David Sytkowski

Downtown Walnut Creek, 5 minute walk to BART!

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Mortgage application volume surged a week ago, when a disappointing employment report sent mortgage rates down to their lowest level in months. The stock market, however, bounced back this week, which turned interest rates around yet again. Mortgage rates are now slightly higher than a week ago.

Check out this unique, modern design. Would you love to call this home?

Check out this unique & elegant bathroom. Would this work for you?

Could you see yourself coming home to this modern tree house?

What's your favorite thing about this kitchen?

How about this beautiful double staircase? Is this your style?

What do you think of this elegant stone house? Could you live here?

Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates eased slightly this week, continuing at low levels that could entice potential homebuyers.

Imagine having this panoramic view from your kitchen & dining room!

Would you love to have this pool & hot tub in your backyard??

Find out which features make a difference in the bottom line.

What is your favorite thing about this elegant bathroom?

What do you think about this mural room divider? Your taste?

Do you like this large, open floor living space?

What do you think of this quaint house?

Check out this cliff side home! Could you see yourself living here?

As summer draws to an end, everyone enjoys lazing in the last of the year's warm, sunny days. But along with the end-of-summer bucket list - one last visit to the public pool, a Cracker Jack-fueled trip to the baseball stadium, and the grand finale to a season of backyard barbecuing - a number of chores must be tackled before autumn's chill sets in.

Perfect indoor/outdoor living space for star gazing! What do you think?

Another unique bathroom design! Would you love to have that view?

One if four U.S. homes have lost value in the past year, with markets in the northeast such as Washington, D.C., Baltimore and Philadelphia slammed especially hard with declines hitting more than 40 percent of the residences in their areas.

Who wouldn't love this grand entryway?? Is this your dream home?

Look at this unique spa room! Who would love to have this in their home?

Check out this open concept home! Does this suit you?

Is this your dream pool home?!

Eighty-three percent of people view their home as a good financial investment, a 2014 survey by the National Association of Realtors (NAR) found.

What's your favorite feature of this rustic lodge living room?

Would you love to come home to this beautiful backyard oasis?

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that the seasonally adjusted annual rate of existing home sales in August fell 4.8% to 5.51 million from a downwardly revised total of 5.58 million in July.

Wow, look at this view! Who would love to have an edge pool overlooking the ocean?

What is your favorite feature in this elegant bathroom?

Check out this outdoor living space! Absolutely everything you need for entertaining! Would this work for you?

Would you love to live in this unique, modern home on the beach?

A very simplistic bathroom...yay or nay?

The backsplash is by far the most fun design decision during a kitchen remodel - so why settle for standard tile or stone?

What do you think of these glass indoor/outdoor rooms? Your style?

What do you think of this beautiful home? Would this suit your family?

Homeownership may be part of the American Dream but many are waiting longer to achieve that dream.

Check out this luxurious bathroom. Would you love to have this in your home?

Bright colorful walls...yay or nay?

Wow! How would you like to have this view from your living room?

Look at this gorgeous home! Is this your style?

Another beautiful home theater! What do you think?

It may seem counter intuitive, but hiring an interior designer to help with your next remodel or room re-haul will actually save you time and money. Not to mention headaches. Why? Because they can not only keep you from making costly mistakes or buying something you won’t use, but also because they have the resources to get you items you can't find or to find discounts.

Would you love to have this closet in your home?

What's your favorite thing about this beautiful master bathroom?

A sharp recovery in home prices over the past few years has given homeowners considerably more equity to tap, about $825 billion collectively, according to Black Knight Financial Services. This is nearly 2 1/2 times the home equity that existed just four years ago, but tapping that equity, in the form of a home equity line of credit (HELOC), is far more difficult than it was in the last decade, when a home was synonymous with an ATM.

How about this beautiful home on the lake? Is this your style?

Is this awesome or what? A pool above the patio! What do you think?

Is this simple, stark white living room your style? What do you think?

Look at this gorgeous desert oasis! Is this your family's dream home?

Beautiful, elegant master bedroom. Does this suit you?

Decorating is a process, and there will undoubtedly be hits and misses but you don't have to learn every interior design lesson the hard way. Save yourself some heartache and dollars by avoiding these regrettable decorating disasters.

Check out this aquarium bar counter! Is this perfect for entertaining in your home?

Wow! Who would love to relax in this beautiful country setting?

You've probably heard real estate can be safer than the stock market, while still yielding decent returns. This can be true, but adding real estate to your portfolio is very different from investing in stocks, bonds and certificates of deposit.

Look at that view! Is this your dream bathroom?

Would you love to escape to this gorgeous view on your patio?

Look at this beautiful indoor pool! Would you love to be able to relax & unwind here?

Are you already dreaming of a white Christmas in the midst of summer? Would you love to call this charming log cabin home?