Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

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 single [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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Downtown Los Altos was the place to be last night.  It was the site of the annual Los Altos Festival of Lights Parade.   The parade is designed to bring the our community together to share the warmth of the holiday season. 

I arrived around 5:00 p.m. to take some pictures.  I also wanted to see how parade enthusiasts creatively “reserved” [...]

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Whenever I go over a  home pricing analysis with a seller, I ask them what they think their home should be listed at and why.  Invariably, their answer comes back to what they paid for the home, what they put into the home (upgrades, remodeling etc.) or what they need to get out of the sale [...]

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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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Sweet Shop in Los Altos is now open, originally uploaded by David Blockhus.
The Sweet Shop, located at 994 Los Altos Avenue, has opened.  I stopped by this morning while on the Friday real estate broker’s tour to check out the place.   It looks like a nice north Los Altos neighborhood handout and a great kid friendly place.
An interesting tidbit on [...]

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According to MLS Listings Inc. data, 30 single family homes closed escrow in July within the city of Los Altos zip codes of 94024 and 94022.   This is slightly below the 12 year average (for the month of July) of 35 closed sales of single family homes. The graph below documents the last 12 years of listings and sales [...]

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