Population growth and density – by Bay Area county

Before diving into prices and trends in individual city markets, these 3 charts are overviews for the greater Diablo Valley and Lamorinda market. In April 2018, the median house sales price hit a new peak price – 5% higher than the previous high. Market Dynamics by City Though we tend to speak of the real …

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Consumer confidence is still soaring, and buyers continue to push aside concerns regarding recent financial market volatility, federal tax law changes affecting Bay Area homeowners, and interest rate increases, to fuel strong markets throughout the Tri-Valley area. In Q1 2018, the Tri-Valley median house sales price of $939,500 was 7.3% above the Q1 2017 price …

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Consumer confidence is still soaring, and buyers continue to push aside concerns regarding recent financial market volatility, federal tax law changes affecting Bay Area homeowners, and interest rate increases, to fuel strong markets throughout Central Contra Costa. In Q1 2018, the median house sales price in Diablo Valley & Lamorinda of $1,285,000 was 4.5% above …

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I recently met a wonderful woman named Stephanie McNaughton of Horizon Elder Law and Estate Planning. We had an instant connection over our love and concern for the elderly population who live amongst us. Unfortunately I’ve witnessed how easy it is for older people to get taken advantage of, especially […]

Out of recession comes recovery; recovery builds into market over-exuberance; over-exuberance leads to negative adjustment; negative adjustment sparks recession. Begin again. The scale, length and triggers of each part of different financial and real estate cycles can vary dramatically, but the stages and their sequence tend to be quite similar. NOTE: This […]

The chart below illustrates year-over-year changes in home values using the 3-month period of December, January and February sales: 6.4% appreciation in median sales prices and 11.5% for dollar per square foot values since last year. The usual reason why median price and price per square foot appreciation rates diverge like this is because the …

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So far in 2018, the market seems to have mostly brushed aside concerns about increasing home prices, rising interest rates, stock market volatility and new federal tax law changes. It is still too early to come to definitive conclusions about where the year is going, but right now, in most market segments, buyer demand remains …

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Our newly updated median home price maps for Marin, Diablo Valley & Lamorinda, and Wine Country markets in addition to San Francisco by neighborhood. To access them, click on the map image below and then roll your cursor over the maps on the webpage. Bay Area Q4 2017 Median House Sales Prices Bay Area 2017 …

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Carolyn Gwynn

Real Estate Danville, CA

DRE 1888136

Testimonials

She is friendly yet professional … we could not be happier with our experience

Carolyn worked enthusiastically on a trust sale in Walnut Creek with me and my co trustee. Her recommendations to update the house with new flooring and painting as well as updating bathrooms and lighting, resulted in multiple offers and a great sale. She also brought professional subcontractors to the remodel… Read more “She is friendly yet professional … we could not be happier with our experience”

Michele R.

Orinda

There were no surprises throughout the process

Carolyn gave us, clear concise and accurate input regarding the condition of the house and the market for such house. She gave us options along the way with the likely outcome. And the outcome was exactly what she said would be the result. There were no surprises throughout the process.… Read more “There were no surprises throughout the process”

Robin K Johnson

Someone to help you navigate and be successful with any real estate transaction

We enlisted Carolyn to sell our former home and later asked her to help us find a new home. She is down to earth and an active listener which is essential from our perspective for anyone in this business. Coupled with her attention to detail, marketing expertise, technical background, and… Read more “Someone to help you navigate and be successful with any real estate transaction”

Steve Choy

Alamo/San Ramon

Carolyn is a joy to work with … She always looked out for our best interest

Luckily we were introduced to Carolyn. Carolyn is a joy to work with – She is attentive, passionate and knows the East Bay very well. She always looked out for our best interest. With her help, we were able to find the home of our dreams for our family. We… Read more “Carolyn is a joy to work with … She always looked out for our best interest”

Eric R.

