Tales of my disappearance from the blogosphere have been greatly exaggerated. Finally, after more than a quarter of being just crazily busy (recession, what recession?), your friendly Mount Carmel neighborhood blogger is “Back in the Saddle”, to quote one of my favorite Aerosmith songs. Has nothing been going on in Mount Carmel? Apart from the [...]
I’m reposting this from my general purpose real estate blog, “The Gory Details“, because, though it’s not specific to Mount Carmel real estate, it’s a good read for what’s going on out there in the market. Ok, now this just sounds insane. Or maybe I should have started it as “I never thought this would [...]
Well, I guess ‘recent’ being a relative term. There’s currently a good handful of homes for sale in the Mt. Carmel –15 by my count — really nice ones too, at many different price points — from a comfortable 2/1 for $869K (181 Myrtle), to a gorgeous Craftsman for $1.398M (at 1627 Brewster). But, so [...]
And here’s why. There is a new refinance fever hitting the consuming public. Why? Because the record low delivery rates have let to incredibly low home loan rates. Have you heard about the rumored 4.5% fixed rates that might become available from the gub’mint under a new stimulus program to get the housing market to [...]
This month’s episode: She’s back! For the third time on the Gory Details Podcast, my special guest is the dynamic Carole Rodoni, a highly regarded speaker, author and advisor in Bay Area real estate. Formerly president of Fox and Carskadon Realtors, COO of Cornish & Carey Real Estate, President & COO of Alain Pinel Realtors, [...]
Back for an unprecedented THIRD time on the Gory Details Podcast, next Monday I will be interviewing the dynamic, illustrious and always interesting Carole Rodoni. For those who don’t know her, Carole is an author and advisor in Bay Area real estate. Her illustrious career includes roles as President of Fox & Carskadon Realtors, COO [...]
This comes from a great article I saw last week in the Los Altos Town Crier. Talked about a recent panel of real estate lawyers (now THAT’S a bit of a scary combination of 3 words), discussing numerous issues, chief among them, disclosures. Here were the highlights: In today’s economic times, when much of the [...]
At last someone in the media who understands how real estate (and investing) works! This is not your typical, “scary, sky-is-falling” article (because why would the media report on good news articles, they don’t sell many magazines) — but, finally, a reporter who uses reason and logic to analyze the buying and selling of real [...]
It’s been quite a busy week — a handful of new listings have come on the market, many of which will be on tour today. A quick snapshot: 1562 James – $828,000 – 2br/1ba, 1150 sq. ft on a 5304 sq. ft. lot. For a 2br home, a decent amount of square footage — most [...]
A few new ones have popped up on the radar the past couple days. Some on the starter-size price range, others on the high-side of your typical Mt. Carmel homes. Here they are, in no particular order: 477 Topaz: $625,000: 2br/1ba, 700 sq. ft. on a 2625 sq. ft. lot. In my opinion a great [...]
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