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The Importance of 3-D Tours

Upgrading Electrical Panels

Z-Market Cap for Zillow Dropped Over $30 Billion

Newly Enacted SB-9 and SB-10 Seek to Increase Housing Density, But at What Cost?

Is the California Exodus Real?

The DeLeon Insight – July 2021

Introducing Our Piper M600

How COVID Has Impacted Real Estate Marketing on the Peninsula

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

Holidays Around the World

Life Lessons From My Accident

The DeLeon Team Expands International Marketing

The DeLeon Insight – Holiday 2019

LPS Shanghai 2019: Returning This Winter

Happening Right Now – DeLeon CEO, Michael Repka’s International Trips to Abu Dhabi & India

Will Barron Park Get its First $10,000,000 Home?

Surge in Demand from Hong Kong Buyers

Loss, Love, Laughter

The DeLeon Team is a Proud Sponsor of the Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run/Walk

Exclusive Photography

Stay Fresh Locally: Silicon Valley Farmers Markets

The Angle of Evolution: Responding to Life’s Ups and Downs

The DeLeon Insight July 2019

The DeLeon Team Just Ranked #1 in the Entire USA

Embracing Your Life Purpose

The DeLeon Insight March 2019

Ellen Fletcher — Silicon Valley’s Bicycling Hero

Seminar for Homeowners (2/16): How to Reach Buyers in a Slow Market

12 Ways to Find a Home Below Market Value with Ken DeLeon

LPS Shanghai 2018: Returning This Winter

Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club: A Hidden Oasis

The Comeback Kid: Joseph Eichler

8 Steps to Buying a Home Infographic

Palo Alto’s Protégé: A Review

Rise Foundation: Rural India Student Education

Palo Alto Parks

The DeLeon Team is a Proud Sponsor of the Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run/Walk

Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

DeLeon Realty is a Platinum Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show

Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation’s Schoolhouse Rocks 5K Photo Gallery

Case Study: 1425 Harker Avenue

May Seminar: How to Market Your Home to the International Community

Neighborhood Spotlight: Heritage District of Sunnyvale

Boost Your Home’s Efficiency

Top 15 Reasons to Buy a Home with DeLeon Realty

Design Tech High School Relocating to Oracle’s Redwood Shores Campus

Why People Set Up Revocable or “Family” Trusts

What Exactly Is DeLeon? A Man? A Team? A Brokerage?

2015: The Year in Review

A Study in Appreciation: Palo Alto’s High-End Neighborhoods

How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home

How the Real Estate Industry Works

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Marketing Your Home in the 21st Century

Los Gatos, Saratoga: Luxury summit peeks into lifestyles of ultra-high end buyers

Ken DeLeon Come for the real estate stay for the slick dance moves

CNBC – New money pours into California wine country

DeLeon Realty Celebrates a Record-Breaking Year

Efficiency Drives the Blueprints for DeLeon

Grand Boulevard Initiative

DeLeon Realty’s State of The Market

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Who is Really Your Broker?

Holidays Around the World

California Disallows

Surge in Demand from Hong Kong Buyers

Loss, Love, Laughter

The DeLeon Team is a Proud Sponsor of the Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run/Walk

Feng Shui – Not So Much a Mystery, But a Method to Joy and Comfort

Housing Affordability for Local Teachers, Police Officers & Firefighters

Stay Fresh Locally: Silicon Valley Farmers Markets

Seminar 8/15: Selling a Home in a Down Market

The DeLeon Team Just Ranked #1 in the Entire USA

Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program

Neighborhood Spotlight: Old Palo Alto

Caltrain Electrification Sparks Appreciation

Q&A Seminar 6/11: Your Real Estate Questions Answered

Ellen Fletcher — Silicon Valley’s Bicycling Hero

Spring Bloom 2019: Springtime Real Estate Listings

Silicon Valley’s New Icon: Apple Park Campus

Seminar for Homeowners (2/16): How to Reach Buyers in a Slow Market

Seminar 2/10: 2018 Real Estate Tax Changes & Maximizing Sales Price in a Slowing Market

Seminar 2/9: Feng-Shui Concepts That Impact Home Values

Palo Alto Preserves Historic Homes; Homeowners Benefit Too

Palo Alto Spotlight: Rinconada and Mitchell Parks

Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club: A Hidden Oasis

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

Palo Alto Cultural History

Redwood City Continues to Boom

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Mountain View: A City of Action

Palo Alto’s Protégé: A Review

Lakewood Village may be the next Birdland

Why Buyers Love Palo Alto So Much

Appreciation Rate Comparisons Show Surprising Results

Rise Foundation: Rural India Student Education

The Tale of Two Cities on One Avenue

Why Buyers Love ATHERTON So Much

Seminar: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Mountain View New School, New Boundaries, and a Growing City

Neighborhood Spotlight Green Acres of Palo Alto

Palo Alto Parks

Low-Inventory Markets

Chinese-American Real Estate Association Dinner Photos and Video

Wine and Cheese Event in Old Palo Alto

The DeLeon Team is a Proud Sponsor of the Palo Alto Weekly Moonlight Run/Walk

Investment Trends: Redwood City, Out Appreciating Silicon Valley Since 2014

Neighborhood Spotlight: Community Center of Palo Alto

Menlo College Real Estate Symposium

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

DeLeon Realty is a Platinum Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show

Menlo Park: Creating Your Lifestyle

Neighborhood Spotlight: Green Gables of Palo Alto

Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation’s Schoolhouse Rocks 5K Photo Gallery

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

Neighborhood Spotlight: West Menlo/University Heights

Neighborhood Spotlight: Ladera of Portola Valley

Stanford University: Housing, History, and Architecture

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Redwoods of Los Altos Hills

Neighborhood Spotlight: Heritage District of Sunnyvale

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Willows of Menlo Park

Tax Tips: Installment Sales and Deferred Sales Trusts

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Circus Club Area of Atherton

The Rise of Northern Mountain View

Design Tech High School Relocating to Oracle’s Redwood Shores Campus

Five Reasons to Be Excited About Sunnyvale Real Estate

Facebook’s Effect on the Appreciation of Menlo Park Housing

A Study in Appreciation: Palo Alto’s High-End Neighborhoods

Neighborhood Spotlight – Appreciation Potential in Redwood City

Neighborhood Spotlight – Los Altos Hills

Los Gatos, Saratoga: Luxury summit peeks into lifestyles of ultra-high end buyers

Neighborhood Spotlight — Old Palo Alto

Neighborhood Spotlight – Los Altos’ Country Club

Rebates and Freebies for Your Water Conservation Efforts

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

A Study of Appreciation in Atherton, California

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Grand Boulevard Initiative

All is Fair in Love and Community Property

Tree Restrictions Differ Among Peninsula Cities

CBS News: Bay Area Realtor Nets $275M In Sales, Tops Nation

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Z-Market Cap for Zillow Dropped Over $30 Billion

How Architecture and Interior Design Impact Our Happiness

The DeLeon Insight – May 2021

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

Why do Lender Rates Vary So Much in Pricing?