East Bay

Long story short, we have since moved in, highly satisfied and very very happy

Carolyn is beyond brilliant! Simply put, she is the most competent and detail-oriented, the most proactive and responsive, and the most considerate and patient real estate agent we have ever worked with, let alone some cultural and language gap/oddities that she’d have to deal with… … Most agent shied away… Read more “Long story short, we have since moved in, highly satisfied and very very happy”

A Lin

Carolyn was a godsend…

She really took the time to understand what was important to us in what we were looking for, and did an extremely thorough job in previewing everything in the marketplace … She also went above and beyond what many realtors would do in taking care of us, right down to… Read more “Carolyn was a godsend…”

AJ Brown

Moraga

Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job

Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job finding a home for us during an unpredictable and fast paced time in the market place. We moved to the San Ramon/Danville area from Dallas Texas and thankfully a good friend from graduate school referred us to Carolyn. Carolyn is easy to communicate with,… Read more “Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job”

Tricia Houston

San Ramon

I can’t praise Carolyn enough

Integrity, professionalism and local knowledge serve her well… When we ran into some issues well after close, Carolyn stepped in and managed to resolve matters effectively. If you’re looking to have outstanding and uncompromising representation, Carolyn will not disappoint.

David Lubinsky

Danville

I have 3 family members who are active realtors and I still use Carolyn as my agent

Carolyn Gwynn has represented me in several home purchases and I would trust her completely in all matters. She is the most competent, thorough, honest, hard working realtor I’ve ever run across. My ex-husband, and 7 other relatives were or are salesmen or brokers, so I speak from experience. I… Read more “I have 3 family members who are active realtors and I still use Carolyn as my agent”

Theresa M. Kent

From the moment I met Carolyn Gwynn I was completely at ease

From the moment I met Carolyn Gwynn I was completely at ease. Carolyn is professional and knowledgeable as well as being warm, patient and attentive. Selling my home as a single woman I didn’t have a partner to bounce thoughts off of during the preparation and selling process. Carolyn filled… Read more “From the moment I met Carolyn Gwynn I was completely at ease”

Karen S

Alamo

She went the extra mile

Carolyn Gwynn was a consummate professional throughout the entire home sale process. She was thoughtful in her approach across multiple facets — timing, price, process, negotiations, etc. She went the extra mile and successfully navigated a complicated relocation sale process and was considerate of our personal constraints. She did a… Read more “She went the extra mile”

M Topliff

Carolyn is the exception.

I have dealt with many real estate agents and generally find them to be very poor quality business people. Carolyn is the exception. She is very professional, handles all the details, and got us the best prices both buying and selling. If you are looking for someone who can get… Read more “Carolyn is the exception.”

Michael Fletcher

Danville

She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable

Carolyn is absolutely wonderful to work with during the stressful time of selling a home! She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable, and just an overall pleasure to interact with. Perfect blend of savvy professional with compassion. She not only works hard to get you the best price possible but… Read more “She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable”

C Watts

Invaluable guidance, support, encouragement, honesty and knowledge

There is so much to thank you for…your invaluable guidance, support, encouragement, honesty and knowledge during the purchase of our new home, the marketing of our former home, and the complete change of our life. It has meant more to us than we can adequately express.

Mark Stephens

Danville

If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would

If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would. As many know, once you decide to buy and/or sell a home, you quickly start to spend a lot of time with your realtor. After several false starts with a handful of realtors in San Francisco and the East Bay, we… Read more “If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would”

Heather Swedeen

Blog

There were no surprises throughout the process

Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job

Carolyn was a godsend…

I can’t praise Carolyn enough

From the moment I met Carolyn Gwynn I was completely at ease

Long story short, we have since moved in, highly satisfied and very very happy

Carolyn is a joy to work with … She always looked out for our best interest

Someone to help you navigate and be successful with any real estate transaction

I have 3 family members who are active realtors and I still use Carolyn as my agent

Carolyn is the exception.

If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would

She went the extra mile

She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable

Invaluable guidance, support, encouragement, honesty and knowledge

She is friendly yet professional … we could not be happier with our experience