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Z-Market Cap for Zillow Dropped Over $30 Billion
By Ken DeLeon According to the Diamond Price Index, in December 2021 the average price for a diamond was $11,212.56 per carat. I found this interesting given that the average price per carat of diamonds has gone up significantly since the time I proposed to my lovely wife, Alex, in 2020. However, it would be […]
Newly Enacted SB-9 and SB-10 Seek to Increase Housing Density, But at What Cost?
By Michael Repka, Esq. Much of California faces a dramatic housing shortage, most certainly including the Bay Area. It is truly tragic that so many people that work in this area, including teachers, nurses, civil servants, and a multitude of others that contribute immeasurably to the area’s quality of life, can’t afford to live locally. […]
Is the California Exodus Real?
Is the California Exodus Real? Why Dallas, San Antonio, and Jackson Hole Appeal to Californians By Michael Repka In our previous two issues of The DeLeon Insight, we looked at the myriad of reasons as to why people are leaving California, along with the pandemic’s impact on migration, and why Californians are moving to cities in […]
How Architecture and Interior Design Impact Our Happiness
By Ken DeLeon The pandemic has forced us to involuntarily spend the majority of our time in our homes. A recent article in the Washington Post discussed how the share of US residents in their home at any given hour rose from 28% in 2019 to 61% in 2020. While the pandemic will end, its […]
Proposed Changes to U.S Tax Policy
By Michael Repka, Esq. LL.M. (Taxation) NYU School of Law THAT COULD IMPACT SILICON VALLEY REAL ESTATE Whenever there is a change in administration, there is an inherent uncertainty related to tax policy. Fortunately, during the presidential campaign, now-President Joe Biden laid out a pretty clear blueprint for his tax proposals. Although it is […]
Introducing Our Piper M600
By Michael Repka, Instrument-Rated Pilot, DeLeon Air Force The Newest Addition to the DeLeon Family Over the past few years, we have seen a significant spike in affluent homeowners selling their Silicon Valley properties and moving to lower tax states. Currently, the maximum state tax rate in California is 13.3%, but there have been recent […]
