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Small but Mighty: DP earns spot among top real estate firms in Silicon Valley

Posted on May 1st, 2013

Bigger is not always better. The Dreyfus Properties’ squad outperformed firms with thousands of agents, making the list of Top Residential Real...

Should I Stay or Should I Go? Renovating vs. Selling

Posted on Apr 12th, 2013

Having trouble deciding whether you should remodel your place and stay put or search out a more suitable pad?  Read on for some considerations which...

Regional Bicycle Share Pilot Project

Posted on Apr 4th, 2013

Coming to the Bay Area in August 2013 – Bike sharing! The Bay Area Air Quality Management District (Air District) in partnership with the City and...

Econ 101 Palo Alto style - Another View of Low Inventory

Posted on Feb 20th, 2013

Yesterday on Palo Alto Patch, Michael Talis posted some data highlighting the lack of inventory of homes for sale so far this year. This isn't really...

Home sweet second home

Posted on Feb 19th, 2013

I get this question a lot from friends and clients who own homes in and around Palo Alto. Does it make sense to buy a second home? My short answer is,...

The Power of Staging, on a Budget - Part One

Posted on Feb 14th, 2013

Selling a home is like going on a first date:  You always check out your competition in advance, clean your house in case you bring somebody home,...

Palo Alto Condo Price Climb

Posted on Feb 8th, 2013

One of my specialties is Palo Alto condominiums and I have been keeping a close eye on the condo price climb.  Statistics show this real...

Newest Mt. Carmel Listing!

Posted on Feb 6th, 2013

Good to see something coming on the market in the neighborhood.  172 Grand Street (cross street Brewster) is a large home with 5 bedrooms, 3.5 baths...

Agents' market wisdom now streaming across our website

Posted on Feb 6th, 2013

No one has deeper insight into our micro-markets than our team, and we want to share our collective wisdom with you. Our agents are pouring their...

10 Priciest HOA's in North Palo Alto

Posted on Feb 1st, 2013

Homeowner Association dues are one of the most important costs to understand when purchasing a condominium or town home.  These dues are often...

Home Remodeling Words of Wisdom

Posted on Nov 21st, 2012

If you’re a homeowner, chances are you’ve either survived a remodel (congratulations are in order), or you’ve contemplated what you would do to...

My comments on the Palo Alto housing market in the San Jose Merc

Posted on Nov 16th, 2012

I was just quoted in a San Jose Mercury News article on Bay Area home sales. Local market data confirms what I'm seeing in Palo Alto: the Palo Alto...

The Palo Alto Condo Market

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2012

Good things are getting better in the Palo Alto Condo market. North Palo Alto witnessed some pretty spectacular sales this last quarter, most notably...

How to Value Luxury Real Estate

Posted on Oct 22nd, 2012

Maslow’s hierarchy of needs says that human beings make decisions first based on fulfilling their physical needs, then their safety, then the...

My New Red Shoes benefits kids

Posted on Sep 24th, 2012

The annual My New Red Shoes silent auction and children's fashion show was a huge success yesterday at the Sharon Heights Country Club in Menlo Park....

Act fast. Capital gains could jump in 2013.

Posted on Jul 27th, 2012

“A house divided against itself cannot stand” is how Abraham Lincoln put it. While we’re not in Civil War territory today, we’re definitely...

Recent Press

Posted on Jul 18th, 2012

CNBC and Bloomberg came knocking at the one-month anniversary of the Facebook IPO, asking the question, “is the Facebook flop killing Silicon Valley...

Top 5 Lesser Known Empty Nester Neighborhoods on the Peninsula

Posted on May 23rd, 2012

I'm sharing my top five picks for empty nester neighborhoods that are affordable alternatives to Palo Alto. More and more empty nesters want to...

Mike interviewed on Bloomberg TV

Posted on May 23rd, 2012

Mike Dreyfus was interviewed today on Bloomberg TV. Here are some highlights from Mike’s interview:

 Our market is back, and it’s...

Where companies go public, new listing service makes real estate private

Posted on May 21st, 2012

We have launched the Dreyfus Properties Private Listing Service, the first ever service designed to market luxury homes for sale while shielding them...

New Dreyfus Properties website!

Posted on May 17th, 2012

We are excited to announce the release of our new Dreyfus Properties website! We are transitioning to a new, more powerful property search and housing...

The Facebook Effect, From Supply to Demand?

Posted on May 16th, 2012

As we approach the golden IPO moment, I though I'd take the time to address the “Facebook Effect” on our local market. Despite the breathless...

Welcome, Peter and Chris!

Posted on May 16th, 2012

We are excited to welcome Chris Iverson and Peter Giovannotto to Dreyfus Properties! Chris Iverson brings deep experience in the Stanford real...

Pssst....Dreyfus Properties' Private Listing Service is at work behind the scenes

Posted on Apr 23rd, 2012

Mike Dreyfus was recently interviewed for a feature story in the Palo Alto Weekly about Palo Alto’s private market -- "super-secret, super high-end...

Walkability Increases Home Values

Posted on Jan 4th, 2012

I found this great info as I was reading my California Association of Realtor's magazine.  Joseph Cartwright wrote this report called "Walking the...

Low Inventory

Posted on Dec 6th, 2011

Again, we saw only 3 new listings on Realtor Tour in Menlo Park on Dec 7th.  675 Woodland Dr - a 3 bed/2 bath listed for $1,595,000 sold that day!...

Linfield Oaks

Posted on Nov 16th, 2011

If you are a seller - it's a great time to sell!  My latest listing at 60 Willow Road sold in 7 days with 3 offers and went over list price!  

Dreyfus tells his story on Google Apps webinar

Posted on Nov 9th, 2011

The Google Apps team occasionally drops by our office to get our feedback on their products. We at Dreyfus Properties switched from an Outlook...

