Bird's Eye View

People sell because they want to live somewhere else, they need a home that functions differently, or they need to cash out equity. They often have a general idea of how they want to price their property, either because of what they owe or because they’ve been tracking sales in the area. At this ...

(Cynthia Long, reporting from Lafayette, CA. January 12, 2009) It’s 2009, and the opportunity to buy homes in neighborhoods that were once out of your reach is upon us. I am working with a buyer who has always wanted to live in Lafayette, California, an East Bay suburb, and for him, THE TIME IS N...

(Lafayette, CA. January 12, 2009) It’s 2009, and the opportunity to buy homes in neighborhoods that were once out of your reach is upon us. I am working with a buyer who has always wanted to live in Lafayette, California, an East Bay suburb, and for him, THE TIME IS NOW. His full-time job is secu...

At a recent open house, I had an encounter that seems to be typical of the current market.  I greeted a visitor with my standard question, “Are you thinking about buying a house today?” And the potential buyer replied with what I also recognize as a current market standard.  She said, “I am.  But...

WALNUT CREEK, CA (January 2009) At a recent open house, I had an encounter that seems to be typical of the current market. I greeted a visitor with my standard question, “Are you thinking about buying a house today?” And the potential buyer replied with what I also recognize as a current market s...