Real Estate Trends: Los Altos Leads with High Prices, Santa Clara Surges
Once again Los Altos, at $4,413,101, is the highest average sale price for houses in the 10 cities I track...
Author: Margaret Barton
San Jose Area Real Estate Breakdown
San Jose is such a big city that it's not fair to compare it to other cities that make up the Peninsula,...
1st Quarter Trends 2023 Compared to 2024 – Condos and Townhomes
Last week I posted information on how houses have appreciated year-to-date in the cities I track, this week I thought I'd do the same for condos and...
1st Quarter Trends – 2023 Compared to 2024
With the year's first quarter behind us, I thought I'd do a comparison with year-to-date 2024, and same time 2023...
Increasing number of retirees are looking for properties in Nevada
More than 338,000 Americans moved to retire in 2023, an increase of 44% compared to 2022 California has the highest share of retirees moving to...
2023 vs. 2024 Real Estate Recap: Surprising Trends and Soaring Prices
As we start a new year, let’s take a look at some year-over-year numbers. Following is information comparing the beginning of 2023 to that of...
Local Bay Area Business – Julie’s British Bakery
As you may know, I have an amazing sweet tooth with a preference for English and Indian yummies, which is not surprising since those...
Social Security Totalization
We all know the saying “what we don’t know can’t harm us,” yet that isn’t always true, there are times when what we don’t know can be a ...
Why are Insurance Companies Pulling Out of California
We know about the catastrophic wild fires California has experienced but what exactly does this mean for an insurance company, why don't they want our business? Here's a slightly different perspective, let's look at the dollars and cents of the business (and, yes. it's probably TMI but I don't know how to say it briefly)....
Real Estate Trends for San Mateo And Santa Clara Counties
The information here showing the median single family home sale prices for Santa Clara and San Mateo counties is interesting as there are certain key indicators over the past two years....