Uncovering Sharon Heights

Who is Really Your Broker?

California Disallows

Happening Right Now – DeLeon CEO, Michael Repka’s International Trips to Abu Dhabi & India

Will Barron Park Get its First $10,000,000 Home?

Misaligned Incentives and Systemic Flaws of the Real Estate Industry

Surge in Demand from Hong Kong Buyers

Loss, Love, Laughter

Feng Shui – Not So Much a Mystery, But a Method to Joy and Comfort

Housing Affordability for Local Teachers, Police Officers & Firefighters

Stay Fresh Locally: Silicon Valley Farmers Markets

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Cross-Collateral Financing

Innovative Silicon Valley Attorneys Become the Top Ranked Real Estate Team in the Country Thanks to a Unique Business Model

Countertops – Natural vs. Engineered Stone

Neighborhood Spotlight: Old Palo Alto

Conflicts of Interest with “Coming Soon” Marketing

Caltrain Electrification Sparks Appreciation

Q&A Seminar 6/11: Your Real Estate Questions Answered

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Pending IPOs Spark Confidence

So Your Home Didn’t Appraise, Now What?

The Chinese Trade War’s Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

The Unfortunate Downside of Automated Searches

Global Real Estate Trends – Part One: Russia and The UK

Are Accessory Dwelling Units a Partial Solution to Silicon Valley’s Housing Crisis?

Deductibility of State Taxes and Interest Under the New Tax Law

Menlo Park Market Update With Ken DeLeon

Ellen Fletcher — Silicon Valley’s Bicycling Hero

Patience Went From Being a Virtue to a Necessity When Constructing a Home

Spring Bloom 2019: Springtime Real Estate Listings

Silicon Valley’s New Icon: Apple Park Campus

Seminar 2/9: Feng-Shui Concepts That Impact Home Values

What is an H-1B Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

2018: Year in Review

Palo Alto Preserves Historic Homes; Homeowners Benefit Too

12 Ways to Find a Home Below Market Value with Ken DeLeon

Risk of Using Friends & Family As Your Real Estate Agent

Reverse 1031 Exchanges

The Diminishing Role of Buyers’ Agents

Palo Alto Spotlight: Rinconada and Mitchell Parks

Open House Liability: The Risk and Benefits of Open Houses

A Snapshot of Some Real Estate Related Propositions on the November Ballot

Hidden Dangers to Arbitration in Real Estate Contracts

Air Traffic Impact on Real Estate

Wire Fraud in Real Estate Transactions

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

The Comeback Kid: Joseph Eichler

Redwood City Continues to Boom

The Ellis Act: A Valuable Option for Investing in Rent-Control Cities

The Value of Narrated Videos

Has Silicon Valley and SF eclipsed NYC as America’s Top Region?

Mountain View: A City of Action

8 Steps to Buying a Home Infographic

Real Estate and the Millennial Home Buyer

Cash is Still King

Lakewood Village may be the next Birdland

Real Estate and the Millennial Home Buyer

Why Buyers Love Palo Alto So Much

The Allure of Double-Ending

A Shot Across California’s Bow

Predicting the Next Hot City

Appreciation Rate Comparisons Show Surprising Results

The Tale of Two Cities on One Avenue

Neighborhood Spotlight: Crescent Park of Palo Alto

Why Buyers Love ATHERTON So Much

2017: Year in Review

How the New Tax Legislation Could Impact California Real Estate

Tax Seminar: Impact of Trump’s Tax Reform on Local Real Estate

Neighborhood Spotlight Green Acres of Palo Alto

Avoiding Floorplan Flaws

Understanding and Improving Your Credit Score

What is the hardest lesson for home buyers to learn in the San Francisco Bay Area?

How to Win a Great Off-Market Deal Seminar

Wine and Cheese Event in Old Palo Alto

Solutions for International Buyers

Palo Alto’s New Ordinance

Transfer Taxes

Apple’s New Campus and its Anticipated Effect on Home Prices

Hidden Dangers

Determine Your List Price

Menlo Park Wine & Cheese Networking Event

Palo Alto Weekly: Within Walking Distance

Investment Trends: Redwood City, Out Appreciating Silicon Valley Since 2014

Tesla’s New Solar Roof

Silicon Beat: In the heart of Silicon Valley, summer home sales keep going up despite sharp drop in listings

Neighborhood Spotlight: Community Center of Palo Alto

Reinventing a Traditional Home

Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

Winning Preemptive Offers

Reverse 1031 Exchange

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

Move-Up Buyers

Renovation & Re-Sale

Menlo Park: Creating Your Lifestyle

How to Compete Against an All Cash Offer

How to Maximize Your Profit From Homeownership

Summer Splash: Buy a Home Before the New School Year

Finding a Silicon Valley Home Seminar

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Neighborhood Spotlight: Green Gables of Palo Alto

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

Homeownership for Millennials

100-Percent Appreciation in Just Over Five Years

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

Strategically Choosing the Right Lender for Your Purchase or Refinance

Mixing Metals Throughout Your Interior

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

How to Effectively Build Your Dream Home

Neighborhood Spotlight: West Menlo/University Heights

Video: Our New Ethical Ideal for the Industry

Neighborhood Spotlight: Ladera of Portola Valley

Los Altos Hills: Joining The Building Bloom

DeLeon Realty’s Most Significant Innovation Yet

Color Trends 2017

Stanford University: Housing, History, and Architecture

Our Most Significant Innovation Yet

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Redwoods of Los Altos Hills

Woodside: The Anatomy of a Boom Town

Show Me The Money: How to Finance Your Home Purchase and Compete with All-Cash Deals

An Assessment of Zillow’s Automated Valuation Algorithm

Neighborhood Spotlight: Heritage District of Sunnyvale

Millennials, This is Your Time to Buy a Home

DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

Representing the Buyer and the Seller: Can the Practice Continue in California?

