Mill Valley A Beach Town–Who Knew?

by | Jul 12, 2018

Just a bit of news for all of my fellow MV residents about why this is such a great place to live.  A website that rates towns across the country as best of various categories lists the best beach towns in the US.  The site, WalletHub, has its latest list of best...

Low Unemployment Helps Raise Values

by | Jul 6, 2018

As regular followers of this blog already know, one factor that helps improve home values is low unemployment rates.  The reason is simple!  If someone’s got a job, they logically have the funds to buy a home.  Well, people, with that in mind, I have good news...

by | Jun 29, 2018

There are many reasons that home values can and do increase. General economic situations; quality of schools; increased demand–they all have positive effects on the value of residences.  However, another category can also have major effects:  amenities.  What...

Values Continue to Climb

by | Jun 22, 2018

Just when it seems impossible to see values go much higher any time soon, new stats come out showing that new highs continue to be reached, and very likely followed by higher ones yet!  Interested?  Read on. Executive Summary: The Bay Area’s median home price reached...

Your Wealth Is Concentrated in Your Home

by | Jun 14, 2018

This may not be surprising, given the cost of houses these days, but surprisingly few people actually realize exactly how much of their net worth or asset total is concentrated in the value of their home.  Therefore, you’ll probably find the following...