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 […]
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“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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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This post is inspired by a client question I received recently: “Why does Redfin show one valuation for my house and Zillow’s Zestimate something else?” This client will be listing their house in Los Altos Hills, CA later this year and is starting to do their due diligence to better understand the market, ultimately a
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