Real Estate

With the Fed on track to cut interest rates in September, home sales could jump following worst record since 1995

Silicon Valley house hunters having a difficult time finding homes for sale aren’t alone. Low housing inventory seems to be a nationwide phenomenon.

by Silicon Valley Association of Realtors July 31, 2024 5:14 pmAugust 1, 2024 9:00 am

Home sales

Newly built home in West Atherton sells for $29M

9 hours ago

Feature

Feline design: A ‘catio’ can give cats a taste of the outdoors in a safe way

Want to give your kitty’s living quarters an upgrade? If you have the space (and it doesn’t need to take much) adding a catio could prove to be the cat’s meow.

by Karla Kane July 29, 2024 4:00 pmJuly 30, 2024 2:53 pm

Housing

California’s housing market sees decline amid high interest rates, but Peninsula buyers are still willing to pay over-asking price

Home prices and sales fell statewide in California in June as mortgage interest rates hovered above 7% throughout the bulk of May, when most of these sales opened escrow, according to a new report from the California Association of Realtors.

by Silicon Valley Association of Realtors July 25, 2024 5:47 pm

Real Estate

Portola Valley couple upcycles ‘barely habitable’ 1940s cabin into rustic dream home

When Sally and Joel Phillips purchased their Portola Valley property, it didn’t exactly come with the home of their dreams. The old 1,000-square-foot cabin was barely habitable, but it was what the newly married couple could afford in the neighborhood at the time, so they decided to make the best of it.