Could 2025 the the Best Year to Sell a Home in Silicon Valley?
The Silicon Valley housing market marches to its own beat, driven by a unique blend of demand and desirability that resonates far beyond the region.…
Tag: 2024
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
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, and…
The $1.7 Million Tiny Home
Hey, did you hear about the $1.7 million tiny home?It's a listing (a Compass listing, natch) that's gone viral, because people the world over are…
Santa Clara County Real Estate Update September 2024
The Santa Clara County real estate market has taken us on quite a ride in 2024. Conditions have been constantly evolving in response to various…
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 -…
You know what they say: Shift Happens
Ever hear the ancient Chinese curse, "May you live in interesting times"? I bet you have. But it turns out it is neither ancient nor…
Playing Chicken with the Market in 2024
Hey, have you heard the news? For years now, there's been no shortage of pronouncements that mortgage rates will be coming down. Everyone seemed to…