My SF Bay Area Blog

Renovating your kitchen is an excellent way to improve its look, increase the value of your home and appeal to a more diverse range of home buyers if you decide to sell. However, a kitchen remodel can easily cost $10,000 to $20,000 or more, which is why you want to make choices that you can live ...

A few decades ago Marina was nothing like it is now. In the 70s, the Marina was considered a “Little Italy”.  There were doughnut shops, restaurants and elderly couples walking arm-in-arm on every street.Today, when one thinks of “The Marina” - bourgies, yuppies and techies come to mind. While th...

You can't avoid paying taxes, and we all need to pay our fair share. However, paying your fair share shouldn't place an unjust burden on you. As a homeowner, your tax burden is doubled because you pay both income and property taxes. To decrease that burden and boost your tax savings, take advanta...

Sellers still have the upper hand in San Francisco Bay AreaAs we journey on into the new year, many clients are looking at their assets and asking me a familiar question.“Is 2016 a good year to sell?”The short answer is “absolutely.” According to Lawrence Yun, the chief economist at National Asso...