Friday’s Broker tour had one of the most unique and potentially stunning homes ever to hit the Los Altos real estate market. The home, located at 1504 Country Club Drive (in the country club area of Los Altos), is known as the “Castle.” Listed at $6,950,000. by Judy Bogard and Sherri Hughes of Alain Pinel, the [...]
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The Los Altos Estate Known as the Castle is For Sale
August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments
Tags: 94024 · Los Altos Up Close · Real Estate
How Many Open House Signs Does it Take to Sell a House?
August 12th, 2010 · 2 Comments
There has been a lot of discussion recently in Los Altos about it’s sign ordinance, part of which covers the placement of real estate open house signs. An article in the Los Altos Town Crier highlights some of the issues as does this editorial. There is even an editorial alleging that the biggest abuser of Los Altos’ sign [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Consumer Protection · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close · Real Estate
The Anatomy of a Los Altos Short Sale Listing
April 27th, 2010 · 1 Comment
Contrary to public opinion, there are not that many distressed properties exchanging hands in Los Altos and/or Los Altos Hills. According to our local Multiple Listing Service, three short sale properties closed escrow in Los Altos Hills and three in Los Altos within the past year. Currently there are 12 short sale properties on the market and [...]
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Giant Oak Tree Falls in Los Altos
April 13th, 2010 · No Comments
Giant Oak Tree Falls in Los Altos Originally uploaded by David Blockhus I was taking my dog on a walk this morning and came upon this beautiful old Oak tree that fell over in the recent rains. The tree came down in the 900 block of Springer Road in Los Altos. Fortunately, it appears that [...]
Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Los Altos · Los Altos Up Close
Los Altos Real Estate Market Update – March 2010
April 12th, 2010 · No Comments
According to MLS Listings Inc. data there currently are 117 single family homes for sale in Los Altos. 66 homes are active and available to purchase. The remaining 51 homes are under contract. The higher end of the market saw an increase in activity in March. Three single family homes priced above three million sold, including [...]
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Los Altos Real Estate Market Update – A 12 Year History of Home Sales
February 5th, 2010 · No Comments
Below are the real estate sales statistics for single family homes sold within the city of Los Altos going back to 1998. These statistics go to prove that last year was a difficult year for local real estate. Note: all data was taken from our local MLS and is deemed accurate but not guaranteed. 62 percent of all [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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