Diablo Valley Real Estate March 2020 Report

There is a lot going on in the world right now and we won’t pretend to know how things will turn out or affect the local real estate market over the next few months. In the meantime, this report will look at the most recent data available, though the impact of the wild volatility in …

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This report focuses on the cities of Diablo Valley, but sometimes includes other nearby cities to provide greater context to the market. Generally speaking, after years of solid appreciation rates, annual 2019 Bay Area median home prices went down a little bit, went up a little bit or basically remained unchanged as compared to 2018. …

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This report focuses on Lafayette, Moraga & Orinda, but nearby cities are sometimes included to provide greater context to the market. Generally speaking, after years of solid appreciation, annual 2019 Bay Area median home prices went down a little bit, went up a little bit or basically remained unchanged as compared to 2018. For 2020, …

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Home Prices by City; Short-Term & Long-Term Appreciation Trends; Migration In & Out of the County; Price Reductions & Unsold Inventory. After the heat of the spring market, activity typically slows down in July and August. In September, new listings start coming on the market again to fuel the relatively short autumn selling season. What …

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Sales & Values by City, Price Segment & Lot Size; Market Seasonality; Luxury Home Sales; Market Dynamics by City; Foreign Homebuyers. The May Case-Shiller Home Price Index was released in late July for the 5-county SF metro area. This chart illustrates the difference in appreciation rates between the Bay Area (higher price markets) and the …

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Stock markets hit new peaks and interest rates hit multi-year lows. The market had its typical spring bounce in demand, but generally speaking, remained cooler than it was in the first half of 2018. Year-over-year home-price appreciation has basically disappeared for the time being, with prices stabilizing, more or less, at last year’s peak levels. …

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Spring Market Dynamics Somewhat Cooler Than Spring 2018; Median Home Prices Stable; Luxury Home Sales Hit New Monthly Highs. Long-Term Median Home Price Trends Short-Term Median Home Price Trends Year-over-Year Comparison of Market Statistics This table and the charts further below of selected market indicators illustrate some cooling as compared to the very hot market …

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With Aprils end, we now have 2 months of spring data unaffected by market activity at the end of 2018, when financial markets plunged. As of early May 2019, stock markets have recovered to hit new highs, interest rates are far lower than last years peak, and the region’s median house sales price has climbed …

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Carolyn Gwynn

Real Estate Danville, CA

DRE 1888136

Testimonials

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would

She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable

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

She went the extra mile

Invaluable guidance, support, encouragement, honesty and knowledge

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

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

Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job

Carolyn was a godsend…

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

Carolyn is the exception.

There were no surprises throughout the process

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

I can’t praise Carolyn enough

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

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

Carolyn Gwynn did an outstanding job

Invaluable guidance, support, encouragement, honesty and knowledge

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

She went the extra mile

There were no surprises throughout the process

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

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

If we could give Carolyn 100 stars we would

She is an excellent communicator, reliable, knowledgeable, personable

Carolyn was a godsend…

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

I can’t praise Carolyn enough

Carolyn is the exception.