Compass Real Estate economists provide these interesting charts to show ten-year (2015 – 2025) house sale price trends in a few San Francisco East Bay cities — Berkeley, Oakland, El Cerrito and more. There’re more charts where these came from as well as an awesome online flipbook of Bay Area market data for East Bay,…
Buying or selling a home in Rockridge and want to know what’s going on in the real estate market? Download a free, Rockridge home and condo market trend report for January 2026 (and ask Rockridge’s resident expert real estate agent Susie for specific insights and strategies). Rockridge home owners: With very little inventory on the…
Home purchase contracts are being cancelled whicih causes problems for sellers as well as buyers. Get tips for avoiding cancellations from expert real estate agent Susie Wyshak at Compass.
Frustrated with limited San Francisco mansion inventory? Look to the East! (The East Bay that is.) San Francisco has its Billionaire Row. The East Bay has Piedmont. Piedmont is somewhat of a “Beverly Hills of Oakland,” a town nestled geographically in a bigger city, with its own city services and schools. If you…
Avoid the #1 mistake home buyers make: Wasting your time and energy visiting open houses then getting a buyer’s agent at the last minute to make an offer on a house. Remember, for the most part a real estate agent will get paid when their broker receives a percentage of the sale price. You’re not…
The Currier Museum in New Hampshire owns not one but two Frank Lloyd Wright 1950s-built homes — each with completely different, innovative designs. I had a chance to tour both Frank Lloyd Wright houses with the Currier Museum. Here are some lessons from Wright’s architecture and genius that architects, home builders and owners can draw from…
First, know that buyers don’t hire me to show them what they can find on Zillow. I’ve helped many buyers who chose to “request a tour” through Zillow. Being a Zillow agent was a really cool way to meet people who were not familiar with an area or who decided to start exploring by visiting…
By Susie Wyshak. Originally printed in the Rockridge News, March 2025 The edge of a curb. A raised sidewalk. A barbell at the gym. Too many steep hikes. What do these all have in common? Ouch! and “I didn’t realize what a death-trap my house is!” The Wall St. Journal reports that by 2030, the…
You know you’re a Bay Area home buyer when the idea of a “rentback” to a home seller gives you chills. What if the home owner doesn’t leave? What if you become a landlord? What if you have to end up evicting them? Enter the California Association of REALTORS® (CAR) form: “Seller in Possession.” Basically…
Qualifying for an FHA loan just became easier for buyers of properties with ADUs and other rental spaces. Mortgage lenders can now count income from small units of housing — known as Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) — built inside, attached to, or on the same property as a primary residence when underwriting a mortgage.* This exciting…