Entries by DeLeon Team

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]