Home Sellers

April 8, 2008

An In-depth Look At Compass Place Condominiums In Sunnyvale

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.  […]
March 20, 2008

Why “Pocket Listings” Cost Sellers Money

An interesting conversation broke out at our last Los Altos/Mountain View real estate tour meeting regarding an increase in a phenomenon we haven’t seen since 1999-2000, pocket listings.   Flash back to […]
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 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 8, 2008

2007, The Final Score for Los Altos Real Estate

Los Altos remains one of the most stable real estate markets in the entire country.  While other markets have seen huge reductions in sales prices as […]
January 3, 2008

High Voltage Transmission Lines, Electric and Magnetic Fields (EMF’s) And How They Affect Real Estate Prices

Over the years I have had the pleasure of selling homes in what many buyers have described as unfavorable locations.  Homes that front or back up […]
December 23, 2007

Mold Is One Of The Most Important And Potentially The Most Expensive Of Real Estate’s Four Letter Words!

We have all heard the real estate horror stories about mold and water intrusion.  Stories describing people forced out of their homes because the amount of mold in the home […]