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July 9, 2013

This Weekend I’ll be Having Fun at 2013 Los Altos Art and Wine Festival, Will You?

This weekend (July 14-15) downtown Los Altos transforms into one of the largest two-day summer events in the Bay Area. The 34th Annual Los Altos Art […]
July 8, 2013

Los Altos and Los Altos Hills, a Tale of Two Real Estate Markets

It is the best of times for home sellers, it is the worst of times for home buyers, but is this a new age in local […]
May 23, 2013

Three Activities That Your Real Estate Agent Must do to Maximise Your Home’s Value in Our Seller’s Market

A few weeks ago I was at Michaels at Shoreline attending a fundraising event for Mountain View High’s graduation party.  As sometimes happens at these events […]
May 7, 2013

Nine Home Buying Tips That Will Lead to Success in This Seller’s Market

Anyone who has tried to buy a home lately knows that it can be very challenging. Historically low mortgage rates have brought homebuyers out in force. […]
March 15, 2013

It Is a Wild and Crazy Real Estate Market!

We are in the midst of the wildest real estate market that I have experienced in my 20 years selling real estate.  A combination of extremely […]
December 30, 2012

Revisiting 240 Third Street in Downtown Los Altos

Back in February of this year, I wrote of two upcoming luxury residences in Downtown Los Altos called the Terraces on Third.  Unit 302 of the […]
November 25, 2012

Has Los Altos Been “Occupied?” No, It is Time for the Los Altos Festival of Lights!

Its 10:00 A.M. in Downtown Los Altos and the sidewalks are full of chairs, tarps, tape and sidewalk chalk.  Has the Occupy movement hit Los Altos?  […]
October 30, 2012

Downtown Los Altos Store Windows Get Painted

Since 1963, store windows in downtown Los Altos have been painted, but in a good way.  It is the 49th annual Halloween Window painting contest presented […]
August 13, 2012

Help, We Made a Non-Contingent Offer and Now Our Loan Broker Can’t Get us the Loan!

Unfortunately, as our market becomes more active (i.e. pro seller), buyers make dumber and dumber decisions.  Case in point, a buyer of a Los Altos home […]