It feels somewhat against intuition. Is it real?!?
Hi, yes this was an article in the Mercury News. Many homes in the Stockton area, the Sacramento area, and San Jose area are being sold as Foreclosures and REO (Real Estate Owned by the bank that was not sold to the public in […]

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For years, I’ve noticed that the real estate market seems to slow during the final weeks of May and first few weeks of June.  I was always surprised that graduation could make a noticeable difference in the attendance to open houses and number of buyers out looking at listings.  But I got to learn first […]

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1) Most REO’s are as-is sales

You do have the right to fully inspect the property and if needed renegotiate the terms and price. In most normal transactions (not REO sales) the Realtors usually complete many of the reports in advance. Few reports if any will be available in an REO transaction. The seller […]

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For single family residences, the percentage of pending sales to active listings in the south Santa Clara County region continues to grow - which is great news for serious real estate sellers.  In our area of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy, the proportion of pending listings to overall listings on the market began the year 2008 […]

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They say that change is good, change bring progress and change says that you are moving on. Well things are moving on in Sunnyvale. There are many different new home communities being built or land that is being prepped for new homes. Such a site is at the corner of Pome Ave. and […]

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One of the nicest parks in Sunnyvale is Ortega park. It is situated in the center of a quiet, desirable neighborhood where there is no main road or traffic noise. Being next to Stocklmeir Elementary, it serves many kids and families during the week and mainly the weekends. The large grassy area is used for […]

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It will be hard to change our cell phone habits. In our multi tasking environment, we feel that if we drive and not do anything else we are wasting our time.
Well, we are distracted by the conversation, the thoughts about the conversation, dialing and listening to messages. 
Here are the new […]

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Here in the south Santa Clara County area consisting of Morgan Hill, Gilroy and San Martin, pending sales have risen as Spring progesses.  In January of 2008, we had 56 single family residences (sfr) go under contract.  In February, 2008, 68 went under contract.  In March, 2008, 80 went under contract and in April, 2008, […]

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Last night I went to the Sunnyvale Neighborhood associations 2008 Quarterly meeting. Here is the summery.
About 20 members showed up. Nathan Truitt, the community Outreach Coordinator, was in charge.
1. Deborah Barrow talked about the plans for the new Sunnyvale library and the suggestions to have a branch library (that will cost
about a […]

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With summer fast approaching comes water rationing and shortages. Just last night on the news they were talking about East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD). EBMUD is asking residents to cut back 19% on their water usage. The Comanche Reservoir is very low after 2 years of a dry winters. If […]

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