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...
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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....
Tips to Help With Planning As We Age
Usually my postings are about real estate data or market trends, lately, I've broadened my writings to include issues clients bring up to me. ...
8 Tips to Manage a Major Life Event
When your life goes sideways, the rug is pulled out from under your feet, when suddenly what was unthinkable is a new reality, what do you do?...
Bay Area Market Report 2023
Lately, I've been asked many times whether or not we're out of the real estate gloomies we've experienced lately! While the first quarter of 2022 was a steaming hot market, that can't be said for the months that followed with real estate trending downwards. What a difference a year makes! Over the last year we've had to deal with a war, stock market and Bitcoin plunge, numerous interest rates hikes, layoffs, and let's not forget bank failures; phew, we all deserve a break! In comparing the first quarter of 2022 with the first quarter of 2023, it's clear that several cities...