Dealing With Outrageous Concession Requests in the Sale of Your Bay Area Home
You’ve probably read about as-is sales on my blog or heard about me talk about them on my video. In those transactions, buyers agree 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…
Blog, Local, Market Update, Presentations, Santa Cruz Real Estate, Silicon Valley Real Estate, Video
California Real Estate Forecast for 2020
As you may have heard, I recently became a Broker Associate with Compass in Los Gatos (the former Alain Pinel REALTORS). There are a lot…
Charts and Statistics, Commentary, Market Update, North Monterey County Real Estate, Santa Cruz Real Estate, Silicon Valley Real Estate, Video
2019 Mid-Year Real Estate Update for Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and Monterey
And here we are, just past half-way through 2019! Happened so quick, I'll bet you feel a bit of whiplash. It's been an interesting half-year…
The Right Way to do a Price Reduction on your Bay Area Home
I often tell my clients that one of my most important jobs as a REALTOR is to help the seller set the right list price…
Sell for 21.3% over the Zillow Zestimate
a blog post last week, I highlighted the San Jose Mercury News article about the 17.3% spike in Bay Area home prices in March. That's an…
Why I Moved to Compass
On November 1, 2019 I joined Compass as a Broker Associate. This is only the third brokerage I have been affiliated with in nearly 17…
Silicon Valley Real Estate Prices Drop Sharply in Q1 2019
A couple of days ago I attended a regional meeting of local REALTOR Association leadership. We had officers and staff from around the greater San…