A recent look at YIMBY vs NIMBY said that a person's attitude about high-density housing was strongly affected by how urban centers were widely viewed when that person was about 18. Boomers were...
Making A Purchase Offer
For many years in Silicon Valley, a purchase offer for a home was typically made at a specified “purchase offer date” promoted by the sellers’ real estate agent. A preemptive offer would sometimes be made, before the purchase offer date, by buyers who were especially motivated. With restrictions on meetings caused by the coronavirus, making a purchase offer is going to become similar to making a preemptive offer. Each potential buyer will submit his offer when he decides to, and he will have minimal knowledge of any competing buyers. The value of the knowledge a top agent has and the value of the agent’s network will surely increase.
Will YIMBY Create Increased Condo Demand?
A recent look at YIMBY vs NIMBY said that a person's attitude about high-density housing was strongly affected by how urban centers were widely...
Real Estate Agent Commission
In 2024 it became necessary for a real estate agent to get a written agreement with a potential buyer before they could tour a home with them....
Building “Affordable Housing”
Does the need for more housing that is affordable mean simply low-income housing? Projects that are being proposed focus on building small condos as...
Price Appreciation vs DOM
Although home buyers and home sellers should know days on market in order to make decisions, DOM is not a good way to predict house price...
Median Days On Market
The roughly two-year-long pronounced difference in house price growth between Santa Clara County and cities near San Francisco invites us to examine...
Can Protected Trees Be Removed
Cities enact their own tree protection ordinances, which are specific to that city. A long-time Palo Alto resident recently posted about his...