Before you remove a tree on a San Mateo property: the protected tree rules
San Mateo protects Heritage Trees, oaks of 10 inches or more and other species of 15 inches or more. Here is what the city’s protected tree page says about permits.
Eichler radiant heating: how the system works and what buyers should ask
Eichler radiant heat runs through pipes in the concrete slab. Here is how the system works, how it fails, and what buyers should ask before they buy.
Aragon and Baywood: Two San Mateo Neighborhoods People Talk About as One Place
Aragon and Baywood adjoin in San Mateo and get treated as one place. How they really differ, and why the street matters more than the name.
How to Analyze a Peninsula Neighborhood Before You Buy: A San Mateo County Resource Guide
How to analyze a Peninsula neighborhood before you buy: price bands, inventory velocity, commute, fog line and schools, plus five San Mateo County city guides.
Millbrae Neighborhood Guide: Who Actually Wins in the Peninsula’s Best-Connected Small City (2026)
Living in Millbrae CA in 2026: the Highlands, Meadows and transit village, the honest SFO noise trade-off, and how prices compare to Burlingame.
Half Moon Bay & the Coastside: What Your Money Buys on the Other Side of the Hill in 2026
Half Moon Bay real estate 2026: what $1.7M buys on the Coastside vs $2.79M in Burlingame — fog microclimates, commute truth, and who the trade fits.
Living in Belmont: The Peninsula’s Hillside Value Story
Living in Belmont, CA — Mark Tauber on the schools, the Carlmont corridor, the Caltrain-vs-101 commute, and the price-per-square-foot value that makes Belmont the Peninsula’s quiet standout.
Belmont vs. San Carlos: A Side-by-Side for Peninsula Buyers in the $2M–$3.5M Bracket
Belmont vs San Carlos homes — Mark Tauber’s block-level comparison for Peninsula buyers in 2026. Schools, commute, comps, lot size, and the tradeoffs Zillow misses.
Neighborhood Analysis in Real Estate: How to Actually Read a Peninsula Neighborhood Before You Buy
A practical method for neighborhood analysis on the SF Peninsula: analyze the pocket rather than the city, and measure the fog line, cut-through traffic, and the real walk to transit.