I was sitting across the table from potential clients who were interested in buying a home in Los Altos. They were interviewing me to see if I was the “One” to assist them in locating and securing the home of their dreams.
They asked me a series of questions about my qualifications, experience and how I [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Los Altos'
Los Altos Home Buyer’s Want to Know The Home’s True Market Value?
February 17th, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Buyer's Information · Los Altos · Market Updates · Real Estate · Seller's Information
High Ratings go to Los Altos Roads
January 20th, 2010 · No Comments
According to a press release issued yesterday by the Metropolitan Transportation Commission, Los Altos was one of the top scoring cities in the nine-county greater Bay Area for its roadway conditions,
Los Altos city streets scored an average pavement condition of 83 out of 100, while the region overall averaged 66. The report graded the region’s 42,000 miles of [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close
The Top Three Houses on Today’s Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View Broker Tour Were…
January 15th, 2010 · No Comments
Todays’ Los Altos – Mountain View Broker tour had 15 single family homes open for previewing. Eleven homes were new listings and four were re-toured properties. My top three homes were:
(1) 1851 Appletree Lane in Mountain View – Listed at $1,098,000. by Patrice Horvath of Alain Pinel Realtors. This updated/remodeled home is on a great street one block [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · 94040 · Buyer's Information · Los Altos · Market Updates · Real Estate
Los Altos Real Estate Market Update For December 2009
January 14th, 2010 · No Comments
According to MLS Listings Inc. data, 25 single family homes closed escrow in December within the Los Altos zip codes of 94024 and 94022. This is up from 10 homes sales last year and 19 home sales in 2007.
The median list price of single family homes for December 2007 as compared to December 2009 dropped [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Buyer's Information · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close · Market Updates · Real Estate · Seller's Information
Los Altos Cravery – The Best Bet For a Chicken Chipotle Meat Pie
January 11th, 2010 · No Comments
Los Altos Cravery – Chicken chipotle meat pie
Originally uploaded by David Blockhus
One of my favorite lunch spots in downtown Los Altos is simply known as “The Cravery.” The Cravery is a meat pie shop that not only serves excellent meat pies, but also soups, salads, sandwiches and Gelato.
The place is clean, including restrooms, and has [...]
Tags: 94022 · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close
Snapshot of Today’s Los Altos and Los Altos Hills Broker Tour
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments
The first Broker tour for Los Altos and Los Altos Hills was as like getting a flu shot, quick and painless. There were nine new listings of single family homes and two re-toured properties. Below are some of my thoughts.
I know it’s hard to believe, but my favorite house was also the most expensive. It was 255 [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Buyer's Information · Green! · Los Altos · Los Altos Hills Up Close · Los Altos Up Close · Market Updates · Real Estate · Seller's Information
It’s Dating Season Among Our Local Real Estate Companies!
January 8th, 2010 · No Comments
It’s the start of a new decade, a new year, and a new month. It is also the start of the 2010 dating season between the managers of our local real estate companies and our local real estate agents!
Agents who had exemplary home sales in 2009 are being courted by competing brokerage houses. Managers are looking to recruit agents who will make [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Just Because! · Los Altos · Real Estate
Los Altos Real Estate Inventory Update – How to Get a Good Buy When Inventory is Low
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
It’s January 5th and there are only 33 single family homes listed for sale on MLSListings.com in Los Altos. Most of these homes have been on the market for months and are likely to be overpriced. Even though inventory is low, good buys can be made in today’s real estate market!
First off, all is not as it [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Buyer's Information · Los Altos · Market Updates
High End Real Estate And The Buyers Who Love It!
January 5th, 2010 · No Comments
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 [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Bank Owned · Los Altos · Market Updates · Real Estate · Seller's Information
Is Holding an Open House For Your Los Altos Home Going to Help it Sell? The Pros And Cons of Open Houses!
December 16th, 2009 · 2 Comments
There is a home for sale in my neighborhood that has been on the market for about four months. The home has had an open house almost every weekend. We are talking double digit numbers of open houses and counting! Why would a seller and/or listing agent continue to hold an open house every weekend when [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Los Altos · Real Estate · Seller's Information




