Kaitlyn Liao - Bay Area Living

October saw the peak of the fall market and we saw a decrease in days on market across all San Francisco and Silicon Valley counties.🏠

Most significantly, a 9-day decrease of days on market for single family homes compared to the same period last year in Santa Clara County.

Scroll through for a high-level look at the October 2023 real estate market for the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. 🏡📈📉

👉🏼Reach out for hyper-local market insights to help you make smart home buying decisions and data-driven analysis to make your home selling process easy-breezy and hassle-free.🤓

📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

Kaitlyn Liao
Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483








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Sometimes, life happens and selling a beloved home is the only option. Although it may seem like a daunting task, especially if it’s your first home, here are some easy improvements you can make to make the process less overwhelming.😮‍💨

Added bonus is you get to enjoy the fruits of your labor while still living in your home.🏡✨




Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living


📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]
DRE #02154483

Happy Fall y’all!🍁🍂🎃

Coming out of a sluggish summer, we’re seeing a shorter sale cycle in decreased days on market in nearly all Bay Area markets.🔥

Most dramatically, a 10-day decrease of days on market for single family homes compared to the same period last year in Santa Clara County.

Scroll through for a high-level look at the September 2023 real estate market for the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.🏡📈📉

👉🏼Reach out for hyper-local market insights to help you make smart home buying decisions and data-driven analysis to make your home selling process easy-breezy and hassle-free.🤓

📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

Kaitlyn Liao
Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483






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Feeling spooked about selling your home?💀🎃🦇
Let’s talk about it.🗣️💬

Getting top dollar for your home might be easier than you think, especially when armed with current market data, experienced analytics and a robust marketing plan for a seamless and first-class experience. 💎🎩

Curious how this would look for you? Let’s talk.

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]
DRE #02154483







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As we close out the last month of summer, most markets are seeing slow activity with the exception of Santa Clara County, which saw a 7-day decrease to an average of 18 days on market and a marked increase in the median sales price for single family homes.☀️✨

Scroll through for a high-level look at the August 2023 real estate market for the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley. 🏡📈📉

👉🏼Reach out for hyper-local market insights to help you make smart home buying decisions and data analysis to make your home selling process easy-breezy and hassle-free.🤓

📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]
Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass DRE #02154483

Just as there has been pockets of temperature spikes this summer, there has been pockets of hot activity in select markets across the Bay.🔥

Scroll through for a high-level look at the July 2023 real estate market for San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.🏡📈📉

Low inventory continues to compound buyer demand, translating to a 2-3% increase in median home sale prices in Santa Clara and Contra Costa counties. 💵

👉🏼Reach out for hyper-local neighborhood insights to help you make smart home buying and home selling decisions.🤓

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass DRE #02154483
📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

Baseline mortgage rates have stayed higher for longer than expected, which begs the question: When will mortgage rates go down? 🏡📈📉

Near term, rates are not likely to drop significantly due to inflation, employment numbers and a large spread between 30-year fixed mortgage rates and 10-year Treasury bond yields.💰

Looking ahead, Fannie Mae, the Mortgage Bankers Association, Wells Fargo and the National Association of Realtors project a rates decline in the range of sub-5 to low 6% in 2024.📉

👉🏼Bottom line: waiting to buy a home may not pay off. As projected rates decrease, more buyers enter into the marketplace, thereby increasing demand in an already low-inventory housing market.👈🏼

Looking to navigate the current market to buy or sell a home? Let’s connect.

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483




Source: https://money.usnews.com/loans/mortgages/mortgage-rate-forecast

As we dive fully into an unusually hot summer, there's a significant slowdown of inventory which is reflected in the lower number home sales across the Bay.

Scroll through for a high-level look at the June 2023 real estate market for San Francisco and Silicon Valley. 🏡📈📉

Interestingly, low inventory pitted against buyer demand translate to sale prices at 3-6% above asking. 💵

👉🏼Reach out for hyper-local market insights to help you make smart home buying and home selling decisions.🤓

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
DRE #02154483
📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

🎉Just Sold!🎉

Congratulations to my happy clients on finding their first home to share with their precious fur baby!🐶

I'm so excited for this young couple to start their lives together in this fully-updated and move-in-ready home with an expansive back yard waiting for puppy playtime. This contemporary designer home is within walking distance to vibrant downtown Mountain View, with easy access to weekend farmers markets and delectable eats.🍓🍺🍱

May they fill this home with many firsts and precious memories. Welcome home!🏡💖

Ready to start your home search?

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483

🎉Exciting News!🎉
Congratulations to my first-time homebuyers on finding their dream home! I'm so excited for them to start their next chapter in this iconic mid-century Eichler home. From lazy afternoons by the pool to joyful gatherings in the spaciously open living areas, this home is ready to embrace its new family's joyful moments. 🌞🌊✨

May they fill this home with much love, laughter, and many cherished memories. 🏡💖

Ready to start your dream home search?👇🏼

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483




Collab with Connie Miller, Compass
Listing courtesy of Kristi Foxgrover, Christie's International Real Estate Sereno
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Under contract for this rare, meticulously updated and maintained mid-century modern A-frame 2-story Eichler, the first time it's been on the market since it was first purchased from Joseph Eichler in 1968. Represented buyers with my esteemed Compass colleague Connie Miller and Kristi Foxgrover, of Christie's International Real Estate Sereno, represented the sellers. Congratulations to all parties involved!🎉🎉🎉

Looking for a first-class home buying or selling experience? Let's connect!

