Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

This is the first post in an ongoing series of posts dedicated to the mistakes that sellers make when they sell their home.  These mistakes are real and come from visiting homes that I have seen on our local broker tours.  Each of the homes described herein are located within the cities of Los Altos, Los Altos Hill, [...]

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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 [...]

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No matter how beautiful your home is, the condition of your front entry sets the tone for the rest of the showing.  What impression does your home’s entry make?  Do you think it might have an effect on your home’s sale? 
Is your front door in great shape or does it need a fresh coat of paint to brighten it up?  Does the door open [...]

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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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The Multiple Listing Service area 209 consists of housing tracts with names like Cuesta Park, Varsity Park, St. Francis Acres, and Gest Ranch.  Lots average about 6500 sf and homes average about 1400 sf.   Gest Ranch lots and houses are about 1/2 larger.  See neighborhood map at bottom of post.
Depending on neighborhood, elementary school aged children would attend schools [...]

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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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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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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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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 [...]

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According to MLS Listings Inc. data, 28 single family homes closed escrow in November within the city of Los Altos zip codes of 94024 and 94022.  This is slightly below the 12 year average (for the month of November) of 29 closed sales of single family homes.
The median list price of single family homes for November 2007 as compared to November [...]

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