Trivia: Guess the final price!

Recently, we announced a listing for a newly-remodeled home in Los Altos. Now, after meeting hundreds of buyers at open houses and fielding multiple offers, we’re on the verge of a sale. So we’re turning this week’s Number Talk into a trivia game…

Here are the details of the house:

5 beds | 3.5 baths | 2,754 sqft | 0.23-acre lot

The house was listed at $4.198M, and we had five offers. Can you guess the winning offer price?

Submit your answer here. The closest without going over wins a $20 Amazon gift card!

Geek's Number Talk: What you get for $3M

They say the grass is always greener across the street, but what if the green was all the same? From a cozy cottage in Mountain View to a 2,400 square foot, 5-bedroom home in Monte Sereno, here’s a glimpse at what $3 million looks like in neighborhoods across Santa Clara County.

Geek's Number Talk: Saving Rate Down, Spending Up

The personal saving rate fell more than half a point to 9.4% from July to August, according to numbers from the Bureau of Economic Analysis. This makes the record 33.8% rate at the height of the pandemic in April 2020 seem like ancient history. Why the steep decline? Well, people are getting back to spending their limited income rather than saving their stimulus checks. Our friends at the Balance have more insights.

Geek's Number Talk: Santa Clara County Market Update - Aug. 2021

The numbers are in from August, and as you can see, the Santa Clara County housing market is still on the rise, whether you’re looking for a house or a condo. Inventory is up year-over-year from the height of the pandemic in Summer 2020, but properties are spending less time on the market, and prices are soaring.

What does this mean for you? Contact us for more insights!

Geek's Number Talk: The Equinox Cometh

The fall — or autumnal — equinox arrives in the Northern Hemisphere at precisely 12:20pm PDT today, September 22. But the celestial event occurs at the same moment worldwide, when the Sun crosses an imaginary extension of our equator as the Earth tilts on its axis.

So what are  you doing during the lunch hour on Hump Day? Want to have an equinox party?