A large brokerage recently began encouraging its agents to withhold homes for sale from the MLS until its agents had already tried to sell the home. Zillow has begun fighting back against these brokerages. Real Estate News reported:“Samuelson confirmed … that could keep a listing off Zillow forever if that listing is not submitted to […]
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We often hear people and other real estate agents claim that houses in more expensive areas appreciate faster. However if you compare areas with significantly different prices, most often the appreciation rates track each other. Sample Silicon Valley House Prices The graph of Los Altos house prices and Milpitas house prices, shows two quite similar
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When deciding whether to buy real estate or not, potential buyers frequently consider the stock market as an alternative. There are few comparisons in part because the decision involves many factors other than simple appreciation. A significant difference between the two as investments is that you continually receive value from real estate as rental income
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Since about 2022, Santa Clara County house prices have grown faster than San Mateo County house prices. When looking at individual cities, it seems that the closer a city is to San Francisco, the more likely it is to have slower price growth. The records the California Economic Development Department provides give some insight. Employment
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An article/podcast presented by The Atlantic titled “The Truth About NIMBYs” brought together several thoughts and may actually imply increasing demand for condos. Like a podcast, the points made are slowly and casually presented. If you like to read, the long article is quite worth reading. If you like quick bullet points of ideas, you
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