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Market is Different-5 Steps for Sellers to Succeed
Even though the market is becoming more balanced, California housing market is still competitive. Inventory based on last month's data is...
Minhua Gu
Jun 19, 20232 min read


First-time Sellers: Things to Know When Selling This Spring
How many times you've heard real estate professionals talk about first-time homebuyers? A lot. What about first-time sellers? Since...
Minhua Gu
Apr 19, 20232 min read


What we say about January 2023?-It is a good time to buy
New year, new housing market. After battling three long years of an extremely competitive market, home buyers, is now finally a good time...
Minhua Gu
Feb 10, 20233 min read


Summer is over, what is next for 2022 Housing Market
Just as the housing boom during the pandemic years was incredibly unexpected, the impossible hit us again that the mortgage interest rate...
Minhua Gu
Sep 26, 20222 min read


Housing Market 2022: What Economists Say (not just your agent)
While many economic sectors and individual families experienced ups and downs since the onset of pandemic, housing market has enjoyed...
Minhua Gu
Jan 14, 20223 min read


Time to reenter the market: Buyers, what do you need to know
Good news for buyer friends is here. According to data from Redfin and California Association of Realtors, bidding war reached its LOWEST...
Minhua Gu
Sep 21, 20212 min read


Competition Is Cooling for Home Buyers; What to Expect Next?
The housing market in California has been extremely challenging for home buyers for over a year. The first half of 2021 in particular is...
Minhua Gu
Aug 12, 20212 min read


Get Ready to Sell (4): 5 Things to Make Your Home Shine in Summer
After setting records in March and in April, California median single family home price set a new high for the third time in May, above...
Minhua Gu
Jul 1, 20212 min read


Rent vs. Buy: What You Don't Know
While home price has been rising, rent is inching up nationwide as well. I mentioned in Market Update with Minhua Vol. 20-Strategies for...
Minhua Gu
Jun 23, 20213 min read


Is This a Housing Bubble?
In March, the median single family home price in California set a record and reached over $760,000. And just one month later, in April,...
Minhua Gu
May 19, 20212 min read


Build Wealth through Home Equity
The importance of a home is amplified by the pandemic because of "stay-at-home" orders, working from home, and attending online schools...
Minhua Gu
Mar 4, 20213 min read


Get Ready to Sell (3): 2021 New Home Design Trends
When we enter this exciting new year, we already know some emphasis that stems from COVID house hunting will stay, such as office space,...
Minhua Gu
Jan 6, 20211 min read


Get Ready to Sell (2): Make It An Office
It is safe to say quite a few trends stemmed from COVID-19 will stay. Remote working or working from home (WFH) is definitely one of...
Minhua Gu
Dec 15, 20201 min read


Loan Limits Increased: What does this mean for home buyers?
During the Thanksgiving week, another encouraging news regarding home mortgage loan came out. Federal Housing Finance Agency announced...
Minhua Gu
Dec 1, 20201 min read


Get Ready to Sell (1): Tips to Create That Spacious Feel
You would never expect this during the pandemic, an absolute Seller's Market that leads to multiple offers, fewer days to sell, and sales...
Minhua Gu
Nov 20, 20202 min read


Tackle Affordability: Own Home Together
Across California, the median home price has continued to shoot up after summer, setting record high in August and September two months...
Minhua Gu
Nov 11, 20203 min read


Will There Be a Wave of Foreclosure Homes?
Since COVID related lock-down ended, housing market has been showing strong recovery. Post Spring/Summer sales number continues to be...
Minhua Gu
Oct 5, 20202 min read


School Year 2020-21: Tips for Creating Learning Space at Home
Having separated space for various functions such as working from home or learning from home is one major trend from the Spring and...
Minhua Gu
Sep 7, 20202 min read


What is the value of Sen. Harris' home?
Some Californians might know that Sen. Harris's residence is in the pricey Brentwood area of Los Angeles, not in Sacramento. The...
Minhua Gu
Aug 22, 20201 min read


What do buyers want post COVID-19?
The stabilized and slightly increased home price during and post COVID-19 is no longer a surprise to us. Because of stay-at-home...
Minhua Gu
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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