Survey: 52% of Bay Area Residents Likely to Leave

I read an alarming article in the Silicon Valley Business Journal the other day (you can click this link to read it here). The article…

Underprice and sell for more…way more.

Published: September 14, 2023The Compass number crunchers are at it again, and they've updated their Dangers of Overpricing charts. They first released this data about…

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…

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,…

Santa Cruz County Sewer Lateral Inspection Ordinance

Maintaining the integrity of the sewer system is a shared responsibility. In the Santa Cruz County, homeowners shoulder a significant part of this task. Understanding…

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,…

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…

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…