I came across Jeff Stricker’s note about neighbors or friends expressing interest in buying the neighbor’s or friend’s house but actually looking for bargains.
Jeff and Steve are very successful Los Altos Real estate agents. I had the pleasure of working with them when I represented a buyer who bought their listing at Los Altos.
I […]

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To determine where home prices are expected to rise most in the next couple of years,  Forbes.com   looked at projections for housing starts from the National Association of Home Builders and job-growth projections from Moody’s Economy.com.
Forbes identified cities that are likely to be vibrant markets because jobs are increasing and the […]

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How many south Santa Clara County resdential listings went from active to pending status this past week?  In the towns of Morgan Hill, San Martin and Gilroy, there were a total of 41 listings that went under contract last week!  That is a very healthy number and shows that buyers are finally getting the message […]

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The reasons for using a real estate agent are both many and very significant.  They include, but are not limited to the following:
1.  The seller of the home will have a qualified Realtor looking out for their best interests.  They do not pay their Realtor to look out for you.  That is my job.
2.  Real […]

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As a much-needed “time-out”, I just spent a glorious week-plus with family and friends in Sunriver, Oregon.  I highly recommend this resort for the actively inclined.  We mountain-biked all day to several spectacular waterfalls, went rock climbing on granite over-looking the river, hiked to mountain vistas, lakes, and volcano rims, and went white water rafting.  There’s […]

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The other day I was talking to another agent in my office about a very funny incident.  Funny to me, perhaps not so funny for those involved.  It turns out that two of his clients showed up to a bank owned listing much earlier than he did. They were a little inpatient and thought what […]

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