Market Minute

Inside Real Estate: March 2025

Your March Market Insider

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🏮March is Here—Happy Spring! 🌸🏡

The days are getting longer, the flowers are starting to bloom, and the spring market is just around the corner! 🌞🌿 March 20 officially marks the first day of spring, bringing fresh energy, new beginnings, and, of course, a wave of motivated buyers and sellers ready to make their move.

Spring is one of the busiest times in real estate—homes look their best, buyers are eager, and competition can heat up fast. If you're thinking about buying or selling, now is the perfect time to get ahead of the market. Want to know what’s happening in your neighborhood? Let’s chat!

P.S. There’s a special giveaway waiting for you below—don’t forget to enter! 🎉

Wishing you a bright and successful start to spring! 🌷🏠✨

- Lisa

Market Report

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Single Family Residential | February 2025

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Single Family Residential | February 2025

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In the News

GSA is auctioning off a 17-acre Menlo Park campus after Elon Musk’s DOGE canceled its lease.

The site once housed the U.S. Geological Survey but has been largely vacant since 2019 ...

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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 ...

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Hillsdale Shopping Mall’s redevelopment reflects the area's changing attitude toward housing

Early plans call for 1,400 homes and 2M sf of offices, shops, restaurants

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San Carlos getting ready to celebrate 100th year

2025 will feel like a yearlong celebration ...

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Cal Fire's new fire risk maps mean big changes for California homeowners

Cal Fire published updated fire maps for 125 cities from the Bay Area north to the Oregon border ...

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San Mateo County targets a dozen properties for affordable housing

County ramps up requests for proposals for projects in San Carlos, South San Francisco and Redwood City …

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Stanford will not pursue Belmont campus

The university announced it will not continue pursuing its option to purchase the campus of Notre Dame de Namur University ...

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March Giveaway!!!

Your Chance to Win an Amazon Gift Card! Up to $5,000 in Prizes!

Freshen up your home and garden with our Spring Shopping Giveaway—enter now for a chance to win!

Contest Entry Dates: March 13-31
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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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Market Minute is Lisa M. Lum's monthly letter on Peninsula luxury living: the market, the neighborhoods, the homes, and the life around them. Subscribe free and it arrives once a month.

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Lisa M. Lum works across San Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, from Palo Alto to Hillsborough.

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