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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 16, 2012

Buyers Are Hoping to Get a Steal on Vacant And Staged Homes in Silicon Valley, But I Don’t Think This is What They Were Thinking!

Preparing a home for sale typically involves some level of preparation.  The home is usually cleaned and painted.  There may be updates to the kitchen or […]
September 12, 2012

New First Time Home Buyers Surveyed. The Results May Be Surprising!

What do first time home buyers want in a home?  Is it location?  Is it space?  Is it floor plan?  Is it amenities? Coldwell Banker recently […]
September 11, 2012

South Los Altos Real Estate Market Update – August 2012

Last Friday was one of the biggest broker tours in recent memory with almost 50 properties to view in Los Altos, Los Altos Hills and Mountain […]
August 24, 2012

1733 Oak Avenue, a Great Opportunity in South Los Altos

In my opinion, the best home on today’s Los Altos Broker tour was the property located at 1733 Oak Avenue in South Los Altos.  If one […]
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 […]
July 22, 2012

The Top Three Homes From the Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, and Mountain View Broker Tour

There were 29 properties on this week’s Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Mountain View Broker tour.  Twenty-five were new listings and four properties were being re-toured.  […]
May 3, 2012

Three Reasons Why The Facebook Effect May Not be a Windfall For Sellers Who Wait

Facebook is going public in a mere 15 days.  Once it does, there will be hundreds of newly minted millionaires just clamoring for your home.  Or […]