January 2008

January 28, 2008

Single Story Overlay Zones, What Are They And Why Should You Care!

The purpose of the single story overlay zone (or in builder speak, R1-S district) is to modify the height and number of stories permitted in any […]
January 24, 2008

Why My Family Moved To Los Altos in 1964 – History Repeating Itself For Many Silicon Valley Families

My family moved to south Los Altos in 1964, having lived briefly in Sunnyvale and before that in Minnesota.  My parents bought a 4 bedroom home on a […]
January 22, 2008

Los Altos City Council Decides On Global Warming Initiative…Tonight

Tonight the Los Altos City Council will decide whether to adopt the U.S. Conference of Mayors Climate Protection Agreement and whether to take action to reduce greenhouse […]
January 22, 2008

Consumers Affected By Federal Reserve Bank’s Slashing Of Federal Funds Rate by .75%

The Federal Open Market Committee met last night in an unscheduled meeting.  The result of this meeting was a cut in the federal funds rate of 75 […]
January 21, 2008

Why Changing Mortgage Guidelines Affect Every Mortgage Holder

In this brief 5 minute video, Dan Green of The Mortgage Report gives insight into mortgage lending and how mortgage guidelines are changing.  It’s a clear, concise, […]
January 21, 2008

A Message To One Los Altos Builder, “What Were You Thinking?”

Its Mid January and we are slowly starting to see inventory come on the market.  At this time of the year, the inventory make up is a […]
January 14, 2008

Gest Ranch Is Another Great Mountain View Neighborhood With Los Altos Schools.

I recently sat down with a potential relocation buyer.  He was thinking about moving north and wanted to get an idea about our local real estate […]
January 14, 2008

Attention Wine Lovers! Clear Your Calendars, Because The Next Three Weekends Will Be Chocked Full Of Wine Tasting Opportunities!

For those of us who missed out on the fun of Crush last fall, there are plenty of wine related events coming up in the next […]
January 9, 2008

Varsity Park, A Pleasant Little Park And A Great Neighborhood!

Mountain View’s Varsity park neighborhood is one of the best housing values on the peninsula.  Varsity Park, built between 1952 and 1957, consists of three subdivisions: Varsity […]