Here at Intero, we have a charitable foundation (the Intero Foundation), fully funded by the agents at Intero, whose goal is to positively impact the well being of children in the communities in which we work, by supporting organizations focused on assisting in their education and personal development.
Last Monday, we presented a check for $8,000 [...]
The SAMCAR Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the San Mateo County Association of REALTORS® – of which yours truly is a member, announced their third quarter 2010 grant recipients recently and awarded three organizations $12,500 in grant monies.
The Foundation provided $5000 grants to both Habitat for Humanity and Shelter Network to support the work they [...]
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 to [...]
Good article in the Merc last week, comparing the amount of venture capital invested in startups in the region’s municipalities in 2009.
For us Redwood Citizens, this is good news, as Redwood City ranks #4, behind some pretty big “powerhouse” cities for startups.
The top 5 is as follows (along with the amount invested, in millions):
San Francisco [...]
It’s safe to say that mortgage interest rates have been at historic lows since the summer of ’09, mostly around and sometimes even under 5%. Currently, they’ve been floating around the 5 & 1/8% range.
Part of the reason for these low rates has been because the Fed has been on a buying binge of Mortgage [...]
A few new listings have recently popped up here in the Mt. Carmel area. The first of which — a bit of a fixer — looks like a great value in terms of price (at least on paper). Take a look:
327 Jeter: $585,000 – 2br/1ba, 1140 sq. ft. on a 6500 sf lot. Already has [...]
Got a new TV for Christmas? How about a new game system or microwave, cell phone, or DVD Player/ Recorder? Don’t know what to do with the old ones?
Bring your used, broken or unwanted electronics to school Saturday, January 9 and recycle them for FREE.
Computers/Laptops/Servers
Televisions/Monitors
DVD/CD Players
Fax Machines/Printers
Telecom Equipment/Telephones/Cell Phones
Speakers/Stereo Equipment
Microwaves
Cables/Computer Mice/Keyboards
Bring all your old TVs, along [...]
So wrapped up in a statistic that would make any pessimist say “No way”, is the tell tale “% of LP” — or, the percentage of list price that a home sells for. In the last few months in the Mt. Carmel area, that average number was….drumroll, please…. 100%.
But of course, averages don’t always tell [...]
Be forewarned — no, this is not about kidney harvesting, Nigerian Lottery winnings, or Bill Gates giving everyone lots of money for forwarding an email — there is an email making the rounds titled “HR 2454: CAP AND TRADE ENERGY BILL”, which purports that new legislation will require all homes to retroactively pass new energy standards before they [...]
It’s that time of year again, for the Mt. Carmel Holiday Home Tour!
On Saturday, December 12th, from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., you can visit four beautiful Mount Carmel and Edgewood Park area homes splendidly decorated for the holidays. Even if you can’t make the Tour, come shop the wonderful Gift Boutique at the school, [...]
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