The consensus is that our economy is improving and that we should see moderate growth in 2011. This is good news for the real estate market. Some of our local markets have already shown signs of improvement reporting an increase in number of sales over last year. Most recently there have even been multiple offers on some properties—especially in the Palo Alto market place. The demand for housing continues to exceed our supply on the peninsula. More good news—the upper end of the market is starting to show signs of recovery as well. ...