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Rates Surge again | Inflation anxiety seen dampening appetite for credit
Santa Clara County Real Estate Update: 6.83% Jumbo Rates, What $1M vs $2M Buys & Market Shift
Vito discusses the shock of 6.83% rates for a 30-year jumbo loan and says rates aren’t going down soon, advising sellers to wait unless they truly need to sell, including situations like parents moving into retirement or memory care (noting he has programs for that). He explains how using third-party listing pages like Homes.com (http://homes.com/) can add value by improving search visibility and providing area details (parks, transit, environmental facts) that he says he can’t state directly on his own site, while acknowledging its lead-gen prompts. He also highlights inflation anxiety dampening credit appetite and belt-tightening amid economic uncertainty and AI job displacement concerns.
Inflation anxiety seen dampening appetite for credit
PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES
Open Houses this weekend Silicon Valley Curated
Mortgage Rates this week
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What you get for $2MM Santa Clara County
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What you get for $1MM in SILICON VALLEY
Inventory And Supply Charts
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00:00 Mortgage Rate Shock
00:44 Should You Sell Now
01:41 Listing SEO With Homescom
03:53 Inflation Anxiety And Credit
05:37 One Million Dollar Home Tour
06:57 Two Million Rose Garden Compare
07:52 Market Shift Final Thoughts
17 Jun 2026
Reddit Question of the week! Would you ask a seller to give you a credit for a paint job?
Paint Credits, Matterport Tours & Why the San Jose Housing Market Is Slowing Down
Vito discusses whether buyers should ask sellers for credits for paint or carpet, noting that after 90+ days on market buyers can request almost anything but it’s a negotiation and sellers can say yes, no, or meet in the middle; he suggests giving a small credit to close a deal when a home is mispriced or sitting, but not when a buyer simply dislikes a new paint color. He highlights the value of Matterport 3D tours and floor plans for buyers and sellers and criticizes overly stylized listing photos without useful layout info.
00:00 Mindset Kickoff
00:13 Stretchy Guy Bit
01:42 When To Concede
02:45 Matterport Walkthrough Value
03:51 Dollhouse And Floor Plans
04:35 Listing Review Camino Verde
06:11 Distressed House Spotlight
07:40 Market Update Mid June
08:32 Why The Market Slows
09:19 Wrap Up And Goodbye
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17 Jun 2026
How to Beat Sellers' Stress
How to Beat Seller Stress: Offers, Market Reality, and Pricing Strategy
The speaker discusses how to beat seller stress during a home sale, noting that moving is a major source of stress and that sellers sometimes receive “ugly” offers they must navigate. They argue that hiring an experienced agent can reduce stress by guiding repairs, staging, documents, and negotiations, and they emphasize it’s normal to feel afraid during the process. They also describe a niche in helping families move aging parents into active adult or memory care communities and manage the sale of a family home. Shifting to market conditions, they explain that buyers ultimately set value when homes don’t sell, citing recent market contraction and uncertainty from war, job security, interest rates, and the economy.
How to Beat Sellers' Stress
PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES
How your Home will be Marketed
Los Gatos Home of the Week
Santa Clara County Price Reductions
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00:00 Tech Glitch and Stress
00:53 Why Moving Feels Hard
01:24 Trust Your Agent
02:12 Fear Mistakes and Fit
03:11 Mortar Metaphor Reset
04:21 Home Values and Reality
05:57 Marketing Analytics Tools
06:46 Sales Stats and Examples
08:32 Wrap Up and Goodbye
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