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You do not need 20% down to buy a home. The real down payment numbers for the Bay Area, the low down payment loan options most buyers never hear about, and how to get ready.
RE-Education · July 7, 2026
The most expensive project of the twenty carries the biggest dollar shortfall: $71,069 that never comes back in the 2021 national data. When a suite addition makes sense anyway, and when a discount beats it.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 5, 2026
The most popular project in the book carries one of the four worst returns in it. A $150,000 kitchen does not double your house value, and the refrigerator alone explains a lot.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 3, 2026
A 48 square foot bathroom addition is the most expensive square footage you will ever build, and the worst returning project of the twenty in the national rankings. Here is why families build it anyway, and when that is the right call.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 1, 2026
Overpricing a Fremont home feels safe, but it can quietly cost you six figures. Here is the pricing strategy that actually wins in the Tri-City market.
Fremont · June 30, 2026
I expected to ration my coffee through another CE keynote. Instead, Oscar Wei's eleven slides at the 5th Annual C.A.R. Fair Housing Day handed me five numbers I cannot stop thinking about, plus a very real to-do list. Here is what changed how I work.
Real Estate Wisdom · May 15, 2026
A day at the State Capitol with 2,500 REALTORS for C.A.R. Legislative Day 2026. Three bills and a ballot measure now sit between Bay Area buyers and sellers and their next move.
Real Estate Wisdom · April 30, 2026
California new ballot measure proposes $25 billion in down payment assistance for middle-class buyers, funded by revenue bonds with no new taxes. How it works, who qualifies, and what it could mean.
Real Estate Wisdom · April 24, 2026
The 30-year fixed climbed to 6.22%, up from 5.98% at the end of February. What is driving the increase, and how it changes your next move in the East Bay and South Bay.
Market Reports · March 20, 2026
The Bay Area housing market enters spring with renewed energy. Median prices have stabilized, with select Fremont, Milpitas, and Sunnyvale neighborhoods seeing modest appreciation of 3 to 5% year over year.
Market Reports · March 15, 2026