Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

In addition to each of our local schools having a Halloween party/parade, the town of Los Altos will provide plenty of kid friendly activities this Halloween. The fun begins Friday afternoon with the Los Altos Village Association’s Halloween Spooktacular. Just look for the orange Halloween Spooktacular signs in participating storefronts.  These stores will provide candy [...]

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If you have any unwanted electronic equipment, the Coldwell Banker office in Los Altos is holding a free e-waste collection event this Saturday.  Stop by from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and recycle your old TVs, batteries, cell phones, keyboards, monitors, laptops, microwave ovens and power supplies.    See attached PDF for a list of recyclable items.  Coldwell Banker [...]

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An interesting topic came up this morning in our office meeting – The inclusion of personal property in a purchase contract is having a negative effect on property valuation and loan funding.  It appears that some Lenders are asking that personal property should not be written into the purchase contract. In the past, an appraiser would note [...]

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Many real estate agents and their buyers use Google Street Views to preview real estate prior to visiting it.  For you “off street” enthusiasts, Google has mounted a tricycle with it’s Street View camera and is looking for off road sites worthy of showcasing.  So far they have collected imagery of Legoland in Southern California, San [...]

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The high winds and rain of the storm on Tuesday created some havoc for Los Altos residents.  My son, a Mountain View High freshman, got to go home early because power was lost to the school.  Numerous branches and trees came down as well.  The largest damage (that I am aware of) occurred in the [...]

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Part of my morning ritual is to log on to our local Multiple Listing Service to see what is happening.  How many new listings are there?  How many homes have gone into contract?  When I was checking for homes for sale in Los Altos, I noticed a property that had been on the market for [...]

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