Yes, as Tim Lincecum so aptly described it….”it’s shiny” Coming Wednesday, February 16, 2011, from 3:30-5:30pm, at the Courthouse Square –Redwood City is very proud and excited that the San Francisco Giants World Champions Trophy Tour is coming to our community! This means that you can get up close to the fabulous World Champions trophy, take pictures, and [...]
It’s that time of year again, and here’s the one key thing that I, Ed Gory, predict with some level of certainty that will happen this year in real estate news: Predictions on Bay Area real estate will be contradictory That’s right, contradictory. Some articles will point to data showing positive upswings. Other articles will [...]
(courtesy of Malcolm Smith, City of Redwood City, Public Comm. Mgr.) As you may know, a significant set of storms is predicted to come in starting late tonight or tomorrow, Friday, December 17, along with high tides on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings. If you are in a flood-prone area of Redwood City, you’ll want [...]
In perusing the vast swath of RE articles on Alltop, I am always amused/perplexed/stupefied by the contradicting reports on housing predictions. Here’s two examples — which one do you side with? “Experts Say Housing Recovery is Still Years Away” versus “58% of Americans Expect Housing Market to Recover After 2012″ Good heavens! Who’s right here? [...]
The 9th Annual Mt. Carmel Holiday Home Tour will take place on Saturday, December 11th from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. This year’s Tour features the Parish Rectory along with 3 other beautiful area homes. Tickets are $30 each and a box lunch is included. Lunch will be served at the Boutique. Now you can purchase Holiday [...]
It’s been a pretty healthy run these last couple quarters. Here’s some of the number for the statistics junkies out there: 49 homes have closed to date so far in 2010 (17 in the last 3 months) the average days on market is currently 58 days the average $/sq. ft. for homes sold is roughly [...]
Lowball offers rarely, if ever, get accepted. There, I said it. Almost everything you read in the news these days about the housing market points to it being a Buyer’s Market. That is true to some extent, but not 100% of the time. There are neighborhoods out there that are exceptions to the rule, and [...]
Put it on your calendar !! Oct. 23rd, starting at 5:00 pm. It’s “The Blue & Gold Gala”, the annual Mt. Carmel Auction. You can view the online auction site here, get tickets for the event, or even download the Auction catalog. Here’s just a small samplings of some of the great items up for auction: 7 [...]
Looking for something to do in Redwood City? Check out the new “365 Things to Do in Redwood City“, at RedwoodCity365.com. You can also find the FaceBook fan page here. While I’m sure there’ll be plenty to write about, I’m always looking for suggestions and recommendations, so feel free to contribute!
Doesn’t matter whether it’s a Buyer’s Market, or a Seller’s Market. Lowball offers are as old as the oldest profession. Let’s say you just received an offer from someone who wants to buy your home. You’re excited and relieved, until you realize the offer is an unrealistic lowball price. Insulted? Disappointed? How should you respond [...]
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