David Blockhus

May 27, 2008

RSVP Helps Seniors Maintain Their Homes

RSVP, a Realtor Service Volunteer Program, is an annual community volunteer program supported and sponsored by the Silicon Valley Association of Realtors.  The nuts and bolts […]
May 15, 2008

Chris Lieto, The Green Athlete and Sungevity

I took off the first weekend of May to do my annual pilgrimage south to Lake San Antonio for the Wildflower Triathlon weekend.  Usually, I go […]
May 1, 2008

8 Steps To Providing Excellent Service In Real Estate And Why Sometimes We Don’t Provide It!

15, 10, even 5 years ago, the art of presenting an offer was a valued skilled that every agent tried to perfect.  There were benefits to […]
April 24, 2008

Los Altos Real Estate Statistics, What Do The First Quarter Numbers Tell Us?

The Multiple Listing Service is our most efficient means to sell a home and the most reliable source of local market information.  The following information was […]
April 22, 2008

Falcon Fest, Blach Intermediate School’s 50th Anniversary Is Just Three Days Away

Join the celebration at Blach Intermediate School in Los Altos this Friday, April 25th from 4:30 – 7:30 pm.  Included in the festivities will be campus tours, […]
April 17, 2008

Bad Pricing Strategies That Will Likely Come Back To Bite Sellers In The Arse!

Pricing a home to sell has always been somewhat of an art.  Price it too high and it will never sell.  Price it too low and […]
April 15, 2008

Has The Circus Come To The Rancho Shopping Center In Los Altos?

Although is looks like it, the circus has not come to the Rancho Shopping Center in Los Altos.  Rather, the shopping center is being fumigated.  In my 30+ […]
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 […]