Category: Buying a Home

Are we feeling good yet?

Consumer confidence is critical to achieving a robust real estate market. Both buyers and sellers benefit when consumers are feeling good in the overall economy. Confidence rose 13% in July and is at its most favorable reading since September 2021. […]

Real Estate Myth Busting

Real Estate Myth Busting San Mateo & Santa Clara County Real EstateReal estate is always a good news story especially here in Silicon Valley where our California real estate, for better or worse, is the envy of the rest of the […]

Is the “Uber Effect” going to be as large as the “Facebook Effect”?

If IPOs do come to fruition and there are some newly minted millionaires, Bay Area housing markets could have another renaissance. Uber (and/or Lyft), Airbnb, Pinterest, and Slack are believed to be going public in 2019 Combined, the four potential […]

Compass Welcomes Pacific Union

I’ve made no secret of the fact that I really enjoy being part of Pacific Union brokerage (see The Brokerage Your Realtor is with Matters). Now, Pacific Union is joining forces with Compass, a national real estate brokerage focused on empowering us […]

Finally, More Bay Area Housing Inventory Arrives After 16 Months of Declines

So many of my clients have been frustrated by the lack of home inventory in our local market. It looks like we’re finally getting a bit of relief. Read the terrific executive summary below from Pacific Union’s Chief Economist and […]

Homebuyers Make Big Sacrifices for Top Schools

About 75 percent of homebuyers said that access to excellent schools was important in their search. Nearly 80 percent of buyers gave up some home features to land in their preferred school district, with about one in five sacrificing a […]