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Willows of Menlo Park

The DeLeon Team Expands Its International Marketing to the Indian Community

Overview of the Right to Repair Act

Neighborhood Spotlight: Barron Park of Palo Alto

Tax Tips: Installment Sales and Deferred Sales Trusts

Real Estate Agent Rankings: How Can So Many People Be “Number One”?

DeLeon Realty’s Summer Splash

Neighborhood Spotlight: The Circus Club Area of Atherton

Investing in a REIT

The Ripe Buyer’s Market of Los Altos Hills

The Hidden Costs – and Opportunities – of Commuting

Proper Advice About Propositions 60 and 90 Can Save Buyers Thousands Annually

Supply-Side Economics in Action: How the lack of housing supply will prevent price declines in Bay Area housing

Capital Gains and 1031 Exchanges

DeLeon Platinum Introduction Video

The Rise of Northern Mountain View

Top 15 Reasons to Buy a Home with DeLeon Realty

Elevate Your Landscaping

Design Tech High School Relocating to Oracle’s Redwood Shores Campus

Five Reasons to Be Excited About Sunnyvale Real Estate

Facebook’s Effect on the Appreciation of Menlo Park Housing

Why People Set Up Revocable or “Family” Trusts

What Exactly Is DeLeon? A Man? A Team? A Brokerage?

Fence Disputes and Good Neighbor Fences

A New Option for Real Estate Commissions that Further Aligns Incentives

2015: The Year in Review

How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home

How the Real Estate Industry Works

Real Property Tax Breaks Under the Mills Act

Chinese Stock Market Woes and the RMB Devaluations Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Neighborhood Spotlight – Appreciation Potential in Redwood City

The Dangers of Off-Market Sales

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Buyer’s Side

Tree Disputes with Neighbors

Neighborhood Spotlight – Los Altos Hills

Housing vs Stocks: Why Silicon Valley Housing has been a More Profitable Investment

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

DeLeon Realty Expands the China Initiative

Agents’ Heightened Duties to Clients under Saffie v. Schmeling

Neighborhood Spotlight — Old Palo Alto

The Downside to Live Offer Presentations

Buying Real Estate Sight Unseen

Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

Neighborhood Spotlight – Los Altos’ Country Club

“Affordable” Housing Options

Tax Concerns Contribute to Housing Inventory Shortage

The Impact of Foreign Investment on the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Location, Location: Is Central Portola Valley the next Lindenwood?

Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

Trading Up in Portola Valley

Obama’s New Visa Law Opens the American Door to Chinese Buyers

Real Estate Game Plan

Buying A Condo Now

Construction Zone: Preparing Your Home for the Winter Months

Game Plan to Optimize Cyclical Market Conditions

Rebates and Freebies for Your Water Conservation Efforts

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Risk Taken By Buyers Investing in the Willows Has Paid Off

Efficiency Drives the Blueprints for DeLeon

Liquidated Damages, Initial with Care!

A Study of Appreciation in Atherton, California

Worldwide Real Estate Impact on Silicon Valley

Enforceability of the “As-Is” Provision in Residential Real Estate Purchase Contracts

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Ideas for Outdoor Living

Some Like It Hot

Savvy Use of the 1031 Exchange

All is Fair in Love and Community Property

More Reason to Love Thy Neighbor

Indian Buyers Impact Silicon Valley Housing Market

Buy Now! Not just because interest rates are increasing

The Mandatory Arbitration Clause – More Important than You Think

It’s not too late to WINTERIZE your home

DeLeon Realty’s State of The Market

Menlo Park Real Estate Viewed as a Relative Value

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房地产新时代

The Importance of 3-D Tours

Upgrading Electrical Panels

The Multi-Billion Dollars Landmark Verdict

SB 9, SB 10, and the “Builder’s Remedy”

A New Era of Real Estate

Feat. in New York Post

Feat. in San Francisco Chronicle

Summer Splash Listings

Z-Market Cap for Zillow Dropped Over $30 Billion

Introducing Our Piper M600

The DeLeon Insight – May 2021

Off-Market Sales Almost Always Cost Sellers Money

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

Flaws in the Real Estate Industry

Uncovering Sharon Heights

Disclosure of Real Estate Commissions Paid to Buyer’s Agents

Who is Really Your Broker?

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

California Disallows

The DeLeon Team Expands International Marketing

Happening Right Now – DeLeon CEO, Michael Repka’s International Trips to Abu Dhabi & India

Misaligned Incentives and Systemic Flaws of the Real Estate Industry

Surge in Demand from Hong Kong Buyers

Loss, Love, Laughter

Behind-The-Scenes for 1023 Forest Avenue

Feng Shui – Not So Much a Mystery, But a Method to Joy and Comfort

Seminar: Make Your Home Stand Out in a Down Market

Exclusive Photography

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Seminar 8/15: Selling a Home in a Down Market

Innovative Silicon Valley Attorneys Become the Top Ranked Real Estate Team in the Country Thanks to a Unique Business Model

Countertops – Natural vs. Engineered Stone

Neighborhood Spotlight: Old Palo Alto

Conflicts of Interest with “Coming Soon” Marketing

Caltrain Electrification Sparks Appreciation

Q&A Seminar 6/11: Your Real Estate Questions Answered

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Pending IPOs Spark Confidence

So Your Home Didn’t Appraise, Now What?

