Women’s History Month Real Estate Edition
Women play an important role in real estate both for women as property owners and in the real estate field. First, let’s look at some numbers.
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California Records First Year-Over-Year Uptick in Existing-Home Sales in 31 Months
California's recent uptick in existing home sales heralds a potential turning point in the state's real estate landscape, reflecting underlying shifts in market dynamics and consumer sentiment. This resurgence carries significant implic...
Single Women are winning Real Estate
'Gen Zers and millennials made up the largest share of single female mortgage applicants in 2023.' Moving towards equality generation by generation. The racial inequity is still there. It's more than time to see housing equity in every part...
Nomads and Nurses and Students, Oh My The Mid-Term Rental Opportunity
Your home is first and foremost a home, but sometimes it can double as an investment opportunity. And for some buyers, the property is simply an investment and not a home at all. So how do properties make money for the investor and the homeowne...
East Bay – 2023 Market Wrap Up
The past year managed to be a not-so-great year for both buyers AND sellers. Prices in 2023 softened throughout the Bay Area (sellers did not love that), but the higher interest rates kept housing out of reach for many buyers. Already in Januar...
Market Update 2023 – 3rd Quarter
House sales volume in the East Bay fell from Q3 (July-September) to Q3 (October-December), according to the California Association of Realtors. But our Market Update shows that the number of new listings for sale jumped in September and the tot...
Tuscan Villa anyone?
The real estate hat I wear is hard to take off. Imagine me traveling in Italy with another real estate agent and you can see that in addition to the usual tourist stops we also lingered at real estate offices perusing properties for sale. On th...
The Best House in the Whole World
East Bay Real Estate & The Best House in the Whole World
For the last eight years, I have lived in what is (to me) the best house in the whole wide world. I love my Alameda home with its tall ceilings, big backyard, and windowy bedroom, ...
5 Things to Know if You’re Selling in 2023
5 Crucial Things if You are Selling in 2023
We asked for confidence-building advice from a couple of mortgage lenders: Manny Delgadillo, manager of the Wells Fargo Home Mortgage Center in Los Angeles, and Evan Geiselhart, president of Midwes...