If you have been thinking about selling your home, you may have heard that mid-April was the best week to list. And if that moment passed, it is easy to wonder if you missed your opportunity. The good news is you did not. In Silicon Valley, the Spring market is not defined by one specific week. It i

If you are planning to buy a home in Silicon Valley this Spring, you may be hearing two different things at once. Buyers have more leverage than they did a year ago.But competition is still very real in certain areas. Both are true. The market has become more balanced, but when the right home hits t

  At some point, many homeowners in Silicon Valley start to think about the future. Not necessarily because something has to change today, but because it is worth asking a simple question. Will this home continue to work for me in the years ahead? For most people, the first instinct is to stay. That

If you are thinking about buying a home in Silicon Valley, one question usually comes up early. How much do I need for a down payment? A lot of buyers assume the answer is 20 percent. And that assumption alone can delay the process by years. The reality is much more flexible than that.   The 20 Perc