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Are People With Mortgage Debt in Excess of One Million Rich or Over Leveraged?

July 26th, 2010 · No Comments

A recent New York Times article entitled “Biggest Defaulters on Mortgages Are the Rich” caught my attention because it implied that Los Altos residents were walking away from their high value mortgages en mass.  While I can appreciate the author’s desire to write about an increase in high end mortgage default levels (which there is), Los Altos is a poor example.  [...]

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Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Buyer's Information · Foreclosure · Los Altos · Market Updates · Seller's Information

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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Tags: 94022 · 94024 · Bank Owned · Buyer's Information · Foreclosure · Los Altos · Los Altos Hills Up Close · Los Altos Up Close · Market Updates · Real Estate · Seller's Information · Short Sales

Mountain View Real Estate Market Update July 2009 – Miramonte Neighborhoods (MLS Area 209)

August 23rd, 2009 · No Comments

Area 209 (as it is defined by our local multiple listing service) is a series of smaller neighborhoods located west of El Camino Real in the ciity Mountain View that run off of Miramonte Avenue and Cuesta Drive (see map below).   According to MLS Listings Inc. data, there currently are 11 active listings for sale in the Mountain [...]

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Tags: 94040 · Buyer's Information · Market Updates · Mountain View Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close · Real Estate · Seller's Information

Mountain View and Cupertino Named to Top 5 of Forbes America’s Top 25 Towns To Live Well

May 20th, 2009 · No Comments

Mountain View and Cupertino were recently named by Forbes magazine as two of the top towns in the U.S. in which to live well.  Teaming with Forbes,  ZoomProspector.com, a San Francisco-based consulting firm that specializes in corporate relocation ranked Mountain View fourth and Cupertino fifth.  The study looked at “towns” with populations under 100,000 residents and ranked them [...]

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Tags: Buyer's Information · Cupertino Up Close · Mountain View Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close

Great Value In This South Los Altos Home!

November 18th, 2008 · No Comments

I just received a price reduction for my listing at 1701 Penny Way in Los Altos.  For those of you who may have missed it, it’s a 4 bedroom 3 full bath home located on the Cupertino School District side of Fremont Avenue in South Los Altos.  At almost 2100 sf and on a lot [...]

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Tags: Buyer's Information · Los Altos Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close · Real Estate

Grant Park, A South Los Altos Gem!

November 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Located at the old Grant Elementary school site at 1575 Holt Avenue, the Grant Park Center offers south Los Altos residents excellent recreation facilities.  There is a large natural grass soccer field, three outdoor basketball hoops, a playground area with two age appropriate play structures, toddler water play area,  individual barbecues and picnic area.  Most importantly, [...]

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Tags: Los Altos Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close

The Beauty That Is Mountain View’s Pumpkin Patch!

August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

At the Corner of Grant Road and Levin Road is a 15 acre property known lovingly as the “Pumpkin Patch.”  For years it was used as a small farm that grew fresh vegetables which were sold at the on site vegetable stand.  During the fall, the site was turned into a large pumpkin patch (hence [...]

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Tags: Mountain View Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close

An In-depth Look At Compass Place Condominiums In Sunnyvale

April 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Compass Place condominiums, also known as Arcadia Terrace (named for the street the complex is located on), has always been a favorite condominium complex of mine.  Built approximately 14 years ago, Compass Place is conveniently located at the corner of Fair Oaks Avenue and Arcadia Terrace, near Highway 101 in Sunnyvale.  Comprised of approximately 240 [...]

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Tags: Buyer's Information · Condominium · Market Updates · Our Neighborhoods Up Close · Seller's Information · Sunnyvale Up Close

Crime In Your Neighborhood? Check It Out Online!

February 26th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Every so often, I’ll be showing property in an area that doesn’t look all that great.  The buyers inevitably will ask “Is there much crime in this neighborhood?”  Although I have friends in both the Sunnyvale and Mountain View police departments, I don’t have actual knowledge of crime stats for any of the neighborhoods that [...]

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Tags: Consumer Protection · Just Because! · Our Neighborhoods Up Close

Are You Looking For A Nice Home, A Great Mountain View Neighborhood And Outstanding Los Altos Schools?

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Mountain View’s Blossom Valley Estates is yet another great neighborhood offering its homeowners an excellent value in a home and a great place to live.  What makes this neighborhood so desirable?  It could be it’s beautiful tree lined (and tree named) streets.  It could be it’s comfortable homes with nice floor-plans.  It could be it’s close proximity to the [...]

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Tags: Buyer's Information · Los Altos School Information · Mountain View Up Close · Our Neighborhoods Up Close