Time to be a seller

Posted on Nov 7th, 2011

Now is truly a wonderful time to be a seller.  With virtually no new properties to tour today in Menlo Park it brought home the strength of a good...

Welcome, Mary Jo!

Posted on Oct 26th, 2011

We are very excited to have Mary Jo McCarthy join our Dreyfus Properties team. Her professionalism and knowledge of the community fit perfectly with...

North Palo Alto Second Quarter Market Stats and Commentary

Posted on Sep 21st, 2011

North Palo Alto Neighborhoods: College, Old Palo Alto, Green Gables, Crescent Park, Community Center, Professorville, Downtown, Palo Alto Hills ...

South Palo Alto Second Quarter Market Stats and Commentary

Posted on Sep 21st, 2011

South Palo Alto Neighborhoods: Green Acres, Barron Park, South Palo Alto, Midtown, Ventura Average Price: $1,381,665 (-2.7%) Median Price:...

Market Read

Posted on Sep 21st, 2011

After a hot spring and blazing summer real estate rush, we have gone through our usual August doldrums. Now into the second week of September, we are...

The Inside Scoop

Posted on Sep 21st, 2011

Palo Alto remains other-worldly even when compared to its immediate neighbors. 31% of Palo Alto’s August sales had multiple offers and 61% sold over...

Palo Alto tops Menlo Park again this week in multiple offers

Posted on Jul 26th, 2011

Palo Alto's roll continues. Pending sales -- homes under contract, that is -- is a great window on how the market is moving because it's the most...

It's time to sell in Palo Alto - Susan Tanner interviewed in the Palo Alto Patch

Posted on Jul 20th, 2011

Dreyfus Properties is in the news again. First Michael Dreyfus in Fortune magazine, and now Susan Tanner in the Palo Alto Patch. Armed with the sales...

Portola Valley & Woodside bust out in Q2, led by high end sales

Posted on Jul 19th, 2011

After a long period of inactivity, Portola Valley and Woodside have finally busted out with a positive quarter, led mostly by high end sales in both...

Palo Alto sees twice as many offers on homes that went under contract in the past 3 weeks

Posted on Jul 19th, 2011

We've collected information on multiple offers from local agents for all homes for sale that went into contract over the past three weeks.  The...

Michael Dreyfus is featured in Fortune magazine cover story

Posted on Jul 10th, 2011

This month's Fortune magazine's cover story kicks off with a vignette from Michael Dreyfus about a home he recently sold above list price in a...

Dreyfus Properties listing featured in SF Chronicle

Posted on Jun 28th, 2011

Michael Dreyfus' gorgeous creekside listing on 135 Willowbrook Drive, Portola Valley has made the feature of an article posted on the San Francisco...

Dreyfus Properties featured in main news article of the Palo Alto Daily Post

Posted on Jun 22nd, 2011

We received a lively welcome to the Menlo Park Chamber of Commerce with a special ribbon cutting ceremony here at our Menlo Park office on 2100 Sand...

It's a Seller's Market in Palo Alto

Posted on Jun 15th, 2011

Palo Alto continues its meteoric charge and shows no sign of stopping. Inventory dropped 20% from May numbers last year while sales rose 6%, and...

Big name executives buy homes in Palo Alto - and what it means for the local market

Posted on May 10th, 2011

Michael Dreyfus is interviewed on CBS about high profile purchases in the area, after Mark Zuckerberg bought a 5 bedroom, 5 bath home for $7 million...

Palo Alto Housing Sales: A lull in the recovery

Posted on Feb 14th, 2011

After three quarters of steady recovery from a grim 2009, the end of 2010 saw a dip in both average and median prices in Palo Alto. Responding to...

Palo Alto housing sales: The bounce off the bottom continues

Posted on Nov 26th, 2010

The third quarter in Palo Alto saw a continuation of the bounce off the bottoms of early 2010. This recovery is more dramatic at the lower end of...

Escalation of Commitment and Home Pricing

Posted on Nov 22nd, 2009

The New York Times published an interesting article last week, Paying the Price for the Thrill of the Hunt, on dollar auctions and game theory. The...

Flood Control Agreement - 50 Years in the Making

Posted on Jul 23rd, 2009

Talk about the Palo Alto "process." Fifty years after the frist proposal, regional authorities and municipalities have agreed on a downstream flood...

Palo Alto makes top eco-friendly towns list

Posted on Feb 28th, 2009

Palo Alto made Sunset Magazine's recent top five eco-friendly towns list. Other's on the list include Corvalis, Oregon; Boulder, Colorado; Salt Lake...

When You Stop Asking

Posted on Feb 28th, 2009

"When you stop asking" is James Grant's short answer to the New York Times Op-Ed question of "When exactly will the misery end?" From a local real...

When Is A Business A Scam?

Posted on Feb 27th, 2009

Joe Nocera's article in Saturday's New York Times is one of the clearest explanations I've read of the mechanics behind AIG's Credit Default Swap...

Where's My Fiber!

Posted on Jan 27th, 2009

No I don't need flax seed or bran muffins. I need super high-speed internet! Palo Alto has been dangling it in front of me for years and now, and just...

Register for Palo Alto Kindergarten by February 12

Posted on Jan 20th, 2009

Addison Elementary school Principal John Lents sent out an email to parents asking them to invite parents of incoming kindergarten students to a...

Got a Masters? Move to Palo Alto.

Posted on Jan 17th, 2009

Lenders are asking for a lot lately, but they haven't started looking for advanced degrees to get a loan. Despite that, almost half of Palo Alto's...

Castilleja wins its first volleyball state title

Posted on Dec 7th, 2008

The Castilleja High School girl's volleyball team won the California State Division V Volleyball Championship last Saturday in Irvine, California. The...

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