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Real Estate Planner—What Is It and Why You Need One

We’re thrilled to share a new designation we're pursuing within Keller Williams called Real Estate Planner. Since this is a new and unfamiliar designation to many, we want to explain what it is and ...
22 Things to Know Before Moving to Oakland

22 Things to Know Before Moving to Oakland

If you’re looking into the Oakland housing market, thinking of buying a house or possibly renting an apartment in Downtown, here is a small taste of what living in Oakland is like. ...
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Maximizing Your Real Estate Investments with a 1031 Exchange

What if I told you that you could save 34% on your real estate investment, giving you hundreds of thousands of dollars more?Today, we wanted to bring you a video about the 1031 exchange. Kristin ...
How to Switch Real Estate Agents in 3 Steps

How to Switch Real Estate Agents in 3 Steps

"It's not you, it's me." Are you already working with an agent, and you suddenly feel like you might need to make a switch? ...
Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,500,000)

Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,500,000)

Today, we are coming back with another installment of the "What the Money Bought" series. In today's video, we're going to look into the $1.5 million price point here in Alameda. ...
Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,000,000)

Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,000,000)

What does a million dollars buy you in 2022 in Alameda? Today, we are doing another installment of "What The Money Bought?" so let's find out. ...

Seller Tips

Are Single-Level Homes More Popular than Two-Level Homes in the East Bay Area?

Are Single-Level Homes More Popular than Two-Level Homes in the East Bay Area?

Are Single-Level Homes More Popular than Two-Level Homes in the East Bay Area? Are Single-Level Homes More Popular than Two-Level Homes in the East Bay Area? Hey, fun fact: did you know that ...
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Will iBuyers take over the high-end market? | Is an iBuyer Program Feasible in the Bay Area??

Are you seriously thinking about selling your house to a robot? Recently, I was reading through Inman, a real estate publication, when an article caught my attention. Today, I wanted to touch on that ...
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How to WIN a Bay Area Bidding War

So how do you succeed in one of the East Bay's most competitive markets that employs a bidding war strategy? Well, that's what we're going to talk about today. ...
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PropertySpark Top Real Estate Agent Interviews | Hans Christopher George Struzyna

PropertySpark interviewed me as an Olympic Athlete turned Bay Area's Top Real Estate Agent. We talked about success, building powerful partnerships, and more. Check it out! ...
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Real Estate Bubble: Are we in one? Here’s what buyers and sellers should know

Last Wednesday, ABC7 news anchor Reggie Aqui invited me over to his show to talk about the state of real estate in the Bay Area. Are we in a real estate bubble? Here’s a summary of what we talked ...
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I think WE ARE in a housing bubble | Bay Area Housing Market 2021 update

What the f---? A couple of months ago, I put out a video on YouTube talking about the housing bubble and how I didn't think we were in one. At the time, I had some good reasons to think that. ...

Market Updates

Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,500,000)

Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,500,000)

Today, we are coming back with another installment of the "What the Money Bought" series. In today's video, we're going to look into the $1.5 million price point here in Alameda. ...
Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,000,000)

Can you afford a house in Alameda in 2023? ($1,000,000)

What does a million dollars buy you in 2022 in Alameda? Today, we are doing another installment of "What The Money Bought?" so let's find out. ...
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Bay Area Housing Market Q4 Market Update 2022 | TIME TO GET CREATIVE

In this market update, instead of showing you a bunch of graphs, charts, and stats, we've decided to do something different. We decided to do a little actual real-life exercise to try and explain ...
Bay Area Real Estate Conforming Loan Limit Increase 2023

Bay Area Real Estate Conforming Loan Limit Increase 2023

Today, we're going to be talking about the conforming loan limits, which just got increased. It's a very interesting topic, especially here in the San Francisco Bay area. ...
Real Estate Market Perspective 2022

Real Estate Market Perspective 2022

Today, we’re bringing you another market update, but it's more based on perspective this time. It's really important in this changing market to understand how we got here. This is so that you can ...
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Bay Area Housing Market Update Q3 2022 | There’s a Slowdown Happening

Wow, what a way to finish up Q3! Today, I want to share a few anecdotes about a few things I've observed over the last quarter, as we are now well into quarter four. I hope this Bay Area housing ...