Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District. The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Huff Elementary School. FYI, Huff Elementary school’s Growth API score for 2008 was 936.
Entries from March 2009
It’s “Huff Love” at Huff Elementary School in Mountain View
March 25th, 2009 · No Comments
Tags: Buyer's Information · Mountain View Up Close · Mountain View Whisman School Information · Seller's Information · Video
Where to Find Bank Owned and/or Foreclosure Properties in Los Altos
March 19th, 2009 · 4 Comments
It seems that the traditional media likes to stir things up a bit by reporting that there are foreclosures and bank owned properties everywhere. Fortunately, that is not the case. According to our local Multiple Listing Service, there are only three properties that are either bank owned or in the foreclosure process listed for sale [...]
Tags: Buyer's Information · Los Altos Up Close · Market Updates
Bubb Elementary School, Cuesta Park’s Neighborhood School
March 18th, 2009 · No Comments
Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District. The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Bubb elementary school. FYI, Bubb Elementary’s 2008 API score was 866
Tags: Buyer's Information · Mountain View Up Close · Mountain View Whisman School Information · Video
Los Altos Real Estate Market – February 2009 Update
March 11th, 2009 · No Comments
February 2009 sales of single family homes in Los Altos were soft. According to MLS Listings, Inc. data, for the month of February 2009, 6 single family homes closed escrow in Los Altos. This is a significant decline over previous year’s sales totals. February’s sales totals (in units) were the lowest (in the month of February) in the last 12 years; one [...]
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The Top Three Homes On Todays’ Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View Broker Tour Are…
March 6th, 2009 · No Comments
There were 27 single family homes on today’s Mountain View/Los Altos/Los Altos Hills Broker tour. Thirteen are new listings and fourteen are properties that have been on the market and were being re-toured. Most of the re-toured properties have had price reductions. My favorite three properties are as follows (in no particular order): 2173 Sierra Ventura Drive, [...]
Tags: Buyer's Information · Los Altos Up Close · Market Updates · Mountain View Up Close · Real Estate · Seller's Information
Smart Los Altos Home Seller Compares Title Policies
March 5th, 2009 · No Comments
I recently met with a potential seller who had a great question regarding title policies. When they bought their house, they bought a title policy. If they sell their house, they’ll be buying another title policy. They wanted to know why they had to pay for a title policy when they bought their home and [...]
Tags: Buyer's Information · Consumer Protection · Los Altos Up Close · Mountain View Up Close · Real Estate · Real Estate Risk Management · Seller's Information
Realtors Provide Free Household Assistance To Seniors And The Homebound
March 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
RSVP, the Realtor Service Volunteer Program, is an annual community volunteer program supported and sponsored by the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors. The nuts and bolts of the program is to provide household assistance like cleaning up neglected landscaping, gutters, washing windows, replacing smoke detector batteries, flipping mattresses and moving furniture for seniors or the home-bound [...]
Tags: Consumer Protection · Just Because! · Los Altos Up Close · Mountain View Up Close