The Chinese Trade War’s Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

Global Real Estate Trends – Part One: Russia and The UK

Fixing a Decedent’s Mistakes After Death—The Heggstad Petition

Deductibility of State Taxes and Interest Under the New Tax Law

The Hidden Dangers of “Off-MLS” or “Pocket” Listings

What is an EB-5 Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

Real Estate Seminar 4/2: Planning for New Tax Laws

Seminar for Homeowners (2/16): How to Reach Buyers in a Slow Market

Seminar 2/10: 2018 Real Estate Tax Changes & Maximizing Sales Price in a Slowing Market

Seminar 2/9: Feng-Shui Concepts That Impact Home Values

Time to Revisit Your Trust

What is an H-1B Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

2018: Year in Review

Palo Alto Preserves Historic Homes; Homeowners Benefit Too

The Importance of Pricing Your Home Correctly – By the Numbers

Risk of Using Friends & Family As Your Real Estate Agent

Reverse 1031 Exchanges

Dishonesty in Real Estate

Copywriting 101: How to Write Effective Ad Copy

Danger of Live Offer Presentations

The DeLeon Team Presents at the 2018 AREAA National Convention in Las Vegas

The Diminishing Role of Buyers’ Agents

Palo Alto Spotlight: Rinconada and Mitchell Parks

Open House Liability: The Risk and Benefits of Open Houses

A Snapshot of Some Real Estate Related Propositions on the November Ballot

Hidden Dangers to Arbitration in Real Estate Contracts

Expansion of Property Tax Transferability

Air Traffic Impact on Real Estate

Wire Fraud in Real Estate Transactions

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

The Comeback Kid: Joseph Eichler

How to Prep Your Kitchen On A Budget When Selling Your Home

Long Listing Agreement Trap

The Value of Narrated Videos

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Eight Listing Traps to Avoid

DeLeon Realty to Showcase the Best of Silicon Valley Real Estate at LPS Shanghai 2018

Constraints on Staging Inventory

The Power of Digital Marketing for Real Estate

The Peril of Pocket Listings

Attracting Palo Alto Buyers to Menlo Park Listings

The Allure of Double-Ending

A Shot Across California’s Bow

Exclusive Arrangement with Da Lusso Designs

Seminar: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

2017: Year in Review

How the New Tax Legislation Could Impact California Real Estate

Tax Seminar: Impact of Trump’s Tax Reform on Local Real Estate

Low-Inventory Markets

The DeLeon Team Returns to China for LPS, December 8-10 2017

Remodeling Guide

Seminar: Maximizing After-Tax Gains from Real Estate

Solutions for International Buyers

Transfer Taxes

Apple’s New Campus and its Anticipated Effect on Home Prices

Hidden Dangers

Determine Your List Price

Palo Alto Weekly: Within Walking Distance

Tesla’s New Solar Roof

Silicon Beat: In the heart of Silicon Valley, summer home sales keep going up despite sharp drop in listings

Consider Cashing Out Now

Reinventing a Traditional Home

Seminar: Home-Selling in Silicon Valley

Reverse 1031 Exchange

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

DeLeon Realty’s Industry-Leading Videos

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

Renovation & Re-Sale

Guidelines to Marketing Selling-Points

How to Maximize Your Profit From Homeownership

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

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

CBS News: Trumps Presidency May Be Impacting Silicon Valley Home Sales

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

Mixing Metals Throughout Your Interior

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

Video: Our New Ethical Ideal for the Industry

Why is The Spring Market Unusually Active in 2017?

DeLeon Realty’s Most Significant Innovation Yet

Case Study: 1425 Harker Avenue

Why Open Houses Are Useful

Color Trends 2017

Playing the Odds

Our Most Significant Innovation Yet

Improving Your Curb Appeal

DeLeon Realty’s Listing Approach Video

Sustainable Home Design

The Hidden Pitfalls to Reverse Mortgages

DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

2017 Predictions for Silicon Valley’s Housing Market

Representing the Buyer and the Seller: Can the Practice Continue in California?

The DeLeon Team Expands Its International Marketing to the Indian Community

Overview of the Right to Repair Act

Guide to Choosing a Kitchen Countertop

Marketing Perspective: Identifying Selling-Points

Tax Tips: Installment Sales and Deferred Sales Trusts

Do You and Your Agent Know About FIRPTA?

Real Estate Agent Rankings: How Can So Many People Be “Number One”?

Surprisingly Simple Suggestions for Sellers

How to Successfully Organize Your Home

Insider Tips to Selecting the Right Agent to Sell Your House

Negotiating Multiple Offers to Achieve the Highest Price

Investing in a REIT

Pros and Cons of Different Types of Flooring

Lighting Trends for 2016

Supply-Side Economics in Action: How the lack of housing supply will prevent price declines in Bay Area housing

Capital Gains and 1031 Exchanges

DeLeon Platinum Introduction Video

The Rise of Northern Mountain View

Disclosing What You Know: Disclosure Obligations for Sellers and Agents Under California Law

Top Design Trends for 2016

Elevate Your Landscaping

Facebook’s Effect on the Appreciation of Menlo Park Housing

How a Single-Story Overlay Zone May Affect Your Neighborhood

Real Property Tax Breaks under the Williamson Act

8 Questions to Ask Your Listing Agent

Why People Set Up Revocable or “Family” Trusts

What Exactly Is DeLeon? A Man? A Team? A Brokerage?

Breathing Life into an Expired Listing

2015: The Year in Review

Make Any Space Modern

Common Staging Mistakes and How to Fix Them

How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home

How the Real Estate Industry Works

4 Tips for Refurbishing Your Landscaping on a Moderate Budget

Chinese Stock Market Woes and the RMB Devaluations Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Structuring Listing Agreements

The Dangers of Off-Market Sales

Marketing Your Home in the 21st Century

Online Marketing in a Hot Real Estate Market

Update Your Bath on a Budget

DeLeon Realty Marketing Perspective: It’s All in the Details

Putting Sellers’ Interests First

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

Ignore Your Own Taste When Prepping a Home for Sale

The Trap of Long-Term Listing Agreements

DeLeon Realty Expands the China Initiative

Agents’ Heightened Duties to Clients under Saffie v. Schmeling

Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

Unlocking Value Before You Sell

Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

Tax Concerns Contribute to Housing Inventory Shortage

What Makes A Home Sustainable?

Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

Contingent Real Estate Offers—The Efficient Assignment of Risk

Birdland Appreciation

Real Estate Game Plan

Construction Zone: Preparing Your Home for the Winter Months

Game Plan For Home Renovations

Game Plan to Optimize Cyclical Market Conditions

Tips for Creating Personal Style

Efficiency Drives the Blueprints for DeLeon

Liquidated Damages, Initial with Care!

