David Blockhus

June 11, 2008

School’s Out For Summer!

It’s Wednesday June 11th, the last day of school for kids in the Los Altos School District.  My kids officially will be on summer break by […]
June 10, 2008

Los Altos Real Estate Sales Numbers Are In For The Month Of May

Los Altos real estate sales numbers are in for the month of May and by all accounts, properties are moving well.  41 properties closed escrow in […]
June 7, 2008

Mountain View Real Estate, The Best Homes on Friday’s Broker Tour

Yesterday’s Mountain View broker tour had 22 homes.  Of these, 18 were new listings and 4 were re-toured properties.    I really liked the home located at 2707 Saint […]
June 7, 2008

Los Altos Real Estate, The Best Homes On Friday’s Broker’s Tour

Yesterday’s Los Altos/Los Altos Hills broker tour was small with just 9 homes.  Of these, only three were actual new listings.  Five properties were re-tours (ie. some had price […]
June 4, 2008

In An Effort To Get Los Altos Real Estate Listings On The Market Quickly, Inept Agent’s Drop The Ball And Cost Seller’s Money

Having a listing is a good thing is Los Altos because they usually sell rather quickly (average days on the market hovers around 25 days) and […]
June 3, 2008

Black Mountain Hiking Trail

I just received a request for instructions on how to get to the Black Mountain Hiking trail head on my plugoo instant messaging.  From Interstate 280 […]
June 3, 2008

MLSListings Version 3.8 is Released Today To Little Fanfare From The Real Estate Community

MLSListings Inc. has released its latest version of its real estate Multiple Listing Service software called Pro MLSListings 3.8 this morning.  With it comes some interesting […]
May 29, 2008

Los Altos Elementary School’s Base API Scores Are Best In County

California’s 2007 Base API scores have been released and congratulations goes to our own Los Altos Elementary School District for having the highest district scores in the county with a […]
May 29, 2008

Los Altos’ Pet Parade…61 Years Of Fun And Counting!

Saturday April 17th marked the 61st anniversary of the Kiwanis Pet Parade.  My first recollection of the pet parade was back when I was at Oak elementary school.  […]