Menlo Park/Atherton District Tour Report Date: Tuesday, July 22, 2025 The theme of today’s tour was “charm.” The first 3 houses have me weighing the scales of charm. I won’t reveal my favorite, but I’d love to hear what your favorite might be between 555 Hermosa Way, 911 Peggy Ln and 916 Peggy Ln! _______________________ […]
Menlo Park/Atherton District Tour Report – July 22, 2025 Read More »
Palo Alto / Menlo Park District Tour Report Date: Friday, July 18, 2025 Properties of all varieties and price points on today’s tour and one that sold even before the tour began! Overall, not much to report from this week in real estate. The market continues to be a bit in favor of the
Palo Alto / Menlo Park District Tour Report – July 18, 2025 Read More »
Menlo Park / Atherton District Tour Report Date: Tuesday, July 15, 2025 I am still thinking about 539 Bay Rd—easily my favorite of the day. Despite the so-called summer slowdown, inventory is moving. Our weekly agent meeting reviewed June numbers: sales in the area are down 5–6% year-over-year. But on the ground? Activity is
Menlo Park / Atherton District Tour Report – July 15, 2025 Read More »
“How’s the Market?” Let’s Talk Housing, Stocks & Strawberries – Bay Area Edition, Mid-2025 If you’re in real estate—or frankly, just live in the Bay Area—you’ve likely heard this question a hundred times: “How’s the market?” And while most people mean the housing market, I thought I’d have a little fun with it this time
Housing Market Bay Area Read More »
Naysayers. Why do their words linger in our minds longer than the ones cheering us on? I had a day this past week that just weighed on me. It started with a call from someone telling me all the things I “should” be doing to ramp up my business. It left me wondering, Wait a
Teflon Moments & Quiet Confidence Read More »
Your House Isn’t Selling… Now what? In the Palo Alto, Menlo Park, Los Altos and Los Altos Hills real estate markets, every move matters —and when it comes to selling your home, price reductions are often the go-to strategy when the Days-On-Market start to creep up. But before you cut the price, there’s another tool
Your House Isn’t Selling… Now What? Read More »
With gyms closed and winter creeping in, I invested in some arctic-grade athletic wear that came with all the reassurances to keep me warm while wicking away sweat. I was ready to run the Hudson River path in the dead of a New York winter, something I had never even considered before… thanks Covid! Cut
Peloton Cult – NYC. Winter 2020. Covid. Read More »
Why real estate? Career change needed! I was exhausted spending hours behind a computer screen, tired of having my schedule dedicated and really tired of not being able to find opportunities that stretched my capabilities. I’ve had fits and starts with starting businesses in the past, so I know starting a business isn’t easy
Changing Careers to Real Estate Read More »
So, What’s the Deal with the BRBC? A Real Estate Agent’s Plain-English Guide In my last post, I mentioned I’d be diving into the Buyer Representation and Broker Compensation Agreement aka the BRBC. I’ve been thinking about how to explain it without getting too in the weeds, and here’s where I landed: frame it through
So, What’s the Deal with the BRBC Form? Read More »
This week, I was planning to dive into the Buyer Representation & Broker Compensation Agreement—specifically, my take on why this agreement is being marketed as a much bigger deal than it actually is. Headlines have shouted “GAME CHANGER” across the industry, but in reality, it’s not. Commercial real estate has used this form for years.
Getting a Business of the Ground – the never-ending to-do list Read More »
