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The DeLeon Insight – September 2025



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…

The DeLeon Insight – July 2021

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.…
HOW COVID HAS IMPACTED REAL ESTATE MARKETING ON THE PENINSULA

How COVID Has Impacted Real Estate Marketing on the Peninsula

By Michael Repka COVID-19 has had a profound, and possibly lasting, impact on the way real estate is marketed in the Bay Area. Overall, the number of people physically visiting a listing is down by approximately 67%, yet the percentage of those…

The DeLeon Insight – May 2021



Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

Life Lessons From Beating Cancer

Don’t Let Agents Use Your Home as Bait to Attract Buyers

By Michael Repka  As an experienced real estate attorney, and the head of the area’s most successful listing team, I am regularly amazed by the sheer number of sellers that let their listing agents use their home as bait to attract buyers. Listing…

Holidays Around the World

Life Lessons From My Accident

By Ken DeLeon This is the second article discussing my four life tragedies and the accompanying lessons I learned by overcoming them. There are moments that can quickly and forever change your life. While we tend to worry about life’s uncertainties…