Is a Spring collapse coming? As Russia's invasion into Ukraine continued, money flew into the US stock money just as our last month's blog post predicted. This inflow gave temporary support to the stock market. Looking at February 2022's market data, we can see that the % of sales dropped pretty much across all the Bay Area counties. Many youtube videos (here and there, for example) have concluded...

Almost every landlord is into the real estate business to earn more income. However, there is no guarantee that you will make more money once you own a rental property. The amount of income you can generate from your rental property depends on how you manage it. Although real estate is among the most lucrative businesses, several things can kill rental property profit and destroy your source of income....

A Trend-Setting Group The average life expectancy in America, now around 79 years, grew significantly during the 20th and 21st centuries. One consequence is the appearance of generations of Americans with very distinct views on life, including homeownership.  Millennials are the Americans born between the early 1980s and the early 2000s, as per the most accepted definitions. We are talking about...

Impact Of The Ukraine Crisis Since Russian forces invaded Ukraine, all eyes around the globe are on this country. Attention is also on how the US will respond to the crisis. Just as most predicted, the US will not have military confrontation with Russia. Instead, the US will only impose the toughest sanctions. As a reader of this post, you must wonder how this conflict is going to impact the US real...

  The December 2021 housing data may seem alarming at first glance. Month-on-month price and sales volumes changes are both negative, while year-to-year sales even recorded a 10% to 51% decrease in most counties. Are the Bay Area Real Estate Buyers withdrawing from the market? Fortunately, the answer is no. The decrease in sales volume is driven by a lack of inventory. In December 2020, there...

Working from home is here to stay.  Working from home was already a growing trend before the pandemic. And with it,  the growth of remote workers has been exponential. Fully remote and Hybrid (work-from-home and office) workers were estimated to be 60% of all American workers at some point in 2021. And with COVID contagions up, more people are still working from home…and some will never go...

Wishing You A Happy Holiday Season! Wow! What a year! 2021 was one of our biggest ones yet! Our small, minority, and women-owned business has grown tremendously and we predict that 2022 will be even bigger! We have nearly tripled the number of employees over the past 12 months (pictured here are just a few of us!). Our dedicated staff members take ownership of their roles, making all of our services a...

Happy Holidays! We are just days away from Christmas and 2022! Let's take a look at what happened this month in the market. The most significant economic news of December is probably the Federal Reserve's December FOMC meeting. After the meeting, the Fed announced that they would speed up the tapering of the bond purchases and eventually stop the program in 2022. What does this mean for the real...

We are now in the midst of the holiday season! As we are getting closer to Christmas and the New Year, we are seeing the typical cool-off in the real estate market. Let's take a look at October's sales statistics and the most up to date mortgage rates. Alameda, Marin and Napa counties are leading the pack in the transition to winter real estate, recording a moderate withdraw from high prices. Napa...

Dimmer Switch For Rental Properties: Should I Replace Them? The Bay Area is a highly competitive market, period. If you are a landlord or property owner, you may have thought about installing dimmer switches in your property thinking that it’s a good idea. Dimmer switches provide dwellers with full control of the amount of desired light, the bulbs last longer, you may be able to save electricity, and...