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Homebuyer Tips | Why Read Your Title Report

The Title Report is often the most overlooked part of your disclosure packet but definitely something you need to spend a little time on...
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Should you buy now or wait for the crash?

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...
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Zillow is dumping 7,000 homes at a discount

Zillow is offloading 7,000 homes, laying off a quarter of its staff, and taking huge losses. But why do we care? Today, let’s talk about Zillow. Let’s look at what this pause in their iBuyer...
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Five Questions to Ask When Interviewing a Real Estate Agent

It always blows my mind when I read statistics like the average home buyer interviews less than one agent before deciding who to hire. Maybe that's because you don't know the right questions to ask...
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Newsom ends single-family zoning in California | California Senate Bill 8, 9, and 10

"That's it. It's over. From today onwards, there will be no more single-family houses allowed in California." Well, that's not exactly true. There was Senate Bill 9, specifically, signed by Gavin...
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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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Can you afford a house in ALAMEDA, CA? ($2,000,000)

You are here on blog number three of my "What the Money Bought" series. Today, we're talking about what you can get in a house in Alameda at the $2,000,000 price point...
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Can you afford a house in ALAMEDA, CA? ($1,500,000)

What can you buy with $1.5 million in a house in Alameda? Well, let's continue with our series of "What the Money Bought."...
Can you afford a house in ALAMEDA, CA? ($1,000,000)

Can you afford a house in ALAMEDA, CA? ($1,000,000)

What do you actually get for a million dollars in a house in Alameda? Let's find out...

Seller Tips

We’re Featured as Best Realtors™ in Oakland by Triple!

We’re Featured as Best Realtors™ in Oakland by Triple!

We got featured in Architectural Digest! The article entitled “Why the ‘Granny Flat’ Is the Next Big Home Amenity” dives into why granny flats are becoming increasingly popular. They offer a variety...
Architectural Digest Feature: Why the ‘Granny Flat’ Is the Next Big Home Amenity

Architectural Digest Feature: Why the ‘Granny Flat’ Is the Next Big Home Amenity

We got featured in Architectural Digest! The article entitled “Why the ‘Granny Flat’ Is the Next Big Home Amenity” dives into why granny flats are becoming increasingly popular. They offer a variety...
21 Things You Must Do as a Trustee

21 Things You Must Do as a Trustee

Today, we are going to talk about the 21 essential tasks imperative for any estate trustee. Within the contents of this blog, we'll comprehensively outline all the necessary elements you should be...
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Staging Your House: Worth It or a Waste of Money?

Is staging your home worth the investment or not? We've analyzed over 5,500 home sales in Alameda, Berkeley, and Oakland over the past three and a half years, and today, we have some fascinating data...
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...

Market Updates

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Did the Bay Area Real Estate Market just shift?

When is the market going to turn? Maybe it already has. I know that the title might have piqued your attention, so let's get started. Today, I have another Bay Area Real Estate market update for you...
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Is the Inventory Dam going to break? | Real Estate Supply and Demand

If you were intrigued by the title, I have a feeling that you also want to know something about the supply side of our real estate market. I've already talked about a lot of things on the demand side...
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Bay Area Real Estate Market Update 2021 – Don’t Celebrate Just Yet!

As a follow up to last week's market update, today, I want to show you some data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR) which I found absolutely fascinating. The general trend? Things are...
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Bay Area Housing Market Update Q2 2021 – Bubble Trouble??

Inman, a real estate news publication that talks about real estate industry-related news, recently put out a series called "Bubble Trouble." This series shared four stats that will give us hope and...
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Market Price Vs. Market Value | Bay Area Market Update Q2

Today, we're going to talk about something a little different than what we usually talk about—the distinction between market price and market value. I wanted to do this as sort of a market update...
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Exuberant Spending | Bay Area Housing Market Update Q2 2021

"A housing bubble is started by excessive demand, then it leads to inadequate supply, and then exuberant spending really pushes and inflates the housing bubble further." With all these bidding wars in...
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Bay Area Housing Market Update Q1 2021 | Should we worry about the mortgage interest rates?

I am seriously nauseous from this market. It's out of control. In this market update, I want to talk about some of the things I see on the ground-- some actual stories of bidding situations that I've...
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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...
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