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Why Answering Your Phone at 9 PM Might Be a Bad Idea
Real estate negotiations can move at a frantic pace — short timelines, urgent responses, late-night calls. But let's be honest with ourselves: we are often the ones creating that frenzy. Yes, there are genuine emergencies. Unusual situations happen, and sometimes the late night and the tight deadline are unavoidable. But not every urgent call is about an offer or a real deadline — and we all know it. So ask yourself: is negotiating that offer at 10 pm actually good for you or

lisacartolano
Jun 122 min read


Oakland home values continue to fall- The headline is great clickbait. It's just not great analysis.
This SF Chronicle article: Oakland home values contine to fall- and subsequent news reporting on this article paints Oakland with a very broad brush. Does it really give an accurate (or thoughtful) analysis of the real estate market in Oakland? Oakland is a large, diverse city — averaging prices across the entire market tells you almost nothing meaningful, especially if you're selling in Rockridge versus Eastmont. The Chronicle based its data on Zillow stats. What a home wil

lisacartolano
May 142 min read


How is the Market? -
This is the question a real estate agents gets all the time- but does it really answer your question?

lisacartolano
Mar 231 min read
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