Vinyl owns the national replacement window market for a clever reason: every unit is custom sized at no premium. But the course names a price point where buyers expect better, and nearly all of Fremont sits above it.
Real Estate Wisdom · August 1, 2026
The number one siding in the nation barely exists in the Tri Cities, and in fire zones the building code has an opinion. This entry is where the national course and California practice part ways most sharply.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 30, 2026
Sold for $1,731,500 on September 28, 2026. A 3 bed, 2 bath single-story ranch in Mountain View 94043, 1,234 sq ft on a 5,000 sq ft cul-de-sac lot, listed at $1,980,000 with no HOA. Harv Balu hosted the August 8 and 9 open house. Looking for something similar? The live map of homes for sale around Morgan St is linked inside.
Transactions · July 29, 2026
Ten wood windows, one vocabulary lesson, and the most honest sentence in the course: energy savings can take thirty years to pay for new windows. In the mild Bay Area, likely longer.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 28, 2026
The standard advice says you need about $313,000 a year to buy a $1.3 million home. Real underwriting says $226,000. Here is what it actually takes to finance a Bay Area home in 2026.
RE-Education · July 27, 2026
Wood beats composite in the rankings while costing a quarter less, and the maintenance question has a trick answer: let it weather gray and maintain nothing. The real choice is about your Sundays, not your resale.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 26, 2026
The cheapest project of the twenty proves the rule everyone gets wrong: cheap does not guarantee return. It also carries the course's best history lesson, because a decade ago this exact project topped 100 percent.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 24, 2026
A 3 bed, 3 bath townhome-style condo in Milpitas Parc Metro, 1,243 sq ft with a rare first-floor bedroom and full bath plus two upstairs primary suites, listed at $1,068,000.
Milpitas · July 23, 2026
Fire and forget decking costs a quarter to a third more than wood and returns slightly less. The honest downside list includes one nobody mentions: composite gets hot. Plus the deck safety option the course invented a category for.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 22, 2026
The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act became law on July 11, 2026, widely described as the most significant housing legislation in over three decades. Here is the plain-English version, and the honest part about what it does and does not change for the Bay Area.
Real Estate Wisdom · July 21, 2026