How to Furnish a Great Room

Getting Ready for the Fall Market

Worldwide Real Estate Impact on Silicon Valley

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Ideas for Outdoor Living

Some Like It Hot

A Bright Idea in the Sky

The Push and Pull of Pricing

Pick Your Pipe for Plumbing

Tree Restrictions Differ Among Peninsula Cities

Best Paint Colors to Use When Selling Your Home

Indian Buyers Impact Silicon Valley Housing Market

The Mandatory Arbitration Clause – More Important than You Think

United States Household Wealth Trends

How to FENG SHUI your home

Preserve charm or enhance home value?

It’s not too late to WINTERIZE your home

Asian Impact on the Market

DeLeon Realty’s State of The Market

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How Architecture and Interior Design Impact Our Happiness

Feng Shui – Not So Much a Mystery, But a Method to Joy and Comfort

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Seminar 8/15: Selling a Home in a Down Market

Countertops – Natural vs. Engineered Stone

Patience Went From Being a Virtue to a Necessity When Constructing a Home

Seminar 2/9: Feng-Shui Concepts That Impact Home Values

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

The Comeback Kid: Joseph Eichler

How to Prep Your Kitchen On A Budget When Selling Your Home

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Constraints on Staging Inventory

Construction Techniques – Insulated Concrete Forms (“ICF”)

Exclusive Arrangement with Da Lusso Designs

Modern Design Principles

Avoiding Floorplan Flaws

Finding Your Own Voice in Design

Remodeling Guide

Bang For Your Buck

Tesla’s New Solar Roof

Reinventing a Traditional Home

Renovation & Re-Sale

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

Mixing Metals Throughout Your Interior

How to Effectively Build Your Dream Home

Color Trends 2017

Improving Your Curb Appeal

Sustainable Home Design

Boost Your Home’s Efficiency

Guide to Choosing a Kitchen Countertop

Surprisingly Simple Suggestions for Sellers

DeLeon Realty’s Summer Splash

Pros and Cons of Different Types of Flooring

Lighting Trends for 2016

Top Design Trends for 2016

Elevate Your Landscaping

Fence Disputes and Good Neighbor Fences

Make Any Space Modern

Common Staging Mistakes and How to Fix Them

How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home

4 Tips for Refurbishing Your Landscaping on a Moderate Budget

Update Your Bath on a Budget

Construction Zone: Preparing Your Home for the Winter Months

Game Plan For Home Renovations

Tips for Creating Personal Style

How to Furnish a Great Room

A Bright Idea in the Sky

Best Paint Colors to Use When Selling Your Home

How to FENG SHUI your home

It’s not too late to WINTERIZE your home

Proposed Changes to U.S Tax Policy

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

Flaws in the Real Estate Industry

California Disallows

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

So Your Home Didn’t Appraise, Now What?

Fixing a Decedent’s Mistakes After Death—The Heggstad Petition

Deductibility of State Taxes and Interest Under the New Tax Law

Real Estate Seminar 4/2: Planning for New Tax Laws

Seminar 2/10: 2018 Real Estate Tax Changes & Maximizing Sales Price in a Slowing Market

Time to Revisit Your Trust

2018: Year in Review

Reverse 1031 Exchanges

Dishonesty in Real Estate

Danger of Live Offer Presentations

A Snapshot of Some Real Estate Related Propositions on the November Ballot

Hidden Dangers to Arbitration in Real Estate Contracts

Expansion of Property Tax Transferability

Wire Fraud in Real Estate Transactions

Long Listing Agreement Trap

The Ellis Act: A Valuable Option for Investing in Rent-Control Cities

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Eight Listing Traps to Avoid

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Surprisingly Simple Suggestions for Sellers

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Real Estate Seminar 4/2: Planning for New Tax Laws

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Tax Topics—Deductions for Pass-Through Entities

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Good Fences Don’t Always Make Good Neighbors: How Strangers Can Claim An interest In Your Property

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Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

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Tinsley Voluntary Transfer Program

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Global Real Estate Trends – Part Two: Japan and France

Pending IPOs Spark Confidence

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The Diminishing Role of Buyers’ Agents

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Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

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CBS News: More Peninsula Homes Selling For $1M Over Asking

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Homeownership for Millennials

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Woodside: The Anatomy of a Boom Town

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The Ripe Buyer’s Market of Los Altos Hills

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How a Single-Story Overlay Zone May Affect Your Neighborhood

A New Option for Real Estate Commissions that Further Aligns Incentives

How the Real Estate Industry Works

Chinese Stock Market Woes and the RMB Devaluations Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Buyer’s Side

Housing vs Stocks: Why Silicon Valley Housing has been a More Profitable Investment

In San Francisco’s Bidding Wars, Home Prices Go Ballistic

The Downside to Live Offer Presentations

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Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

“Affordable” Housing Options

Tax Concerns Contribute to Housing Inventory Shortage

CNBC – New money pours into California wine country

The Impact of Foreign Investment on the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Location, Location: Is Central Portola Valley the next Lindenwood?

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Obama’s New Visa Law Opens the American Door to Chinese Buyers

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A Study of Appreciation in Atherton, California

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Forbes: Ken DeLeon, Top Silicon Valley Sales Agent: Why Chinese Buyers Love Palo Alto

CNBC: Wealthy Chinese Gobbling Up Silicon Valley Homes

Menlo Park Real Estate Viewed as a Relative Value

House Hunting By Plane Taking Off In Bay Area Luxury Real Estate Market

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Spring Bloom 2019: Springtime Real Estate Listings

Silicon Valley’s New Icon: Apple Park Campus

Copywriting 101: How to Write Effective Ad Copy

LPS Shanghai 2018: Returning This Winter

Open House Liability: The Risk and Benefits of Open Houses

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

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Low-Inventory Markets

Best of Both Worlds

DeLeon Realty’s Industry-Leading Videos

Guidelines to Marketing Selling-Points

Summer Splash: Buy a Home Before the New School Year

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

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Marketing Perspective: Identifying Selling-Points

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Top 15 Reasons to Buy a Home with DeLeon Realty

8 Questions to Ask Your Listing Agent

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Structuring Listing Agreements

The Dangers of Off-Market Sales

Marketing Your Home in the 21st Century

DeLeon Realty Marketing Perspective: It’s All in the Details

Putting Sellers’ Interests First

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

Ignore Your Own Taste When Prepping a Home for Sale

The Trap of Long-Term Listing Agreements

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Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

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Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

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Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

DeLeon Realty is a Platinum Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

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CBS News: Trumps Presidency May Be Impacting Silicon Valley Home Sales

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Real Estate Agent Rankings: How Can So Many People Be “Number One”?

