Real Estatin' the Facts

Industrial Kitchen by Burlington Interior Designers & Decorators Joanne Palmisano, Salvage Secrets Contractor Tips: How to Shop for Your Remodel Contractor Tips: How to Shop for Your Remodel Bay Area apartment rents at record high How to Buy a Home in One Market While Selling in Another 49ers fans crunch Santa Clara hotel market; Will new rooms get built?  Google's Silicon Valley hometown targets $15 minimum wage More Americans Are Going Solo Rent vs. Buy: Which is Cheaper for You? Enjoy!

Farmhouse Kitchen by Newton Center Media & Bloggers Justine Hand 4 Obstacles to Decluttering — and How to Beat Them Obstacles to decluttering and how to beat them, pricey home sales hit record in the Bay Area, Reasons the housing market could improve in the second half of 2014, Silicon Valley rents rise $390/month since 2012, Realtors seek to ban shill bids, Japantown apartment project, property lines in pictures.  Enjoy!

House on Scale by Images Money A lot of my buyers have been feeling the pinch of rising rental prices.  Absorption rates for rental apartments have been generally rising since late 2008 as rental demand increased as a result of the housing downturn.  If you're curious, interest rates will have to hit 5.4% in San Jose for it to not make sense to buy if you're still on the fence of renting vs buying .   Despite recent volatility in consumer attitudes, housing recovery expected to press on - notably, home price expectations climbed significantly in February – with 50 percent saying home prices will go up in the next year. 

Transitional Bedroom by Sausalito Architects & Designers Urrutia Design Would you mind if I took a break and digressed from my usual conversational patterns? Today, I've opted to use a list format for links I've found around the internet that might be helpful in fostering a more well-rounded understanding of real estate and how to pay for the space you occupy.

Confetti in the Blue Sky This post was inspired by current clients of mine who are open-minded and forward thinking, prompting the search for up and coming neighborhoods. Price is relative. When a client tells me that something is too expensive, or calls something cheap, I usually ask, "For whom? And compared to what?" Here's an interesting collection of  how one makes do in the Bay Area .