Chic's Picks: Solar Homes

Have a look at these hidden gems in the heart of Silicon Valley with solar already built in. Want to learn more about properties in your neighborhood or around the Bay Area? Contact us today!

451 Virginia Ave

San Mateo, CA 94402

4 Beds | 3.5 Baths | 3,174 sqft | $3,298,000


1150 Hollyburne Ave

Menlo Park, CA 94025

2 Beds | 1.5 Baths | 970 sqft | $1,299,888

646 Ehrhorn Ave

Mountain View, CA 94041

4 Beds | 3 Baths | 2,862 sqft | $3,695,000

Geek's Number Talk: Interest Rates Tick Up, Remain Low

The housing market has seen a quicker recovery from the pandemic than much of the economy thanks to two key factors: a dramatic drop in interest rates, and a significant rebound in the stock market — especially for some of our local high-tech giants. While 30-year fixed mortgage rates have ticked up just a bit in the new year to 2.73%, they’re still well below the nearly 5% rate we experienced in late 2018.

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Black History Month: Remembering Katherine Johnson

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Throughout February, we celebrate Black History Month, and with that in mind, we want to honor Katherine Johnson, an American mathematician and NASA engineer whose calculations of orbital mechanics led to the success of the earliest U.S. crewed spaceflights.

In case you missed it, after a seven-month journey through the cold, dark reaches of space and a dramatic descent, NASA's Perseverance rover landed on the surface of Mars last week to begin its mission of searching for fossilized microbial life forms. Mashable has the historic and harrowing story.

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