Ask Susie: Best Neighborhood For Me? An Affluent Artist Home Buyer Asked
A successful artist based in Los Angeles contacted me with thoughts of moving to the Bay Area. Specifically the East Bay. Helping home buyers who are…
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Tips For a Home Sale To Avoid Falling Out of Contract
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…
Biggest Home Buying Mistake
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…
Evaluating Properties, Home & Investment Strategies, Home Buying & Owning, Home Buying Pro Tips, Real Estate Industry
Buyers don’t hire me to show them what’s on Zillow (especially now)
Home buyers hire me for 5 reasons. We search outside the checkboxes. You say you must have 3 bedrooms. I secretly search for even 1+ bedrooms.…
Rockridge 94618 Real Estate Market Report – Jan. 2025
Buying or selling a home in Rockridge and want to know what's going on in the real estate market?Download a free, in-depth Rockridge home sales report…
Latest East Bay Real Estate Insights – December 2025
Dig into Q4 East Bay real estate market insights courtesy of Compass.One of my favorite charts shows the origin of people moving into Alameda County…
The East Bay’s Billionaire Row
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…
Frank Lloyd Wright’s Midcentury Modern Ideas We Can Use Today
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…
Easy Home Fixes For Aging in Place – and Recovering From Surgery
By Susie Wyshak. Originally printed in the Rockridge News, March 2025The edge of a curb. A raised sidewalk. A barbell at the gym. Too many…
East Bay Real Estate Market Data – December 2024
Want to see different Califonia real estate market trend charts or get a micro-view into trends in your own neighborhood? Just ask, and I'm happy…