San Jose Eminent Domain Lawsuit, Foundation Disclosure Risks & Bay Area Listings Sitting on Market

Vito discusses a San Jose eminent domain dispute in which Monarch Truck Center is suing VTA over property taken for a light-rail expansion near Highway 101, including concerns about relocation space and potential property tax impacts. He then addresses what to do when a home inspection reveals a possible foundation issue, emphasizing the need for additional opinions, mandatory disclosure in California, and the liability of hiding defects. He also comments on sales pacing versus prior years and outlines retargeting ads that repeatedly show a home to interested buyers via Homes.com.

San Jose company takes VTA to court over eminent domainReddit Question of the week!www.reddit.comPROBATE AND ESTATE SALES REO of the Week Apple Home of the Week Mountain View Home of the WeekFREE HOME BUYER CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/HomebuyerchecklistHome Inspection CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/homeinspectionchecklist

00:04 Eminent Domain Fight

00:15 Monarch History Tour

01:32 VTA Light Rail Impact

01:52 Taxes And Relocation Costs

02:31 Foundation Disclosure Dilemma

05:26 Cupertino Price Cut Reality

06:04 Bank Owned Mansion Watch

06:37 Market Pacing Snapshot

08:00 Wrap Up And Sign Off

30% of Listings Are “Invisible”: Coming Soon Controversy, Pricing Strategy & Santa Clara County Market Highlights

Vito shares some TikTok finds, then focuses on the claim that about 30% of listings are effectively invisible to regular buyers due to “coming soon” and off-market/exclusive marketing, arguing it benefits brokerages and agents more than consumers and can feel monopolistic. He reviews a Los Gatos “house of the week” price drop (764 sq ft on a 2,500 sq ft lot) and Santa Clara County examples showing how underpricing can attract multiple bids and sell quickly, while overpricing can cause listings to sit. He closes by describing how his team advertises listings via homes.com syndication and promoted placement.

30% of listings at America’s biggest brokerage are invisible to you.

53% of Agents at America's Largest Brokerage Are Considering Leaving. Here's What the Data Actually Reveals

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 Cold Open Chaos

00:03 TikTok Finds Intro

00:22 Invisible Listings Debate

01:21 Off Market Pros and Cons

01:42 Compass Controversy

02:48 Why I Left Compass

03:50 Los Gatos Deal Watch

04:54 Pricing to Attract Buyers

06:20 Overpricing Costs You

07:22 Vito Marketing Pitch

07:56 Wrap Up and Goodbye

Bay Area Housing Update: More Sellers Than Buyers, County Winners/Losers + Houses of the Week

The host discusses a market with 630,000 more sellers than buyers, emphasizing that sellers must create demand through staging, correct pricing, and broad online/MLS promotion, and arguing that homes sitting 15–20+ days are overpriced or lack expected upgrades. He notes buyers are retreating and being picky, shares an example of an open house with only two groups, and says the strongest buyer markets are in the South, while the strongest seller markets are in the North, including New Jersey. 

There Are 630,000 More Home Sellers Than Buyers—the Biggest Gap on Record

Cupertino Home of the Week

Willow Glen Home of the Week

Luxury Home of the Week

How your Home will be Marketed

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00:00 Sellers Outnumber Buyers

00:30 Create Demand to Sell

01:11 Pricing Reality Check

02:02 Buyers Getting Picky

02:56 Bay Area Winners Losers

04:42 2026 Sales Pace Forecast

05:31 Cupertino House Pick

06:14 Willow Glen Buy of Week

06:36 Luxury Estate Tour

07:10 Wrap Up and Sign Off

Home Flipping Profits Are Crashing: Why Wholesaling Hurts Sellers + Santa Clara $2M vs $1M Tour

The script argues that home flipping is currently unprofitable and that wholesaling typically means selling a property for about 60 cents on the dollar, which the speaker says is often avoidable by listing on the open market. Citing ATTOM data, it notes that after 2008 flip margins often exceeded 50% (peaking at 61.1% in 2012) but have now fallen, with typical flips around a 25% gross return, and suggests flippers may return when another REO wave grows. The speaker says private lending/hard money is still active but more for bridge loans and larger purchases than short-term flips. Mortgage rates are described as rising (from 6.11% to 6.62%), with options to buy down rates via points. The episode also compares two nearby Santa Clara County listings: a ~$2M detached 1960 3/2 and a ~$1M attached townhouse 1982 3/2.5 with HOA.

PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES

U.S. home flipping profits plunge to the lowest level since 2008

Open Houses this weekend, Silicon Valley Curated

Mortgage Rates this week

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What you get for $2MM Santa Clara County

AIDA: Attract, Interest, Desire, Action

What you get for $1MM in SILICON VALLEY

Inventory And Supply Charts

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00:00 Flipping Is Dead

00:05 Why Wholesaling Hurts

01:07 Private Lending Pivot

01:35 Flip Profits Then vs Now

02:20 No REO Wave Yet

03:02 Today’s Flip Numbers

03:44 Mortgage Rates Jump

04:35 Two Million Dollar House Tour

05:20 One Million Dollar Townhome

06:55 Market Wrap Up

San Jose Housing Vouchers Debate + Bay Area Listings, REOs, and Market Update

The episode argues against San Jose using housing vouchers to place homeless residents in mostly vacant luxury high-rise apartments like the 23-story “The Fay,” saying it would pull money from the city’s general fund and create long-term dependency, and urges viewers to contact their local council member to share support or opposition. The host then pivots to real estate services, highlighting listing analytics and paid ad exposure across major platforms, and offering help with packing, decluttering, and moving for probate/elder transitions.

San Jose looks to housing vouchers to fill mostly vacant high-rise

Reddit Question of the week! Am I being Undreasonable?  

PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES

REO of the Week

Apple Home of the Week

Mountain View Home of the Week

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00:00 Vouchers For Homelessness

00:38 Luxury Tower Problem

01:28 Free Handouts Debate

02:40 Call Your Councilmember

03:24 Listing Analytics Ads

04:48 Probate Moving Help

05:55 Reddit Pricing Question

09:34 Cupertino Apple Listing

10:16 Mountain View Deal

10:57 Market Stats Wrap Up

11:53 Final Sign Off

California Home Insurance Crisis + Santa Clara County Market Highs/Lows (and a Santa Cruz Bungalow Tour)

The host argues national politicians don’t care about ordinary people and urges viewers to focus on city, county, and state-level influence, highlighting California’s soaring cost of living and a home insurance crisis. He says insurance rates are rising faster than inflation and income, insurers are leaving California, and homeowners are pushed into the California FAIR Plan, blaming a weak state insurance commissioner and powerful insurance lobbying. 

Home Insurance Rates Rising 2X Faster Than Inflation [LendingTree Report]

3 in 5 Americans Fear AI Could Replace Jobs, Making it Harder to Afford Homes

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 National Politics Dont Matter

00:38 Local Power And Insurance Costs

01:45 Home Insurance Crisis Explained

02:46 Call Your Insurance Commissioner

03:56 Santa Clara Winners And Losers

04:57 Pricing Strategy Proof

05:51 Helping Aging Parents And Estates

07:52 Market Wrap And Sign Off

Mortgage Rates Back Above 6%, “Coming Soon” Lawsuits, and Santa Clara County Property Tax Appeal Fees

The host reviews mortgage rates rising back above 6% (around 6.11%) and connects higher borrowing costs and inflation pressures to global events and oil prices, while noting pending home sales are improving despite buyers remaining picky. He argues adding air conditioning can be a strong ROI upgrade, claiming homes with A/C often sell $60,000–$120,000 more than comparable homes without it. He highlights three featured listings: a $3M Cupertino home in the hills near Deep Cliff, a $2.3M Willow Glen home affected by San Jose’s higher transfer tax, and a $22.5M luxury property in Diablo Canyon. 

