Trust & Title
California Trust Buying — Title Architecture and Privacy for UHNW Families
Revocable, irrevocable, LLC stacks, QPRT — how to choose, how to execute, and how the 2026 estate-tax window changes the math.
KNOWLEDGE BASE · BUYER DECISION GUIDES
Depth for buyers who operate at this tier.
Each guide is grounded in MK Group's hands-on experience across the seven core estate communities, and sourced to public records — MLSListings, the County Recorder, the IRS, and NAR.
Sourcing
Silicon Valley Off-Market — Inside the Inventory Layer That Doesn't List
Pocket, whisper, and pre-market mechanics. How relationships actually move properties, and how a principal gets in.
Cross-Border
Cross-Border All-Cash — Offer Strength and Compliance for International Principals
Proof of funds, AML, FIRPTA, currency planning — the operational playbook for closing cleanly across borders.
Estate Planning
U.S. Estate Tax and Luxury-Home Succession — Strategy Through 2026
TCJA sunset and the move toward a ~$7M exemption. Trusts, GRATs, family LLCs — how UHNW families are positioning now.
Diligence
Estate-Grade Due Diligence — Construction, Security, and Hold Risk for $8M+ Assets
What standard buyer inspections miss at this tier — structural review, geotech exposure, security architecture, title risk, and total hold cost.
Communities
Atherton or Hillsborough — A Buyer's Comparison of Two Top-Tier Estate Towns
Lots, architecture, schools, social fabric, and long-term value side by side, with a decision framework principals can apply.
Tax Strategy
1031 Exchange to a Silicon Valley Estate — Path, Pitfalls, and Practical Constraints
The 45-day identification and 180-day closing window, applied to the realities of moving from investment property into an $8M+ home.
Family Office
Family-Office Acquisition Strategy — Multi-Property Programs and Holding Structures
LLC, LP, and trust stacks; portfolio-level management; risk isolation; intergenerational transfer — the institutional view of property acquisition.
Sourcing
Atherton & Hillsborough Off-Market — How the Quietest Trades Actually Surface
Why so much of Atherton and Hillsborough never reaches Zillow, where the inventory comes from, and how a buyer enters that channel.
EXPLORE
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The knowledge base, the communities, the market data, and the closed transactions all reinforce one another. Read a topic, then see which towns and which real trades it lands on.