Market Minute

Inside Real Estate: February 2025

Your February Market Insider

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🏮 Happy Lunar New Year 🏮

The Year of the Wood Snake is all about wisdom, transformation, and strategic moves—perfect for setting the stage for a successful year ahead. Wishing you prosperity, growth, and plenty of good fortune!

And speaking of big wins… our Menlo Park office has just been named Coldwell Banker’s #1 Office in North America for 2024! 🎉 This is a huge honor, and it’s all thanks to the incredible clients, friends, and neighbors who trust us to guide them through their real estate journeys.

The market is picking up, and great opportunities are moving fast. If you’ve been thinking about buying, selling, or just figuring out your next move—now’s the time.

Let’s connect and make this your year to take action!

- Lisa

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In the News

San Mateo Spring 2025

Registration for Spring activities begins Feb. 11 at 9am for City of San Mateo residents and Feb. 13 at 9am for non-residents.🌷 ...

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Lease and Purchase of New City Hall at 1440 Chapin Avenue

Burlingame City Council approved leasing and purchasing 1440 Chapin Ave for a new City Hall, with occupancy in 2026 and purchase by 2027 for $34.5M. ...

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Palo Alto rezones Stanford Research Park to allow housing

700-acre business campus, heart of the global tech industry, has more than 150 firms. ...

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Walnut Creek tops Atherton for all-cash home deals

Cash buyers bypass higher mortgages, harder-to-find home insurance ...

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What direction is S.F.'s real estate market heading?

January sales in San Francisco rose about 25% year over year with more affluent homebuyers leading the charge. ...

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‘We’re up next’: Levi’s Stadium starts the yearlong countdown to host Super Bowl LX

Santa Clara will host its second Super Bowl on Feb. 8, 2026 ...

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Get in Touch

Lisa M. Lum
DRE #02005150
Mobile: +1 (650) 668-1868 | Email: lisa.lum@cbrealty.com
Coldwell Banker Realty
1706 El Camino Real, Suite 220, Menlo Park, CA 94027

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