MY REAL ESTATE BLOG

🏡 You don't have to be thinking about moving to care about your home's value. In fact, most of the homeowners I share these reports with “aren't planning to sell anytime soon.” But here's what caught my attention: The market has changed noticeably over the last “90 days”, and many homeowners are still working with a home value based on an estimate from months - or even years - ago. And that's where things get interesting... Your home's value isn't a number you should only ch

🏡 If you ever plan to sell your home, here's something worth knowing before the "For Sale" sign goes in the yard. Many homeowners focus on Days on Market. But here's the truth... Days on Market measures time not buyer interest. The metric I pay much closer attention to? 👀 Showings. Here's why: ✅ If a well-marketed home is getting less than one showing a week, the market may be telling you the price needs adjusting. ✅ But if a home is getting five or six showings and still n

📊 Everyone is talking about the number of homes selling above asking price. But another statistic from the latest Redfin data caught my attention and honestly, I think it's even more important. Roughly 1 in 5 sellers had to reduce their price. That's the number I would pay attention to. Because if you're planning to move within the next year, the homes that didn't sell can teach you just as much - if not more - than the ones that did. 🏡 What was their original price? 🏡 Ho

☀️ Everyone says summer is the slow season for real estate... And for the most part, they're right. Across San Ramon, Danville, and the Greater Bay Area, many homes are taking longer to sell than they were this time last year. But here's what caught my attention... A handful of recent sales completely bucked the trend. 🏡 In the last 30 days, five homes sold for prices that genuinely surprised me. One of them closed at a number I had to double-check. So what made these homes