Multiple offer situations do still occur, yes even in this housing market. Here are some tips to pass along to your real estate agent to make sure that you WIN the offer. Choose wisely… some of these may be a bit presumptuous.
1. Have $100K cash in a backpack for your agent to bring to the […]

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Fremont union high school district refers only to high schools. Cupertino school District applies only to Kindergarten through 8th grade.
There are 5 high schools in the district: Cupertino high, Monta Vista high, Homestead high, Lynbrook high, Fremont high.
These location of each of these schools determine the Real Estate prices in Cupertino and Sunnyvale. […]

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Sunnyvale CA is one of the largest Cities in the Silicon Valley, next to San Jose, Cupertino, Santa Clara, Mountain View and Los Altos. About 140,000 people enjoy the stability, the clean air, clean environment, abundance of parks and recreation facilities, beautiful community center and senior citizen center, great schools and fantastic Police & […]

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Do you know anyone who is waiting to buy at the bottom of the housing market? It seems these days everyone is waiting. Did you hear that….I think that was the bottom. Oh and you have missed. So now would be the best time to buy before the prices run to the top of […]

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We are back in full action. Inventory is growing as fast as expected in the spring. The “for Sale” signs are springing up like mushrooms after the rain. If you drive through the neighborhood during the afternoon time you’ll see ‘open house’ signs pointing in all directions. Homes are being sold fairly fast, […]

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Hi David,
The seller pays his taxes according to the county assessed price. If it’s a house that was purchased 45 years ago for $28,000 (ha, ha,) her yearly payments should be around $600. Proposition 13 is protecting homeowners from a big raise in tax payments. Not more than 2% a […]

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Take your typical 3 bedroom 2 bath ranch, in its original condition, clean it nicely and poof, like magic, you turn it into millions of dollars. It was purchased for $28,000 45 years ago. Back then it was expensive. The neighborhood was very quiet and modest, there were cherry and apricot orchards around, in […]

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I was in a conversation with a fellow Realtor from my office about this issue just the other day. She had a client who had owned a property for a very long time–and therefore had a pretty low property tax basis– but they wanted to buy another home. Since they […]

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I am frequently asked this question from both Buyers and Sellers. There are many home improvements that will bring a good return on your investment. Perhaps the best are in the kitchen and bathrooms.
It is important to keep in mind that the improvements should appeal to the greatest number of potential buyers. […]

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