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Barbie's Malibu Dream House Returns to Airbnb, Now Hosted by Ken! Prepare to be enchanted once again as Barbie's iconic Malibu Dream House makes a triumphant return to Airbnb. This time, however, there's a twist – in celebration of the highly anticipated release of BARBIE only in theaters July 21, Ken is inviting two lucky guests to stay in the newly revamped...
Spring Review & Summer Expectations   Are you ready to dive into the unexpected turns of the spring real estate market and hear what the summer market has in store? Spoiler alert - the summer may not be slowing down as soon as it does in a typical summer market. Listen to find out why.
Clarity? … We Are Still Waiting for You   Unexpected Turns of the Spring Season: Delayed Buyers and Motivated Seekers The spring season started with high buyer demand and low inventory, following the usual pattern. However, the weather was unexpected, with months of heavy rain, strong winds, and gloomy conditions. This created an unprecedented delay in the spring...
Proper Preparation is Crucial Check out this incredible transformation of one of my recent listings. We invested $108,000 to modernize the space and increase our return on investment. From construction management, managing all the trades and all the way through the sales process, I increased this home’s value by over $500,000.
30-Day Project Reveal - Parkland My 30 day project reveal! From outdated to upgraded, this property underwent an impressive transformation in just 30 days! A decade ago I sold this gem to my single client who saw its potential despite its 1950s condition. Fast forward now, my client is happily married with a daughter and ready for...
A Strong Early Spring Market It happened.  Another early-spring market filled with multiple offers, motivated buyers, and sellers in many communities realizing higher sales prices than the previous quarter.  Yes, there is still plenty of uncertainty in the markets, both at a micro and macro level, but I’m seeing a tale...
Historical View of Monthly Home Sales I love data, which is why I collect and track it. Just finished pulling the numbers for Palo Alto, Los Altos and Sunnyvale. Dropping this here for you in case you're like me.     
Average Sales Price History 2013 - Q1 2023 A lot of you ask for this, remember this is the average raw data and please know this isn’t a great gauge of neighborhood value changes. Let’s talk for more info!  
Nick's Extreme Makeovers: Preparing a move-in ready house instead of a tear-down Sneak peak into one of my upcoming Los Altos listings and the prep work going on right now. My goal for this one is to maximize our buyer pool with specific strategic updates. I've had my GC license for over a decade, enabling me to leverage direct relationships with trades...
Nick's Extreme Makeovers: Creating an open floorplan My clients and I worked together to buy their house 10 years ago and they are ready to remodel for an open floorplan. Because I have my GC license, I'm able to leverage direct relationships with trades and offer these services to my real estate clients.
It's Spring Market Season This weekend marks the start of the Spring Market! It's about to get crazy up in here!
2023 Market Prediction It's important to know how our local market is going to behave. There are many aspects that go into predicting the outlook of our market and I'm in a unique spot to triangulate this for you so we can have all the information you'll need to make the decisions that...