Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

If you’re looking for a bargain, one can be found in the foreclosure market.  However, it takes plenty of patience and solid market knowledge.  Oh, did I mention that you also need cash and lots of it – no loans or I.O.U.’s accepted.
Yesterday I went down to 190 N. Market Street in San Jose to check on [...]

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While vacationing at Lake Tahoe, I had an interesting discussion with a veteran real estate appraiser about the state of the high end real estate market in Lake Tahoe.  We’re talking multi-million dollar properties. 
It appears that the listing inventory of lake front properties is near/at an all time high.  Buyers of these high end homes are waiting for [...]

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Many buyers think that purchasing a bank owned home is an easy way to get a bargain property in today’s real estate market.  While this can be true, most of the time it is time intensive and an emotional roller coaster for buyers.
A client of mine sent me the link to this video created by Kris Berg of San [...]

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On Tuesday I was fortunate enough to participate in a Habitat For Humanity build in the Belle Haven neighborhood of East Menlo Park.  Usually Habitat for Humanity builds homes from the ground up and then “sells” them via sweat equity and interest free loans to it’s partner families.  Yesterday’s build was a little different and [...]

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Single family homes that are listed as “Short Sales” in our local Multiple Listing Service (MLS) are up 500% over last year’s figures.  How’s that for a shocking statistic!  You must be thinking that the Los Altos real estate market must really be in the tank.  Well, not so fast. 
First off, in 2008 there [...]

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According to our local Multiple Listing Service, there currently are four single family homes in Cupertino for sale that are listed as “short sale” properties. 
These homes are:
18840 Newsom Avenue, Cupertino
18900 Newsom Avenue, Cupertino
10210 Johnson Avenue, Cupertino
10187 Byrne Avenue, Cupertino

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According to our local Multiple Listing Service, there currently are two “short sale” properties listed for sale in Los Altos Hills. 
These homes are:
13119 Estralita Place, Los Altos Hills
15411 Vista Serena, Los Altos Hills

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