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Housing Market Savvy
Housing Market Savvy with Pat Kapowich: Real Data. Real Experience. Real Market Intelligence.
Navigate the Bay Area real estate market with veteran Realtor® Pat Kapowich, the "Market Wise" columnist for the Mercury News and Bay Area News Group. Since 1988, Pat has guided hundreds of clients through every type of market cycle across five counties in the San Francisco Bay Area—from the savings and loan crisis, the dot-com boom and bust, to the 2008 housing crash and the pandemic surge.
As a Certified Real Estate Brokerage Manager (CRB) and Certified Trust and Probate Specialist (CTPS), along with holding additional designations such as CRS, ABR, GRI, and SRES, Pat translates complex market trends into actionable insights for homebuyers, sellers, and property owners. Pat is your trusted source for housing intelligence, based in his hometown in the heart of Silicon Valley.
Pat Kapowich | Kapowich Real Estate Market Intelligence | SiliconValleyBroker.com | CalDRE Broker #00979413
Housing Market Savvy
Latest Episodes
Silicon Valley aka Santa Clara County February 2026 Home Sales City by City
Thirteen cities in Santa Clara County. You know it as Silicon Valley. This episode covers February 2026 home sale data from the Multiple Listing Service city by city, comparing February 2026 to February 2025.Two cities are not included. ...
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AB 38 and Zone Zero: The California Fire Laws That Reach Into Your Suburb Through Your Insurance Company
The zone boundary is not a shield.1 in 4 California residential structures sit within or in the proximity of a high or very high fire hazard severity zone. That is not an advocacy statistic. That is a legislative finding written directly...
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13 Silicon Valley Cities January 2026 What Homebuyers and Home Sellers Need to Know
January 2026 Silicon Valley home sales data:This episode covers all thirteen Santa Clara County cities — Campbell, Cupertino,o Gilroy, Los Altos,s Los Gatos, Milpitas,s Morgan Hill, Mountain View,w Palo Alto, San Jose,e Santa Clara Sarat...
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From the CAR Economists February 2026 Market Signals Every Serious Buyer and Seller Should Study
The California Association of Realtors (CAR) economists are signaling a stabilizing economy From inflation data to jobs reports to mortgage rate movement, every economic signal shapes your negotiating position in real ...
Selling Tenant Occupied Property in California and What Attorneys Say
From The Kapowich Vault: Selling a rental property with tenants? Buying an occupied home? Living in a property that's about to be sold? This evergreen interview from The Kapowich Vault covers what every party needs to know.