Entries by DeLeon Team

How to Win a Great Off-Market Deal Seminar

Please join DeLeon Realty for our October seminar. Gain insight from Ken DeLeon, the most successful real estate broker in Silicon Valley, about identifying off-market opportunities and strategizing the perfect deal. Also, hear the latest market updates from our talented buyer team.

Solutions for International Buyers

  According to Forbes magazine, the United States was the most popular destination for Chinese homebuyers, who spent over $14 billion on US properties in 2016. However, given the shifting monetary policies of the Chinese government, how will Chinese investors be affected? The Problem Recently, the Chinese government tightened their money outflow policy even further. […]

Palo Alto’s New Ordinance

  Affordability issues persist in Silicon Valley as supply and demand for housing continue to put upward pressure on prices. Demand for housing here likely won’t change soon. Our communities boast top-performing schools, diverse populations, great weather, and access to world-class restaurants and entertainment. Thousands of employers operate here, from corporate giants like Google, Apple, […]

Transfer Taxes

  There are many so-called “hidden” taxes paid by Californians. You may not even know that you pay some of them. For instance, did you know that you pay a tax of $.036 per gallon on gasoline? A tax of $3.30 per gallon on liquor? A transfer tax of $1.10 per $1,000 of value of […]

The DeLeon Insight September 2017

DETERMINE YOUR LIST PRICE By Ken DeLeon | Founder A famous empirical study by Steven Levitt, one of the authors of the famed Freakonomics, discovered a fundamental difference between listing prices that real estate agents choose for the homes of their clients and their own properties. An economics professor at the University of Chicago, Levitt examined the Chicago real […]