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Grand Boulevard Initiative

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Silicon Valley’s New Icon: Apple Park Campus

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Palo Alto Spotlight: Rinconada and Mitchell Parks

Palo Alto Hills Golf and Country Club: A Hidden Oasis

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

Palo Alto Cultural History

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Investment Trends: Redwood City, Out Appreciating Silicon Valley Since 2014

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Menlo College Real Estate Symposium

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DeLeon Realty is a Platinum Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show

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Menlo Park-Atherton Education Foundation’s Schoolhouse Rocks 5K Photo Gallery

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

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What is an H-1B Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

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DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

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Tree Disputes with Neighbors

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Housing vs Stocks: Why Silicon Valley Housing has been a More Profitable Investment

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

DeLeon Realty Expands the China Initiative

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Neighborhood Spotlight — Old Palo Alto

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Buying Real Estate Sight Unseen

Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

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Neighborhood Spotlight – Los Altos’ Country Club

“Affordable” Housing Options

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The Impact of Foreign Investment on the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Location, Location: Is Central Portola Valley the next Lindenwood?

Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

Trading Up in Portola Valley

Obama’s New Visa Law Opens the American Door to Chinese Buyers

Real Estate Game Plan

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Construction Zone: Preparing Your Home for the Winter Months

Game Plan to Optimize Cyclical Market Conditions

Rebates and Freebies for Your Water Conservation Efforts

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Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Ideas for Outdoor Living

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More Reason to Love Thy Neighbor

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Buy Now! Not just because interest rates are increasing

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SB 9, SB 10, and the “Builder’s Remedy”

A New Era of Real Estate

Feat. in New York Post

Feat. in San Francisco Chronicle

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Disclosure of Real Estate Commissions Paid to Buyer’s Agents

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

California Disallows

The DeLeon Team Expands International Marketing

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Deductibility of State Taxes and Interest Under the New Tax Law

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The DeLeon Team Presents at the 2018 AREAA National Convention in Las Vegas

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The DeLeon Team Returns to China for LPS, December 8-10 2017

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Seminar: Maximizing After-Tax Gains from Real Estate

Solutions for International Buyers

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Apple’s New Campus and its Anticipated Effect on Home Prices

Hidden Dangers

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Palo Alto Weekly: Within Walking Distance

Tesla’s New Solar Roof

Silicon Beat: In the heart of Silicon Valley, summer home sales keep going up despite sharp drop in listings

Consider Cashing Out Now

Reinventing a Traditional Home

Seminar: Home-Selling in Silicon Valley

Reverse 1031 Exchange

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

DeLeon Realty’s Industry-Leading Videos

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

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Guidelines to Marketing Selling-Points

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Resolving Real Estate Disputes

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

CBS News: Trumps Presidency May Be Impacting Silicon Valley Home Sales

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San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

Video: Our New Ethical Ideal for the Industry

Why is The Spring Market Unusually Active in 2017?

DeLeon Realty’s Most Significant Innovation Yet

Case Study: 1425 Harker Avenue

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DeLeon Realty’s Listing Approach Video

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DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

2017 Predictions for Silicon Valley’s Housing Market

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Guide to Choosing a Kitchen Countertop

Marketing Perspective: Identifying Selling-Points

Tax Tips: Installment Sales and Deferred Sales Trusts

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Real Estate Agent Rankings: How Can So Many People Be “Number One”?

Surprisingly Simple Suggestions for Sellers

How to Successfully Organize Your Home

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Lighting Trends for 2016

Supply-Side Economics in Action: How the lack of housing supply will prevent price declines in Bay Area housing

Capital Gains and 1031 Exchanges

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The Rise of Northern Mountain View

Disclosing What You Know: Disclosure Obligations for Sellers and Agents Under California Law

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Facebook’s Effect on the Appreciation of Menlo Park Housing

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Real Property Tax Breaks under the Williamson Act

8 Questions to Ask Your Listing Agent

Why People Set Up Revocable or “Family” Trusts

What Exactly Is DeLeon? A Man? A Team? A Brokerage?

Breathing Life into an Expired Listing

2015: The Year in Review

Make Any Space Modern

Common Staging Mistakes and How to Fix Them

How to Choose Paint Colors for Your Home

How the Real Estate Industry Works

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Chinese Stock Market Woes and the RMB Devaluations Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

Structuring Listing Agreements

The Dangers of Off-Market Sales

Marketing Your Home in the 21st Century

Online Marketing in a Hot Real Estate Market

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DeLeon Realty Marketing Perspective: It’s All in the Details

Putting Sellers’ Interests First

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

Ignore Your Own Taste When Prepping a Home for Sale

The Trap of Long-Term Listing Agreements

DeLeon Realty Expands the China Initiative

Agents’ Heightened Duties to Clients under Saffie v. Schmeling

Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

Unlocking Value Before You Sell

Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

Tax Concerns Contribute to Housing Inventory Shortage

What Makes A Home Sustainable?

Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

Contingent Real Estate Offers—The Efficient Assignment of Risk

Birdland Appreciation

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Construction Zone: Preparing Your Home for the Winter Months

Game Plan For Home Renovations

Game Plan to Optimize Cyclical Market Conditions

Tips for Creating Personal Style

Efficiency Drives the Blueprints for DeLeon

Liquidated Damages, Initial with Care!

