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…

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…

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…

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…

Pacifica Real Estate Trends

Pacifica house price per sq.ft.

The plot of both average and median quarterly Pacifica house prices will generally alert you to unusually high or low prices by the separation between the average and median prices changing.

Pacifica house sales price vs. list price

Changes in the Pacifica real estate market typically create significant changes in the sales price to list price. The list price is set by looking at recent sales prices. The comparison shows how well sales prices follow expectations.