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass
DRE #02154483
📲650.289.8755
📩[email protected]




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As we transition into summer, there's a continual trickle of inventory in a lingering Spring Market. The number of home sales indicate a decline, but that's a reflection of fewer homes available in most markets.

Scroll through for the San Francisco and Silicon Valley May 2023 market snapshot and reach out if you want more detailed data to help you make smart home buying and/or home selling decisions. 🏡📈📉

👉🏼 Follow for more market insights. 🤓

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
DRE #02154483
📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

We're well into the Spring Market 2023, but there's significantly less inventory compared with this time last year. The number of home sales indicate a decline, but that's a reflection of the smaller number of homes available in most markets. Scroll through for the San Francisco and Silicon Valley April 2023 market snapshot and reach out if you want more detailed data to help you make smart home buying and/or home selling decisions. 🤓

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
DRE #02154483
📲650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]

If you’re ready to fiesta in your new home, give me a call! 📲🏡🪅

Kaitlyn Liao | Bay Area Living
Compass
📱650.289.8755
✉️[email protected]
DRE #02154483

Do you want to buy or sell a home in today's competitive real estate market? The San Francisco and Silicon Valley March 2023 market snapshot is now available, and it is jam-packed with useful insights to help you make smart decisions. This data provides an important snapshot of the present health of the housing market, ranging from pricing trends to inventory levels. Don't go it alone--reach out today to see how we can achieve your real estate goals together.

According to Martha Stewart , these classic paint colors are always fresh and in style. Which classic color would you try in your home?

Comment below!👇🏼

Here are the January 2023 market data for the San Francisco Bay Area and Silicon Valley.

Although home prices are trending down, keep in mind that these numbers are lagging an average of 30 days, and some homes are going into multi-offer scenarios and sold within the first weekend these past 2 weeks in the Bay Area, with above-asking prices.

Reach out for personalized insights and market analysis of specific cities and neighborhoods to better identify your home value. 📈📉🤓

👉🏼Kaitlyn Liao
📲650-289-8755
📩[email protected]
DRE #02154483

Yaaaassss!
This is the vibe!!
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Full on. Full out. Full force.

This photo was taken last night at the Golden Globes when Michelle Yeoh won Best Actress for her role in "Everything Everywhere All at Once.”

Look at Jamie Lee Curtis.

Look. At. Her.

You can feel her energy, her fire, her power.

Her excitement, joy and passion for Michelle is palpable. The photo moves. It vibrates.

If you saw this photo without context, you may think that it was actually *Jamie* who won.

Ladies, this is your vibe for 2023.

Hype. Other. Women.

When she wins, fight the urge to question…

…who does she think she is?
…why is she getting attention?
…did she really deserve it?
…is she really that good?..what about me?

Guess what? The world has sold you a lie.

Her success doesn’t detract from yours.
Her wins don’t create your losses.
Her joy can’t steal the joy that’s meant for you.

De-condition and unlearn what you’ve been wired to think: that women are your competition.

It's a trap. Meant to distract us. And to keep us keeping each other down.

Find your Jamie.
Hype their Jamie.
Be her Jamie.

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“For every minute spent on organizing, an hour is earned.”
— Benjamin Franklin

There's something about seeing happy greenery that brings a sense of peace, calm and subtle beauty to an indoor space. But did you know that houseplants also help to purify the air by reducing toxins and act as natural humidifiers?

What plants do you have or would like to have in your home?

Looking for ways to transition holiday decorations into cozy winter decor for your home?

In addition to the ideas below, some quicker and easier changes can be achieved by adding cozy textiles such as layering rugs, throw blankets, and pillows in plush materials to add warmth and comfort.

Or try incorporating warm lighting by swapping out light bulbs for warmer tones and using candlelight to create a cozy atmosphere.

👉🏼 Follow for more home decor ideas!👈🏼

Every day is an opportunity to do something amazing, whether big or small. It's up to us to make the most of each day and to try to do things that bring us joy and fulfillment. ✨

What are you waiting for?

New Year's resolutions aren't limited to self-improvement such as healthier living or nurturing personal relationships. They can focus on home-improvement as well, such as organizing a closet or repainting a room. Together, the two types of goal-setting can work together to create an overall positive change in our lives and may even help us to achieve mutual goals. For example, a decluttered and cozy room might help us to feel more relaxed in times of emotional stress.

What are your resolutions for 2023?

Over the last 2+ pandemic years, I’ve had to create more joyful spaces in a home not usually occupied by the whole family all day, everyday. 😳

Here are some great ideas that I hope will create some joy for you as well! 😁

Don't let higher interest rates scare you away from purchasing a home. As interest rates rise, housing prices have been coming down to match the decrease in buyer demand. Remember, you can refinance should rates lower in the future, but you can't change the home's purchase price. A lower purchase price comes with lower property taxes and a higher potential return on investment.

Although higher interest rates are not ideal, there are some positive impacts and you can refinance later.

Here are 5 questions to ask when shopping for the best loan to fit your budget and a BONUS question to help better position the offer on your dream home. Save for future reference! 🏦🏠

Friendly Reminder: Be gentle with yourself, take a deep breath and enjoy the present. 💕