Today I asked AI: What happened to the proposal to eliminate home sale capital gains tax? The answers were unanimous: Gridlock. No movement. The proposed laws range from raising the exemption to $500,000 for solo homeowners to completely eliminating the tax for sales of primary residences. Everyone talks about the need to build more housing….
(Scroll down for a detailed look at Oakland home sales in the first 4 months of 2026.) A San Francisco Chronicle reporter interviewed me for insights and reactions to reports that Oakland home values had decreased recently. As an East Bay real estate agent, what was I seeing? His article went viral. But how full…
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…
