Let's Talk, with Declan Spring

#5 Aman Daro - Real Estate Market Update

October 23, 2020 Declan Spring Season 1 Episode 5
Let's Talk, with Declan Spring
#5 Aman Daro - Real Estate Market Update
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If you've ever received statistical charts from me or any Red Oak Realty agent showing aspects of the real estate market in the East Bay most likely they were conceived of and compiled by Aman Daro. Aman Daro is COO at Red Oak Realty but is more fondly thought of as "the data guy". I wanted to understand this challenging year in real estate not in an anecdotal way but from a grounding in the data. What I discovered is that Aman Daro is a storyteller. Here’s the story of real estate in 2020 from the perspective of Aman Daro, the data guy at Red Oak Realty. We also dip into some speculation about the future of real estate agent careers with the advance of technology, data on the effect of elections on the real estate market, and the CA wildfires. Aman Daro is CA licensed real estate agent DRE##1350412

Intro
What does Aman Daro do?
Where does Aman pull data from?
Aman's backstory and start in real estate
The value of data
Real estate under Shelter in Place
Let's talk about the Fall market and wildfires
Total homes sold is down in 2020 but catching up!
New ways of looking at data
East Bay market vs other markets and COVID disruption
Most frequently asked questions (hint: Appreciation)
Appreciation by geography
Data challenges,"stability", and agent use of data
Analyzing the impact of interest rates
The value of an assistant
Let's talk about Social Media
Biggest takeaways (so far) from 2020
Listen to your hairdresser!
Closing remarks, philosophy, and fav podcasts