A Hobbit House, A Sanitation Shed, and a $15M “Steal”: Your Menlo Park-Atherton-Palo Alto Broker Tour Recap Week of July 7th My Musings After spending the past week in rural Nebraska, I figured Broker tour might be a bit sleepy after the July 4th holiday, but it proved to be wide awake! There were noticeably […]
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On The Move July 2026 East pasture: Atkinson, Nebraska The Fourth of July, Nebraska Style. Nebraska? Yep, Nebraska. The photo above is me riding in my uncle’s pickup truck as we bounce through what my family calls the East pasture. (Side note: if someone could bottle the smell of this pasture after a summer rain,
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Why Is the Bay Area So Expensive? Understanding Housing, Jobs, and the Cost of Living If you’ve ever searched for homes in Northern California, you’ve probably asked yourself one question: Why is the Bay Area so expensive? From million-dollar starter homes to some of the highest rents in the country, the San Francisco Bay Area
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Moves & Metrics June 2026 My thought balloon at the moment… Which real estate markets will be the recipients of the AI-related upcoming IPO wealth generation? Will the executives head for Atherton? Look for an estate in Napa? A beach house in Baja? The San Francisco housing market is already white-hot, where will the money
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Moves & Metrics May 2026 Much like a home in escrow, this month’s market report experienced a slight delay in closing. With Patrick Carlisle’s retirement, the new Compass analytics team is working through issuing the monthly reports. A few speed bumps aside… the data is in! Santa Clara County Competition remains strongest in the family-home
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Palo Alto, CA Broker’s Tour + 1 Stop In Los Altos Friday, Jan 9, 2026 The theme of today was townhomes! A lot of them! This also officially marked my first tour of 2026. It was quite slow in December with little inventory coming up so it was a welcomed surprise when I saw
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A Sunday Home Tour In Menlo Park Date Sunday, December 7, 2025 I decided to see some properties today and get back into the swing of touring again! I’ve missed the last couple weeks of Broker’s tour, either because literally nothing new has come to market, or I have been out of town. Below
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The Latest Properties To Hit The Market In Palo Alto, CA Friday, November 21, 2025 Theme of this tour in tear downs! Or big ole remodels! Again, inventory coming to market remains slow as we approach this holiday season. In other news it is the Stanford vs Cal football game this weekend so pick
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On The Move December 2025 Collage by Cary Loren co-founder of Destroy All Monsters & The Book Beat. Detroit, Michigan. I spent Thanksgiving in Michigan with family and had a chance to make it to Cranbrook Art Museum to see “Mythic Chaos: 50 Years of Destroy All Monsters.” I’ve known Cary Loren for years through
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Ever wonder if you really need or want a “connected home”—or what that even means? IKEA just made it a lot easier (and way less intimidating) to find out. With their newly revamped smart home lineup, you can play with lighting, sound, and more to see how tech can simplify daily life all without sending
