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February 7, 2008

Happy New Year!

Today is the first day of the Chinese New Year or sometimes called the Lunar New Year.  2008 is the year of the Rat.  My wife, […]
February 4, 2008

Have A Child, Lose Your Home In Foreclosure!

According to research analyzed by John H. Vogel, a professor of real estate at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth, having a child is the […]
February 1, 2008

Churning Home Listings, Days On Market Versus Continuous Days On Market

I recently read a post from The Front Steps blog on resetting the days on market (DOM) data field on the Multiple Listing Service (MLS).   Although the post was […]
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

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 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 […]