Counting by County

Let’s take a look at how median sales prices for houses stacked up county-by-county from Napa to Monterey in Q4 2022. As you can see, costs get a bit more affordable the further you get from Silicon Valley and the Peninsula.

Love is in the air!

While we might agree to disagree on a few things – okay, a lot of things – we decided to create a meal together to kick off our Valentine’s Week.

CHIC (Pearl)

As usual, I skipped straight to dessert! But because baking is not my forte, I enlisted a friend to help craft these beautiful red velvet cupcakes. And we shared the love of eating the product to avoid a sugar high! Want to try at home? Here’s the recipe for the cupcakes and frosting.

GEEK (Kevin)

While Pearl got her bake on, I was busy prepping our main course: smoked pulled pork BBQ. There truly is nothing like this tender, juicy goodness, especially piled up on a platter and paired with homemade margaritas including limes from our yard. Learn to do your own smoking.

Supporting Black-Owned Businesses

To honor Black History Month, we invite you to hit up one of the Bay Area’s myriad Black-owned restaurants, bakeries, and eateries. The Bay Area News Group put together a solid list, including some personal favorites like Jackie’s Place in San José.

San Francisco’s “Tech-xit”

According to Compass market analysis, for the first time in a decade, median home prices in San Francisco fell by 1% from a booming 2021 to a cooling 2022 and came to rest at $1.78 million. Oddly enough, single-family homes are doing twice as well as condos, with more than 60% of sales closing over asking price. Recent tech layoffs certainly won’t help the condo market in months ahead. But it’s yet to be seen how big of an impact the “Tech-xit” will have.

Foodie Days

These days there seems to be a National Day for Everything, especially when it comes to one of our favorite things: food. This week, we’re taking advantage to indulge in a couple of our favorite treats!

CHIC (Pearl)

Studies show that 98% of people love pizza – and the other 2% have questionable taste. This Thursday is National Pizza Day, and you can bet I will be digging into one of my local favorites. There are so many, it will be hard to choose!

GEEK (Kevin)

I got a head start on the festivities last Saturday by celebrating National Eat Ice Cream for Breakfast Day. The only thing I can imagine better than cold pizza in the morning is a banana split with all the toppings and a cup of warm joe!