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Jobs help San Jose Real Estate while Short Sales Hurt.
Many parts of the country are simply having their breath taken away as prices spiral down. The media is enjoying re-hashing the “sky is falling” message and NAR (National Association of Realtors) is...
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Top Ten Bank Owned Properties in Willow Glen
Fortunately for Willow Glen neighbors, there are actually 7 bank owned properties in the neighborhood. That is good news. In Alum Rock there are 129 homes that are bank owned. Fewer foreclosures equals...
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Top 10 “Corporate Owned” Properties in Blossom Valley
Yes, “Corporate Owned” is the new phrase being utilized on the multiple listing service (MLS) to describe a home foreclosed upon and belonging to a corporation. These listings are also called “bank...
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Alum Rock San Jose – Housing Market at the Bottom?
In the last couple of weeks, I have heard more and more real estate agents and loan officers tell me that they believe we might be near the bottom of the housing market in San Jose. Their biggest...
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How’s the Housing Market in Willow Glen – San Jose?
I adore the neighborhood of Willow Glen in San Jose. I remember when I first moved to San Jose I lived in Cambrian Park (another great neighborhood) and would come to Willow Glen each holiday season to...
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Where are the buyers’ markets in San Jose and Santa Clara County?
The median price for single-family, re-sale homes reached its highest level since August 2008: up 34.6% year-over-year to $632,450. The sales price to list price ratio, a good indicator of demand, for...
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Why buy a house?
Ahhh, the question that will be on everyone’s mind for at least the next decade. I bought my first house in the late 1980′s. I sold it about a year and a half later and had to pay at the closing...
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Envision San Jose 2040. A real plan or a dream?
Recently, I attended a presentation at the Santa Clara Association of Realtors® office on to learn about Envision San Jose 2040. This is a project created by the City of San Jose’ planning group and...
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Home prices ready for a second dip? Which Silicon Valley neighborhoods are at...
If you are reading or listening to news reports about the housing market, you may find conflicting information. Hard to believe that three out of the four largest banks showed profits for 2010 while...
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Where are the foreclosures in San Jose?
Simple answer. Everywhere. In San Jose, according to Foreclosure Radar, there are 600 foreclosed single family homes, condominiums, and town homes in the San Jose area. See the map below for the...
View ArticleWhich neighborhoods in San Jose are the best?
There are a lot of great neighborhoods to consider, now it is finding out more about what you want in a neighborhood. Here are brief summaries of neighborhoods in the Greater San Jose area. - Los...
View ArticleWhere are the real estate deals in San Jose?
Recent housing reporting has been all over the place. The price range between $300,000 – $600,000 is still very competitive with some listings going for 101% to 103% to list price. But there are...
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Confused about the San Jose real estate market? I’m here to help!
No wonder the consumer is confused about where our real estate market is heading. One headline reads “More Foreclosure Activity”, another reads “Home sales up 19% year to year”, and don’t even...
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How will Shadow Inventory impact the San Jose housing market?
A potentially complicated, controversial topic amongst those following the housing market is how Shadow Inventory will impact the housing “recovery”. On the web you will find almost an equal amount of...
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Housing Market in Review for San Jose
Good news! FHA loan limits have been extended at higher cost living area FHA loan amounts of $729,750 instead of $625,500! This will help FHA buyers opportunities to more homes in the Bay Area....
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Walkability and San Jose Neighborhoods
Find out your neighborhood’s walk score! Tags: Buyers' Tips, Market Information, Sellers' Tips, Willow Glen, bedroom community, best neighborhoods san jose, walkability san jose
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Walking Willow Glen
I love walking around Willow Glen. It’s certainly an architect lover’s delight and is known as a “walkable” town. The homes are historic and fabulous. The streets are lined with huge old trees that...
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Winter Events in Willow Glen and Los Gatos
The Thanksgiving left overs are all eaten. We battled the crowds on Black Friday and shopped locally for the Shop Small Businesses Saturday. Now it’s time to schedule all those special holiday events...
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Holiday Giving
Give yourself a fabulous gift this year – the gift of making a difference in people’s lives. There are so many ways to do something important during this holiday season. Quite simply you can change...
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Places to Make a Donation for the Holidays
There are lots of ways to help organizations by donating money this holiday season. Some (like the Red Cross) prefer money so they can purchase specifically what is needed. However there are also lots...
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