How to Furnish a Great Room

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Worldwide Real Estate Impact on Silicon Valley

Atherton 2014: The Evolving Expectation of Privacy

Ideas for Outdoor Living

Some Like It Hot

A Bright Idea in the Sky

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Indian Buyers Impact Silicon Valley Housing Market

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United States Household Wealth Trends

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Finding Your Own Voice in Design

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Tesla’s New Solar Roof

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Color Trends 2017

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Guide to Choosing a Kitchen Countertop

Surprisingly Simple Suggestions for Sellers

DeLeon Realty’s Summer Splash

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Lighting Trends for 2016

Top Design Trends for 2016

Elevate Your Landscaping

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Update Your Bath on a Budget

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Game Plan For Home Renovations

Tips for Creating Personal Style

How to Furnish a Great Room

A Bright Idea in the Sky

Best Paint Colors to Use When Selling Your Home

How to FENG SHUI your home

It’s not too late to WINTERIZE your home

Proposed Changes to U.S Tax Policy

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

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California Disallows

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Resolving Real Estate Disputes

So Your Home Didn’t Appraise, Now What?

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Reverse 1031 Exchanges

Dishonesty in Real Estate

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Tax Topics—Deductions for Pass-Through Entities

A Shot Across California’s Bow

Real Property Taxation Seminar (3/8/2018)

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Tax Seminar: Impact of Trump’s Tax Reform on Local Real Estate

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What is an H-1B Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

2018: Year in Review

12 Ways to Find a Home Below Market Value with Ken DeLeon

The Importance of Pricing Your Home Correctly – By the Numbers

The Diminishing Role of Buyers’ Agents

The Comeback Kid: Joseph Eichler

Redwood City Continues to Boom

The Ellis Act: A Valuable Option for Investing in Rent-Control Cities

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

Has Silicon Valley and SF eclipsed NYC as America’s Top Region?

Mountain View: A City of Action

Lakewood Village may be the next Birdland

Real Estate and the Millennial Home Buyer

Attracting Palo Alto Buyers to Menlo Park Listings

Why Buyers Love Palo Alto So Much

A Shot Across California’s Bow

Predicting the Next Hot City

The Tale of Two Cities on One Avenue

Why Buyers Love ATHERTON So Much

Exclusive Arrangement with Da Lusso Designs

Real Property Taxation Seminar (3/8/2018)

2017: Year in Review

CBS News: More Peninsula Homes Selling For $1M Over Asking

What is the hardest lesson for home buyers to learn in the San Francisco Bay Area?

Solutions for International Buyers

Apple’s New Campus and its Anticipated Effect on Home Prices

Best of Both Worlds

Determine Your List Price

Palo Alto Weekly: Within Walking Distance

Investment Trends: Redwood City, Out Appreciating Silicon Valley Since 2014

Silicon Beat: In the heart of Silicon Valley, summer home sales keep going up despite sharp drop in listings

Consider Cashing Out Now

Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

Winning Preemptive Offers

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

Move-Up Buyers

How to Compete Against an All Cash Offer

How to Maximize Your Profit From Homeownership

Summer Splash: Buy a Home Before the New School Year

CBS News: Trumps Presidency May Be Impacting Silicon Valley Home Sales

Homeownership for Millennials

100-Percent Appreciation in Just Over Five Years

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

How to Effectively Build Your Dream Home

Why is The Spring Market Unusually Active in 2017?

Los Altos Hills: Joining The Building Bloom

Woodside: The Anatomy of a Boom Town

An Assessment of Zillow’s Automated Valuation Algorithm

Millennials, This is Your Time to Buy a Home

2017 Predictions for Silicon Valley’s Housing Market

Year in Review

Investing in a REIT

The Ripe Buyer’s Market of Los Altos Hills

The Hidden Costs – and Opportunities – of Commuting

Supply-Side Economics in Action: How the lack of housing supply will prevent price declines in Bay Area housing

How a Single-Story Overlay Zone May Affect Your Neighborhood

A New Option for Real Estate Commissions that Further Aligns Incentives

How the Real Estate Industry Works

Chinese Stock Market Woes and the RMB Devaluations Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Buyer’s Side

Housing vs Stocks: Why Silicon Valley Housing has been a More Profitable Investment

In San Francisco’s Bidding Wars, Home Prices Go Ballistic

The Downside to Live Offer Presentations

Buying Real Estate Sight Unseen

Vacation Areas Poised for Strong Real Estate Appreciation

“Affordable” Housing Options

Tax Concerns Contribute to Housing Inventory Shortage

CNBC – New money pours into California wine country

The Impact of Foreign Investment on the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market

Location, Location: Is Central Portola Valley the next Lindenwood?

Trading Up in Portola Valley

Obama’s New Visa Law Opens the American Door to Chinese Buyers

Buying A Condo Now

Game Plan to Optimize Cyclical Market Conditions

Risk Taken By Buyers Investing in the Willows Has Paid Off

Getting Ready for the Fall Market

A Study of Appreciation in Atherton, California

Worldwide Real Estate Impact on Silicon Valley

Ideas for Outdoor Living

Some Like It Hot

The Push and Pull of Pricing

Indian Buyers Impact Silicon Valley Housing Market

Buy Now! Not just because interest rates are increasing

Asian Impact on the Market

DeLeon Realty’s State of The Market

Forbes: Ken DeLeon, Top Silicon Valley Sales Agent: Why Chinese Buyers Love Palo Alto

CNBC: Wealthy Chinese Gobbling Up Silicon Valley Homes

Menlo Park Real Estate Viewed as a Relative Value

House Hunting By Plane Taking Off In Bay Area Luxury Real Estate Market

Fox Business: The Facebook Effect

CBS News: Bay Area Realtor Nets $275M In Sales, Tops Nation

The New York Times: If Silicon Valley Costs a Lot Now, Wait Until the Facebook Update

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Feat. in Palo Alto Online

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The Importance of 3-D Tours

Upgrading Electrical Panels

The Multi-Billion Dollars Landmark Verdict

SB 9, SB 10, and the “Builder’s Remedy”

A New Era of Real Estate

Feat. in New York Post

Feat. in San Francisco Chronicle

Summer Splash Listings

How COVID Has Impacted Real Estate Marketing on the Peninsula

Eight Things that Make DeLeon Different

Uncovering Sharon Heights

Disclosure of Real Estate Commissions Paid to Buyer’s Agents

The DeLeon Team Expands International Marketing

LPS Shanghai 2019: Returning This Winter

Happening Right Now – DeLeon CEO, Michael Repka’s International Trips to Abu Dhabi & India

