March 7, 2022    By: Tim Vi Tran,
Source: WalletHub Happiest Cities in the U.S. Overall Rank City Total Score Emotional & Physical Well-Being Income & Employment Community & Environment 1 Fremont, CA 77.13 1 46 2 2 Columbia, MD 71.64 3 161 5 3 San Francisco, CA 71.15 4 1 44 4 San Jose, CA 71.00 2 6 55 5 Irvine, […]
January 1, 2022    By: Tim Vi Tran,
The Ivy Group wishes you a happy new year 2022. May the year brings you PEACE, PROSPERITY and huge CRE SUCCESSES!
December 11, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
Despite Covid-19’s economic toll, these Bay Area public companies have seen immense growth in their valuations and stock prices.
October 26, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
Even though we’re going through a pandemic, U.S. households are getting more and more wealthy
October 26, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
Jack Pufunt • 10/20/2021 In June 2021, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released its annual “Top Cities” list, presenting the cities with the largest number of ENERGY STAR® certified commercial and multifamily buildings in the past year. ENERGY STAR® is the government-backed symbol for energy efficiency, providing simple, credible, and unbiased information that consumers and […]
September 29, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
By Ty West – Editor-in-Chief, The Playbook, Sep 28, 2021 California is still king when it comes to expensive metro areas. That’s according to a new analysis by The Business Journals that looked at the latest regional price parity data from the Bureau of Economic Analysis to identify the 30 least affordable metro areas in the nation. The latest […]
August 5, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
As a region, Silicon Valley has 10 total companies on Fortune’s latest Global 500 list. Full local rankings: No. 6 Apple Inc. $274.5 billion No. 21 Alphabet Inc. $182.5 billion No. 86 Facebook Inc. $85.9 billion No. 108 Intel Corp. $77.9 billion No. 182 HP Inc. $56.6 billion No. 221 Cisco Systems Inc. $49.3 billion […]
July 3, 2021    By: Tim Vi Tran,
Just like little sisters steal their big sister’s clothes, sister cities across the country are stealing home buyers from their larger and nearby major metros. Many buyers and renters who will no longer be required to come to the office every day are flocking to these smaller metros for their affordability, desirability, and proximity to […]