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Entries from May 2009

Los Altos Pet Parade

May 28th, 2009 · No Comments

The Los Altos pet parade is an annual tradition in my household.  I have participated in over 15 pet parades with four different dogs (Patches, Hero, Sugar, and Bear).  Below is a little video taken at the 62 annual Los Altos Pet Parade.  Enjoy!  

  

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Tags: Fun Things To Do · Just Because! · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close · Video

Mountain View and Cupertino Named to Top 5 of Forbes America’s Top 25 Towns To Live Well

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Mountain View and Cupertino were recently named by Forbes magazine as two of the top towns in the U.S. in which to live well.  Teaming with Forbes,  ZoomProspector.com, a San Francisco-based consulting firm that specializes in corporate relocation ranked Mountain View fourth and Cupertino fifth. 
The study looked at “towns” with populations under 100,000 residents and ranked them according:
 ”to median [...]

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Tags: Buyer's Information · Cupertino Up Close · Mountain View Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close

5 Reasons Why Buyers (And Their Agents) Hate Short Sale Real Estate Listings

May 12th, 2009 · 4 Comments

The South Bay area has seen a huge uptick in short sale activity.  I’ve recently spent a fair amount of time with various clients looking at short sale real estate listings in Mountain View, Santa Clara and San Jose.
Buying a short sale property can be an excellent opportunity, but the process is full of headaches and there [...]

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Tags: Real Estate · Short Sales