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It's our pandemiversary
Remember last March when the world shut down and we all rushed to the grocery stores to buy toilet paper in an irrational panic?
Bidding War Frenzy
It's rough out there for home buyers—bidding wars, crazy fast appreciation, and homes going into contract in a week!
You Get What You Pay For
Which house would you buy if you had an extra $1.5million lying around?
2021 Breaking All the Real Estate Records
Low interest rates, housing shortage, everyone working from home, etc etc etc., all of which came together to create the perfect storm for another record-breaking year in real estate.
Building a cottage in your Berkeley yard? Just tell your neighbors.
Anyone else read the word “cottage” and think of a quaint little home surrounded by wildflowers in the middle of a forest? No? Just me? Ok cool.
Owning a Home Made More Money Than Your Actual Job
According to Zillow, 2021 U.S. homeowners made more money on average from home appreciation than the median worker earned from their job.
Flipping Could Cost More $$$
Do you binge-watch Flip or Flop and all the HGTV shows and now aspire to flip houses yourself?
Strip Malls Are the New Housing
If you've ever driven along the El Camino Real from San Francisco to San Jose, you’ve probably noticed the seemingly endless stretch of parking lots and strip malls that line the entire route.
Rethinking Single Family Living
Looks like single-family neighborhoods are about to get a whole lot more crowded. Bay Area cities are starting to allow the construction of multi-family units like in-laws and fourplexes in residential areas.