Behind-The-Scenes for 1023 Forest Avenue

Exclusive Photography

Eight Things That Make DeLeon Different

Seminar 8/15: Selling a Home in a Down Market

The Hidden Dangers of “Off-MLS” or “Pocket” Listings

Spring Bloom 2019: Springtime Real Estate Listings

Silicon Valley’s New Icon: Apple Park Campus

Copywriting 101: How to Write Effective Ad Copy

LPS Shanghai 2018: Returning This Winter

Open House Liability: The Risk and Benefits of Open Houses

Seminar 8/23: Steps to Maximize Your Real Estate Sales Price

8 Steps to Buying a Home Infographic

The Peril of Pocket Listings

How to Properly Market a Home’s Location

Utilizing Technology in Marketing

Why Buyers Love ATHERTON So Much

Low-Inventory Markets

Best of Both Worlds

DeLeon Realty’s Industry-Leading Videos

Guidelines to Marketing Selling-Points

Summer Splash: Buy a Home Before the New School Year

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

Case Study: 1425 Harker Avenue

Why Open Houses Are Useful

DeLeon Realty’s Listing Approach Video

Show Me The Money: How to Finance Your Home Purchase and Compete with All-Cash Deals

Marketing Perspective: Identifying Selling-Points

Negotiating Multiple Offers to Achieve the Highest Price

Pros and Cons of Different Types of Flooring

Top 15 Reasons to Buy a Home with DeLeon Realty

8 Questions to Ask Your Listing Agent

Breathing Life into an Expired Listing

Common Staging Mistakes and How to Fix Them

Structuring Listing Agreements

The Dangers of Off-Market Sales

Marketing Your Home in the 21st Century

DeLeon Realty Marketing Perspective: It’s All in the Details

Putting Sellers’ Interests First

The Magic of the DeLeon Business Model—the Listing Side

Ignore Your Own Taste When Prepping a Home for Sale

The Trap of Long-Term Listing Agreements

Unlocking Value Before You Sell

Real Estate Matters—Conflicts of Interest

What Makes A Home Sustainable?

Finding a Real Estate Bargain—Fixer-Uppers

Contingent Real Estate Offers—The Efficient Assignment of Risk

Birdland Appreciation

Real Estate Game Plan

Getting Ready for the Fall Market

Pick Your Pipe for Plumbing

Best Paint Colors to Use When Selling Your Home

More Reason to Love Thy Neighbor

United States Household Wealth Trends

How to FENG SHUI your home

Preserve charm or enhance home value?

Forbes: Ken DeLeon, Top Silicon Valley Sales Agent: Why Chinese Buyers Love Palo Alto

House Hunting By Plane Taking Off In Bay Area Luxury Real Estate Market

Press
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Life Lessons From My Accident

Happening Right Now – DeLeon CEO, Michael Repka’s International Trips to Abu Dhabi & India

Innovative Silicon Valley Attorneys Become the Top Ranked Real Estate Team in the Country Thanks to a Unique Business Model

The DeLeon Team Presents at the 2018 AREAA National Convention in Las Vegas

DeLeon Realty to Showcase the Best of Silicon Valley Real Estate at LPS Shanghai 2018

CBS News: More Peninsula Homes Selling For $1M Over Asking

Chinese-American Real Estate Association Dinner Photos and Video

Palo Alto Weekly: Within Walking Distance

Silicon Beat: In the heart of Silicon Valley, summer home sales keep going up despite sharp drop in listings

Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

DeLeon Realty is a Platinum Sponsor of the Menlo Charity Horse Show

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

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

CBS News: Trumps Presidency May Be Impacting Silicon Valley Home Sales

Palo Alto Weekly: Real estate company no longer taking commission from both sides of a transaction

DeLeon Realty’s Most Significant Innovation Yet

DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

Real Estate Agent Rankings: How Can So Many People Be “Number One”?

In San Francisco’s Bidding Wars, Home Prices Go Ballistic

Ken DeLeon: Silicon Valley’s real estate rock star

Ken DeLeon Come for the real estate stay for the slick dance moves

Forbes: Ken DeLeon, Top Silicon Valley Sales Agent: Why Chinese Buyers Love Palo Alto

CNBC: Wealthy Chinese Gobbling Up Silicon Valley Homes

House Hunting By Plane Taking Off In Bay Area Luxury Real Estate Market

Fox Business: The Facebook Effect

CBS News: Bay Area Realtor Nets $275M In Sales, Tops Nation

The New York Times: If Silicon Valley Costs a Lot Now, Wait Until the Facebook Update

Tech & Business
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LPS Shanghai 2019: Returning This Winter

Seminar: Make Your Home Stand Out in a Down Market

Global Real Estate Trends – Part Two: Japan and France

Caltrain Electrification Sparks Appreciation

Pending IPOs Spark Confidence

The Chinese Trade War’s Impact on Silicon Valley Real Estate

The Unfortunate Downside of Automated Searches

Global Real Estate Trends – Part One: Russia and The UK

What is an EB-5 Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

What is an H-1B Visa and How Does it Affect Silicon Valley Real Estate?

LPS Shanghai 2018: Returning This Winter

Wire Fraud in Real Estate Transactions

Smart Home Tech Seminar – 10/23 in Palo Alto

Has Silicon Valley and SF eclipsed NYC as America’s Top Region?

The Power of Digital Marketing for Real Estate

Utilizing Technology in Marketing

Best of Both Worlds

Tesla’s New Solar Roof

Inman Connect 2017: Protecting Ourselves From Power Shifts in Real Estate

Silicon Valley: World Leader in Innovation

Inman News: Network effects are the only way to future-proof brokerages

San Francisco Bay Area: America’s Second City

DeLeon Realty’s Most Significant Innovation Yet

DeLeon Realty Announces Its One-Year Home Maintenance Service

The DeLeon Team Expands Its International Marketing to the Indian Community

Design Tech High School Relocating to Oracle’s Redwood Shores Campus

Facebook’s Effect on the Appreciation of Menlo Park Housing

What Exactly Is DeLeon? A Man? A Team? A Brokerage?

DeLeon Realty Expands the China Initiative

Ken DeLeon: Silicon Valley’s real estate rock star

Efficiency Drives the Blueprints for DeLeon