Monday, January 24, 2011

Nationwide: home prices decline, rental prices increase in 2010

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A new study shows home prices declined 9.8 percent last year, while rental prices nationwide increased 11.6 percent during the same period, ...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Useful school web sites, around Los Altos, Palo Alto, Mountain View etc...

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Questions always abound when it comes to schools around here in the Silicon Valley. This is a collection of web links that, I have found, a...
Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Remodeling: national - and local - "Cost Vs Value Report"

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This most recent report compares construction costs with resale values for 35 midrange and upscale remodeling projects comprising additions,...
Monday, January 10, 2011

Los Altos: Home Is Still a Good Investment.

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To keep in perspective: nationwide. Even with several years of price declines, the typical seller who purchased a home eight years ago exp...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

California real estate market – a few facts of interest…

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As I meet clients, I like to sometimes touch on a few little known facts of the real estate market in our state – which I have experienced m...
Thursday, December 30, 2010

Buy, or rent in the Valley?

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Nationwide an interesting study by Fannie Mae (link below) indicates that most Americans still aspire to be homeowners. More than half (51 p...
Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Condominium / Townhouse in the Silicon Valley – Any good?

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In the Silicon Valley where there is a limited amount of land to build on, a condominium or a townhouse is often a good alternative to a hou...
Sunday, December 5, 2010

The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County Offers Help to First-time Home Buyers

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“We have money to help your first-time home buyers,” Dan Lachman, program manager of The Housing Trust of Santa Clara County told REALTORS®....