Ever visited the San Juan Islands? They are a little archipelago off of Washington State where orcas play and kayaking is unbeaten. Who would have thought this humble place to be considered "the hottest luxury-home market in the country", as mentioned today in the Wall Street Journal? Waterfront homes are everywhere. Trees abound, creating oxygen that flows freely through the numerous waterways pristine with bald eagles flying overhead. Artists flock to the islands to use

In an interview with Bloomberg Technology, Google Ventures founding chief, Bill Maris, states that he does believe we are at "peak VC." That being said, Maris has a new "reconstituted, smaller, more focused" fund called Section 32, With $150 million in the fund, he suggests that having a smaller fund allows him selectivity in terms of who he hires and what he invests in. Maris was asked to live in Silicon Valley in a previous VC endeavor in which he had investors. Being from

Good morning. If there's going to be an increase in job growth in the U.S., here's how it's going to happen, according to Fung Group Chairman Victor Fung, who leads the Hong Kong-based middleman between Western retailers and manufacturers in China. The need to develop products and bring them to market in weeks or days, not months, may lead to the final assembly of goods within the U.S., even as products are sourced globally, he said Tuesday at the Wall Street Journal CEO Coun

When sales are few, it's hard to use specific comparables to arrive at a sales price for a home. Any agent who tells you what a home will sell for is only trying to lure you into their trap. No one has a crystal ball to be able to tell you what you home will sell for. What a great agent can do is know the market, be in the market representing both Sellers and Buyers, and have experience from both sides to help advise you on the best way to get to success. Using money wisely

Median sold price of homes in all of Santa Clara county was up 10.50% year over year, and 5.12% year over year for condos in Q1. Most notable are Alviso (up 15.62% y/y) and Campbell (up 16.66% y/y). Average days on market hovers just above 30 for both homes and condos, with properties on the market for over 10 days typically asking higher than average price. Click on the image above for full report and statistics. #marketreport #realestate #denisesmith #deniecesmith #gotage

There were less than two months inventory available on average at any given time in San Mateo County for Q1, causing for multiple bids and average sale prices exceeding the asking price throughout the entire quarter both for condos and for single family homes. This is a trend that has been consistent since at least Q2 of 2014, as noted in this report. Median sold price for homes increased by 10.87% year over year, and by 2.03% for condos. Click on image above for full details