Morgan Hill’s City Manager, Ed Tewes, spoke at our South County Realtor Association meeting last week regarding current issues being considered in the city.  He first spoke about the Affordable Housing Initiative Measure that is slated to be on the November  4, 2008 ballot.  Morgan Hill has had voter-approved growth control since 1977.  Developers must compete for […]

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   I often have clients ask, “Should we find the house we want to buy prior to listing our house on the market?”  And the answer depends on what the real estate market is doing.  For example, we currently have a buyer’s market with a large number of homes listed.  So, instead of jumping into […]

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Some home sellers are wondering how do I make my home stand out in this buyers market. That is a great questions. There are some homeowners who are looking to “green” up their homes. If you are thinking of upgrading your home and going more green there are many choices to make.
If you […]

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 The Senate passed the Mortgage Rescue Bill on Friday and now it heads to Congress for approval.
 This bill deals with a number of items including Conforming loan limits. The bill would permanently increase the conforming loan limits for mortgages that are bought by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.    If all goes well the conforming loan amount will be set at […]

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In California the Real Estate Broker is responsible for pre qualifying the buyers, finding a suitable house/property that will fit the needs and budget of the buyer, negotiate the best price and terms, write the contract which is the purchase agreement, coordinate with the lender to get the best loan, inspect […]

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Silicon Valley, it is like no other place, home of the HP, Apple, Google, Yahoo, Ebay, Netflix, Silicon Graphics and the list goes on and on. Dreamers dream here and dreams do come true to those who continue to reach for it.  The housing market across the country has been less than stellar, but here […]

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Well, there is good news to report here in the South County - finally!  In Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy, the number of active listings is down from last month, sales are up and average sale prices have inched up as well.  Looks like we’re in the middle of the summer buying season and buyers are seeing […]

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