Why is there no For Sale By Owner in the Bay Area?
If youre like most property buyers, youve spent some time looking on Zillow for a property that you want to purchase. With that search, youve…
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!
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…
2019 REALTOR Installation Speech
Thank you for braving yet another ferocious northern California rainstorm to be with us today at our 2019 Installation. Ive been fortunate to get to…
Time for a Lowball Offer?
A hot time for lowball offers?It's been quite sometime since I wrote anything about lowball offers - the last time was way back in 2006.…
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…
The Endowment Effect in Real Estate
The endowment effect is a human tendency to value something more when we own it. Last year, economist Richard Thaler even won the Nobel Prize…