Press


We try to be in the press to get extra attention for our listings. And eventually doing a good job for our clients makes the journalists call us up for a quote now and then. Here are a select few media mentions:

 

What does Nvidia’s meteoric stock rise mean for Silicon Valley home prices?

“…Young, the Golden Gate Sotheby’s Realtor, argued that Nvidia's still a standout. He pointed to the recent layoffs at other tech companies, which he said have shaken employees’ confidence and made them less likely to spend millions on a house.”

Square footage in this Silicon Valley city is the most expensive in the U.S.

“Our city leaders refuse to get the policies that will bring us the extra construction,” Young said. “That is really the wind in the sails of price appreciation in Silicon Valley.”


Slew of pre-spring sales recorded in nation’s priciest zip code

 TheRealDeal: Mar 20,2023

One buyer “who got close to the finish line” told them, “You built a Bugatti, but I’m just shopping for a Tesla,” Young said.

Sotheby’s International Realty Luxury Outlook 2022

“You have increased demand from people spending more money on their houses than they did [before the pandemic], then reduced supply from Covid-induced shocks to the material supply chain.”


Get a Taste of One of the Priciest ZIP Codes

in the U.S. With This Six-Bedroom Silicon

Valley New Build

Mansion Global: June 8, 2021

New construction “is pretty rare here,” said listing agent and developer John Young, of Golden Gate Sotheby’s International Realty and Young Platinum Group. “It’s not easy to build in Palo Alto. There were a number of challenges.”

Trending interior designs in 3 different markets

Inman: Feb 24, 2020

“Transitional outdoor spaces increasingly blur the line — if you have a ceiling with lights, heat lamps, and speakers, but no walls, are you inside or out?” posits John.