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The DeLeon Insight – September 2025



Experience the DeLeon Tahoe Express: A Pilatus PC-12 NGX

By Michael Repka It’s no secret that many affluent Silicon Valley homeowners have been severing their California tax nexus and relocating to states with lower or no taxes, such as Nevada, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, and Arizona. While taxes are…

July is a Great Time to Sell Real Estate

By Michael Repka Buyers often express a desire to buy and move into a new home after their children finish one school year, but before the next one begins.  Similarly, many sellers prefer to wait until after their children finish school before selling…

Why do Lender Rates Vary So Much in Pricing?

By Ken DeLeon Home buyers generally care more about the amount of their monthly mortgage payment than they do about the exact price of their home. The reality is, how much house you can afford is directly related to your monthly mortgage payment. While…

Surge in Demand from Hong Kong Buyers

By Michael Repka Michael Repka, DeLeon Realty CEO, on a recent business trip to Hong Kong Prior to Great Britain’s transfer of Hong Kong back to China in 1997, there was a significant increase in demand for US (and Canadian) real estate from…

Seminar: Make Your Home Stand Out in a Down Market

Cross-Collateral Financing

By Steve Millender For clients who are considering purchasing a new home, either as a “trade up” from their existing residence, or to “down size” to be closer to family or to reduce expenses, there is financing available where no down payment…

The DeLeon Team Just Ranked #1 in the Entire USA

By Michael Repka Way back in 2011, Ken DeLeon and I discussed the possibility of establishing an innovative new real estate team.  At that time, no individual agent or team from Northern California had ever been number one in the United States…

Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program

By Audrey Sun Ask any real estate agent what the most important criteria are when it comes to buying a home, and you’ll likely hear “location, location, location” - a phrase that’s been used for decades. In Silicon Valley, we live among the…

Neighborhood Spotlight: Old Palo Alto

Locally regarded among the Bay Area’s most prestigious and esteemed areas, Old Palo Alto sits at the center of this famous and affluent city. Whether you’re out for a morning walk or hovering along on the latest piece of cutting-edge personal…

Global Real Estate Trends – Part Two: Japan and France

By Ken DeLeon I have always found that many of life’s greatest lessons are learned through traveling. Since discord is a greater teacher than concord, it is by challenging yourself and seeing new and distant lands where most growth and knowledge…