Mortgage Rates Jump Back Above 6% As Pending Home Sales, New Listings Post Small Improvements

South Bay property owners to pay fee for assessment appeals

PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES

Cupertino Home of the Week

Willow Glen Home of the Week

Luxury Home of the Week

How your Home will be Marketed

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00:00 Market Update Kickoff

00:30 Mortgage Rates Back Above 6

01:14 Why Rates Are Rising

01:46 Buyers Are Picky Now

01:59 Air Conditioning Adds Value

03:14 Cupertino House of the Week

04:07 Willow Glen Pick and Transfer Tax

04:43 Luxury Listing Tour

05:19 Off Market Listings Controversy

09:09 Maximizing Listing Exposure

10:07 Santa Clara Property Tax Appeal Fees

12:00 Bay Area Sales Report and Outlook

14:31 Wrap Up and Sign Off

From “867-5309” to Cancer Support + March Housing Market Update (San Jose/Santa Clara)

The host reflects on aging, modern healthcare, and healthier living, noting that the famous “867-5309” from Tommy Tutone’s 1981 song now connects to a cancer support line and encourages sharing it with anyone facing cancer. The episode then shifts to a March real estate update, saying more sellers are testing the market as expected for the spring selling season, but the season has been disappointing so far; the host hopes for slightly lower rates and sees pricing moving from artificial inflation toward normalization. 

867-5309: Famous ’80s song phone number now directs to cancer support line

More Sellers Test the Market, Hoping For a Spring Surge in Homebuyers

Housing wealth continues to concentrate among older demographics

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

AIDA: Attract, Interest, Desire, Action

What you get for $1MM in SILICON VALLEY

Inventory And Supply Charts

FREE HOME BUYER CHECKLIST HERE https://abitanogroup.com/Homebuyerchecklist 

00:00 Jenny Number Meets Cancer Help

01:44 Spring Market Seller Surge

02:54 Housing Wealth Shifts Older

04:17 Mortgage Free Parents Reality

05:02 Where Listing Ads Show Up

05:58 Two Million Santa Clara Tour

06:57 One Million San Jose Bungalow

08:16 Market Status And Wrap Up 

Housing Affordability, Investor Myths, Staging Tips & Santa Clara County Market Update

Vito discusses why housing affordability feels out of reach, arguing that institutional investors are shrinking their footprint because high rates and a plateaued market reduce returns, and noting they make up less than 1% of the investor pool with activity concentrated in a few metros. He attributes soaring prices largely to widespread human greed amplified by ultra-low interest rates that intensified competition, making everyone in the system—buyers, sellers, agents, investors, lenders, appraisers, and government—culpable. 

The institutional investor footprint is shrinking

Reddit Question of the week! 

PROBATE AND ESTATE SALES 

REO of the Week 

Apple Home of the Week

Mountain View Home of the Week

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00:00 Why Homes Feel Unaffordable

00:13 Investors Pulling Back

01:03 Land Entitlement Explained

02:23 Who Really Buys Homes

03:39 The Real Cause Greed

04:41 Staging For Top Dollar

05:48 Declutter Depersonalize Tips

06:36 Probate And Senior Moves

07:22 Homescom Marketing Power

08:41 Listing Performance Dashboard

10:15 Local Market Snapshot

11:23 Wrap Up And Personal Note 

St. Patrick’s Day Market Update: Why Mortgage Rates Are Stuck Near 6% + Santa Clara County Weekly Sales

The host shares a St. Patrick’s Day-themed market update explaining why mortgage rates are hovering around 6% and likely won’t drop further unless there’s a major economic meltdown, arguing that lower rates would fuel buyer competition and push prices artificially higher when the market needs normalization after recent years of rapid appreciation. They note typical rates around 6% for a 30-year and 5.5% for a 15-year, suggest buying points down for long-term ownership, and advise buyers and sellers not to wait for rate drops to change conditions. 

Mortgage Rates Inch Higher as Housing Activity Picks Up

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 St. Patrick's Intro

00:06 Rates Stuck Near 6

00:21 Why Balance Matters

01:24 Loan Options Points

02:09 Stop Waiting For Drops

03:01 What Homes Actually Sell

03:57 Ten Million Listing Lesson

05:07 Pricing To Spark Bids

06:05 Lowest Sale And 55 Plus

06:41 Los Gatos House Pick

07:23 Market Stats Price Cuts

08:14 Wrap Up And Goodbye