Silicon Valley Real Estate Guide

When I began selling homes in Los Altos 15 years ago, a consumer’s knowledge of the Title Insurance product was relatively low.  Today, that level of knowledge isn’t much better.  What I have found is that the consumer assumes that the cost of title insurance is somehow fixed and rather than investigate, they take the recommendation of […]

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At the Corner of Grant Road and Levin Road is a 15 acre property known lovingly as the “Pumpkin Patch.”  For years it was used as a small farm that grew fresh vegetables which were sold at the on site vegetable stand.  During the fall, the site was turned into a large pumpkin patch (hence […]

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Congratulations to the U.S. Men’s Water Polo team for bringing home the Silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.  Great Job!

Photo courtesy of USA Water Polo

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Back in the late 90’s, I thought it was cool to be one of the few Los Altos Realtors to use software that “stitched” photos together to create “virtual tours” of my real estate listings.  Flash forward to today and I now can use Photosynth. 
Photosynth creates a futuristic 3-d experience with user submitted photos.  Could this service replace […]

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Today was the first day of school for children in the Los Altos Elementary School District.  Last night my children seem extra amped in anticipation for today’s festivities.  Who will their classmate be?  Will they like their teacher?  Will there be any changes in their classrooms?  Will their mom (or in this case, dad) take those embarrassing pictures […]

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Los Altos has always been a very pet friendly city.  The annual Los Altos Pet Parade draws thousands of residents and non-residents alike to watch the many animals (and their owners) that live in and around our town.  I enjoy walking our dog to downtown in order to visit my office, get a cup of coffee from Peets […]

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There is a less than admorable side to the practice of real estate that involves agents “buying” listings.   Buying a listing is when a real estate agent artificially overvalues a seller’s home in an effort to convince the seller to list the home with him/her.  The scenario usually goes as follow.  Seller contacts three agents to interview about selling the home.  […]

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The Multiple Listing Service is our most efficient means to sell a home and the most reliable source of local real estate market information.  The following information was take from our local MLS and is deemed reliable but not guaranteed.  
According to our local MLS provider (ProMLSlistings.com), there currently are 101 single family homes for sale in […]

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Two days ago, Financial Title went boots up.  Late yesterday, the entire crew from the Los Altos Financial Title is back in business.  No, not with Financial title, but with Stewart Title.  Yep, Stewart Title has hired the good group at Financial Title and is opening up a new title office in Los Altos.  The address is not […]

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