Palo Alto Online: Local Realtors Rank Nationally in Real Estate Sales

The team at DeLeon Realty, Inc. in Palo Alto ranked high in this year's top 250 real estate sellers nationwide, a list compiled by private communications company Real Trends. Six teams of local Realtors as well as 17 individual agents ranked among…

Homeownership for Millennials

By Darrell Martin | Senior Buyer Specialist - Sunnyvale & Mountain View This article is written for the benefit of those Silicon Valley millennials who have not yet purchased their first home. Would you like to transform your housing cost…

How to Effectively Build Your Dream Home

By: Ken DeLeon, ESQ | Founder The demand to purchase a lot and build a custom home in Silicon Valley is higher than ever before. The three main reasons for this, in declining order, are: The lack of new homes being offered by speculation builders, …

100-Percent Appreciation in Just Over Five Years

By Ken DeLeon, ESQ. | Founder Due to the very strong Silicon Valley housing market, I find that most first-time buyers cannot purchase their dream home immediately. Since it is likely they would have to settle to some degree when purchasing their first…

One Less Thing to Worry About With Our Three-Year Maintenance Plan

When buying or selling a home, it has always been important to select the right Realtor®. However, the home itself usually remains the same, irrespective of which agent represented the property. That has all changed with the introduction of the DeLeon…

San Francisco Bay Area: America's Second City

Strategically Choosing the Right Lender for Your Purchase or Refinance

By Ken DeLeon, Founder Many buyers will wisely interview three or four potential buyer agents before selecting one to represent them with their purchase. Conversely, many buyers stumble into the lender they choose, often relying solely upon a single…

Mixing Metals Throughout Your Interior

By Tilu Arora | Design Coordinator Some people remain convinced that mixing metals is a recipe for disaster. One of the most popular recent trends has been to utilize monochromatic design schemes in which silver, nickel, or chrome was the dominant…

Infographic: How Brokerages Handle In-House Deals

Going forward, DeLeon Realty will not take commission from both sides of the same transaction. If any DeLeon Realty agent represents a buyer on any DeLeon Realty listing, then we will waive 100 percent of the buyer-side commission.* This policy…

Neighborhood Spotlight: West Menlo/University Heights

By David Hall, ESQ. | Senior Buyer Specialist, Menlo Park, Stanford, & College Terrace The University Heights neighborhood of Menlo Park straddles Alameda de las Pulgas (which in Spanish means “Avenue of the Fleas”), connecting Valparaiso…