This time it’s in Rockaway Beach, Pacifica - my longtime home.  My family bought their first house in Rockaway when I was six; my mother still lives in that house - albeit a completely different remodeled version.  Then later, I bought my first house there. 
Rockaway Beach is a street of surprises.  It’s not visible from Highway 1 [...]

 

What in the world do the two have to do with each other?  I’m so glad you asked.
I listen to Clark Howard in the morning on 650 KSTE.   He has a show dedicated to finances - a good show, I might add.  A big topic on the show today - and a lot of days - [...]

We need the support of others - some we don’t even know - to encourage us to make a decision. In the real estate market when everyone is out there buying, we’re standing in line to pay the highest possible price for a house; offering the seller outrageous things such as vacations, cars and a sales [...]

O’Brien Homes will be opening Connemara, Pacifica this weekend on what is expected to be the warmest several days of the year so far.  Although the market may not be cooperating with them, the sunshine will.

 

 
There are truly no real emergencies in real estate, but one of the worst things you can do is become incognito.  I always ask for every piece of contact information I can get; nevertheless, it’s inevitable that someone will go on vacation or out of town and not let me know.    
The other day when one [...]

City/Area

Current Inventory

Sold

Avg Days to Sell

Avg Sales Price

Median Sales Price

% of List Price Received

Atherton

30

8

55

5,735,714

4,400,000

95.44

Belmont

58

21

51

984,555

930,000

99.80

Brisbane

15

2

86

555,000

555,000

95.12

Burlingame

49

12

14

1,727,350

1,593,000

100.19

Colma

5

0

0

0

0

.0

Daly City

234

38

107

574,500

560,500

97.11

East Palo Alto

153

9

124

323,322

310,000

98.73

El Granada

31

4

108

964,250

873,500

95.76

Foster City

26

6

62

1,128,833

1,099,500

97.16

Half Moon Bay

60

8

171

936,207

855,328

92.38

Hillsborough

46

10

48

3,065,000

2,487,500

95.80

La Honda

13

0

0

0

0

.0

Loma Mar

3

0

0

0

0

.0

Menlo Park

118

30

36

1,881,556

1,775,000

102.97

Millbrae

44

9

43

1,067,866

1,055,000

99.17

Montara

21

1

10

970,000

970,000

98.08

Moss Beach

18

2

26

747,500

747,500

97.20

Pacifica

110

16

62

676,115

664,500

98.18

Pescadero

10

0

0

0

0

.0

Portola Valley

30

7

84

2,160,660

2,075,000

99.05

Redwood City

247

44

68

954,710

910,500

98.04

Redwood Shores

13

7

17

1,089,714

1,040,000

98.49

San Bruno

112

20

107

636,225

645,000

96.15

San Carlos

64

22

37

1,042,775

915,000

101.33

San Gregorio

2

0

0

0

0

.0

San Mateo

190

47

46

1,057,851

925,000

99.24

South San Francisco

146

19

101

621,839

585,000

94.06

Woodside

37

4

127

2,697,750

2,460,500

99.11

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I have a love-hate relationship with Trulia and so do my AG compatriots.  Any time you have a group of people - any group of any people - the quality of that group will drop to the lowest denominator.  On Trulia you have the best of the best and the worst of the worst.  Some [...]

Buying and selling real estate is one big negotiation - a game, if you like.  It’s strategy, thinking, planning.  Each step of the process requires another piece of negotiating and has to be thought-out prior to - with the end in mind.  Negotiating is not only complex, it’s crucial to your success in the process.  It’s also a key reason to [...]

Your own agent, that is. In other words, 5 reasons not to work with the listing agent. If I could think of another way to say it — oh, wait! I know. Don’t even think about. Ever. Forget it.
1. The listing agent works for the seller. As Realtors we have a fiduciary responsibility to our [...]

The California State Assembly will vote on AB 2678 this week.  If this bill passes it will affect you - whether you plan to buy or sell a home.   Somebody will have to pay for the audit and the work that will follow.    

AB 2678 will require a state agency to set up a process to require [...]