MARK YOUR CALENDARS! This is an event you DONT want to miss

We have a FIRE panel that is ready to bring the heat and talk all things momprenur

Are you a mom and business owner looking to collaborate and be in a room filled with 100+ other powerful women?

Are you a mom and a business owner looking to grow, collaborate and be in a room filled with 100+ other powerful mompreneurs?

Mark your Calendars for a very special Mother’s Day panel featuring some Bad Ass Mompreneurs! Tuesday, May 9th, 10am-12pm in Foster City.

 Tickets will be available on March 15th at 10am!

Let’s connect, collaborate, talk about the good, bad and everything else in between. I’m a local mom to two young boys. I’m a wife. I’m a business owner, and often I’m just trying to find some time to shower and eat. Sound familiar? Between the stress of life and business, I find that surrounding myself with like minded people is the best way to succeed and grow! Leave your ego at the door and watch the beautiful transformation happen before your eyes!

Do you know anyone who is looking to buy or sell this year?

There has never been a better opportunity for investors and we have a lofty goal to help over 100 families in 2023! If you have any family, friends or colleagues that might be in the market, we'd love an introduction so we can help them!

What You Should Know About Rising Mortgage Rates

After steadily falling over the winter, mortgage rates have started to rise in recent weeks. This is concerning to some potential homebuyers as the combination of higher mortgage rates and higher prices have made homes less affordable. So, if you’re planning to purchase a home this year, you too may be wondering if now’s the right time to buy or if you should hold off on your search until rates come back down.

The recent uptick in rates has been driven by what’s happening with inflation. Joel Kan, Vice President and Deputy Chief Economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA), explains:

“Mortgage rates increased across the board last week, pushed higher by market expectations that inflation will persist, thus requiring the Federal Reserve to keep monetary policy restrictive for a longer time.”

The most recent weekly average 30-year fixed mortgage rate reported by Freddie Mac is 6.5%. It’s the third week in a row that rates have increased and puts them at the highest point they’ve been this year (see graph below):

Advice for Home Shoppers

If you’re thinking about pausing your home search because rates have started to go up again, you may want to reconsider. This could actually be an opportunity to buy the home you’ve been searching for. According to the MBA, mortgage applications declined by 13.3% in just one week, so it appears the rise in mortgage rates is leading some potential homebuyers to pull back on their search for a new home.

So, what does that mean for you? If you stay the course, you’ll likely face less competition among other buyers when you’re looking for a home. This is welcome relief in a market that has so few homes for sale.

Bottom Line

Over the last few weeks, mortgage rates have risen. But that doesn’t mean you should delay your plans to buy a home. In fact, it could mean the opposite if you want to take advantage of less buyer competition. Let’s connect today to explore the options in our local market.

Fun for Families: Free Second Saturdays at Gamble Garden - Palo Alto, Recurring monthly on the 2nd Saturday

Children Eat Free at Jack's Prime! - San Mateo - March 6 weekly on Monday

Live Music at Par 3 at Poplar Creek - San Mateo - March 11 weekly on Saturday

Entwined - San Francisco, February through March 12

Olivia was our real estate agent during the recent purchase of our house in San Francisco. We are first-time homebuyers and we needed someone who could guide us through the process; our parents, who have bought real estate, have never navigated a market like the current one in the Bay Area. Olivia was with us every step of the way, making the difficult process of buying a single-family house in San Francisco as easy as possible. I don't think I could recommend anybody more.

Olivia is incredibly responsive: if you're looking for a real estate agent who's going to answer your emails quickly and in detail, she's the person for you. We made two offers while we were looking for our house, and she was spot on in her analysis for both. We didn't get the first one, though we were aware that what we were offering was competitive but not at the top of the price range.

On the second house, we went from deciding to put an offer in to being in contact within a day. Olivia guided us through an incredibly quick 20 day close, and has worked with us and her network of contractors since to ensure that our house is ready to move in.

Thank you, Olivia! We couldn't have asked for a better person to work with through this.

- N.J. 

We are a boutique residential real estate team helping clients achieve their real estate goals in the Bay Area. We are a group of women who specialize in different markets across the Bay Area, while following a custom process that allows us to help buyers and sellers achieve their real estate goals efficiently. Our team is top 1% of all realtors in San Mateo County and San Francisco with a total of $340M+ lifetime sales. We take pride in knowing that our clients become friends and refer us to their friends and family members because we work to make dreams become a reality. Once our clients speak to us for an initial call, they understand why we are different and why they want to work with us. We are your personal real estate concierge in one of the most dynamic real estate markets in the world.