Silicon Valley Real Estate Guide

Every so often, I’ll be showing property in an area that doesn’t look all that great.  The buyers inevitably will ask “Is there much crime in this neighborhood?”  Although I have friends in both the Sunnyvale and Mountain View police departments, I don’t have actual knowledge of crime stats for any of the neighborhoods that […]

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Mountain View’s Blossom Valley Estates is yet another great neighborhood offering its homeowners an excellent value in a home and a great place to live.  What makes this neighborhood so desirable?  It could be it’s beautiful tree lined (and tree named) streets.  It could be it’s comfortable homes with nice floor-plans.  It could be it’s close proximity to the […]

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The Blossom Valley Shopping Center, which is located at the corner of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta Drive, plays a vital roll in our community.  For those who live in the surrounding neighborhoods of Varsity Park, Springer Meadows, Blossom Valley Estates, Gest Ranch, Cuesta Park and parts of south Los Altos, the Blossom Valley Shopping Center provides […]

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This is ski week for students in the Los Altos Elementary School District.  Since my wife teaches in the Palo Alto Unified School District, she doesn’t get the week off.  I’m officially on full time dad status.  I usually take the kids on a road trip to either Yosemite or up north to the Portland […]

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With this great weather, it was time to get out and enjoy the beauty of our area.  One of the nicest hiking areas around is located in the western foothills at Rancho San Antonio County Park and Open Space Preserve.  One of my favorite hikes is the PG&E Trail otherwise known as the power poles […]

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Bargains, bargains, bargains, get your bargains here!  Unfortunately for buyers of homes in the south peninsula cities of Los Altos, Mountain View, Sunnyvale and Cupertino, the bargains are few and far between.  The Bay area was entirely excluded from a recent Forbes article, Best Cities For Bargain House Hunters.  Does this mean that there aren’t any good […]

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Translation… Georgina P. Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos is celebrating its 50th anniversary with an event that our community will remember for another 50 years.  Mark your calenders, jot down a reminder in your P.D.A. and/or text message your friends.  The event is scheduled for April 25th beginning at 4:30pm and it will end around 7:00pm.  The location […]

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Yesterday I was able to take a day off (yes, even Realtors take a day off every now and then) and join some friends and clients for a trip to the annual “Clam Bake” known as the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am Golf Tournament.  The Monterey Peninsula is a short drive (1.5 hours) from Los Altos.  It was one of […]

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Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year or sometimes called the Lunar New Year.  2008 is the year of the Rat. 
My wife, who teaches middle school in Palo Alto, and I were in San Francisco this past weekend.  We ended up in Chinatown on a mission.  We were looking for the popular red envelopes that are […]

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About 2 months ago, I started to receive letters about refinancing my adjustable loan.  Apparently, I live in Refi-Hell and every lender in the country is attempting to get my business.  In total, I received over 40 solicitations.  Some lenders were straight forward, others weren’t.  Some were just pathetic.  Note, I’m not trying to bash lenders, just some of the bad […]

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