Silicon Valley Housing Blog by Steve Leung

The words will sound like they make perfect sense: "If we make an offer, we should make it to win."  Even though his eyes were scanning the path from the patio, through the living room into the kitchen, his expression was motionless as he finished his sentence.It was coming towards the day when o...

Palo Alto, Saratoga, Los Altos, Cupertino, Pleasanton.  The names alone read like a Who's Who list of elite school districts, not only in Silicon Valley and the Bay Area, but across California and even nationwide.  Some of the best Bay Area school districts like Palo Alto are even opting out of t...

It's a job interview, for a position that lasts for anywhere from the next few years to decades into the future.   And there are hundreds, if not thousands, of candidates eager to be the chosen one.  Some candidates don't make the cut because they're too far from work or they don't have the right...

Empathy.  We stepped outside for the moment to envision how our interview candidate would look to prospective buyers.  Over the years, she'd gotten used to the loose handle on the front door and always liked to tell the story about an obscure dark stain on the well-used living room carpet.  Her f...