Silicon Valley Real Estate Info

Animoto allows consumers to create, edit (to some extent) and publish professional videos quickly and inexpensively.  All one needs to do is (1) download photos and/or a short video clip and (2) pick out a soundtrack.  Animoto does the rest.  It takes Animoto about 3-5 minutes to finalize your 30 second video and then it is ready [...]

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If you’re looking for a bargain, one can be found in the foreclosure market.  However, it takes plenty of patience and solid market knowledge.  Oh, did I mention that you also need cash and lots of it – no loans or I.O.U.’s accepted. Yesterday I went down to 190 N. Market Street in San Jose to check [...]

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I’ve had a few clients ask me what I thought was going to happen with Jumbo Mortgage Rates in the near future.  I found this video by Dan Green of the themortgagereports.com that explains it much better than I could.  Hint…they are going up!

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The Los Altos pet parade is an annual tradition in my household.  I have participated in over 15 pet parades with four different dogs (Patches, Hero, Sugar, and Bear).  Below is a little video taken at the 62 annual Los Altos Pet Parade.  Enjoy!     

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Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Huff Elementary School. FYI, Huff Elementary school’s Growth API score for 2008 was 936.

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Last fall I took a short bus tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District.  The tour was led by the district’s Superintendent, Dr. Maurice Ghysels. Below is a short video where Dr. Ghysels discusses Bubb elementary school. FYI, Bubb Elementary’s 2008 API score was 866

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The Mountain View Whisman School district receives the core of its financing based on the average daily attendance of it’s students.  In short, it is a Revenue Limit funded district.  Revenue limit income is a combination of local property taxes and state money.  As property taxes increase, they are offset by a reduction in state money.  A [...]

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Today my son and I went to downtown Santa Cruz to volunteer as course Marshall’s at the Amgen Tour of California bike race.  This is my third year at the race and my first year as a volunteer.  We arrived at 8:30 a.m. for check in and received our lovely Cal Trans looking volunteer shirts and were at our [...]

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The economy is soft and money is tight yet there continues to be a lot of construction occurring in Los Altos and it’s surrounding communities. On my street alone, there are five homes under construction. Check out the short video below and see the demolition of one of my neighbor’s home.  It probably took a [...]

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In part two of the Magical Mystery (bus) Tour of the Mountain View Whisman School District (MVWSD),  Dr. Maurice Ghysels, the Superintendent of the Mountain View Whisman School District, shares his thoughts about the district’s core values.  It’s these core values of (1) academic excellence, (2) a strong collaborative community and (3) a broad world view that make the MVWSD so successful! [...]

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