Ken Rosen, the chairman of the Fisher Center For Real Estate, at Berkeley's Hass School of Business, talked recently about future real estate trends. Two points stood out: 1.) The old paradigm of low interest rates is not going to return in the foreseeable future. 2.)...
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Proposition 19: Death Tax & Proposition 13 Slow Elimination
The average Silicon Valley Homeowner used to be able to leave his home to his children as part of his estate planning. There were tax advantages just as there are for inherited 401k plans. Many parents hope to create a family home or business that will help their...
Investment Trend – Hotels Converted To Apartments
As affordable housing becomes more scarce nationwide, developers are buying distressed hotels and turning them into apartments. Nationwide, 18% of hotels are behind on their mortgages as of Dec, 2020. “Apartments around here, you might pay $120,000 a door, and we can...
Real Estate Trends – House vs. Condo
Perhaps now is a particularly good time for first time home buyers to buy a condo. In our 2021/01/09 webinar & our 2021/01/10 Chinese webinar we pointed out a difference in Silicon Valley real estate trends for houses vs. real estate trends for condos. House...
Juliana Lee Real Estate Team
Many real estate agents say they are part of a team or part of a group. Rarely would one person try to do everything required to regularly sell real estate. The recent Juliana Lee Real Estate Team Video provides a glimpse into why these real estate agents are a team.
California Good Neighbor Fence Act
When deciding to fix or replace a property line fence, you need to understand the California Good Neighbor Fence Act. It makes both neighbors equally responsible for the cost of repairing or replacing a property line fence. A key requirement is that you have to notify...
