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 [...]
Today’s “Gory Details” podcast provides information to Buyers who are unsure of the current market today. So in case of emergency, break glass — we present here the “Buyer’s Emergency Roadside Kit”. What you’ll hear today are things like: Updates on the new jumbo conforming loan limits The Difference between a good real estate [...]
Ok, so now that I’ve had the opportunity to check them out on Broker’s Tour, here’s my quick review: 346 Grand St. – Great location, and actually right across the street from Mt. Carmel School. Not a bad thing at all, just be prepared during the school year, between the hours of 7:35 and 8:00am, [...]
Just fresh on the market — don’t have the unabashed reviews, as these aren’t available to view until our Broker’s Tour tomorrow (Tuesday), but here’s a couple new listings in the Mt. Carmel area: 145 Hillview Ave: $1,045,000: 4BR, 2BA, 1690 sq. ft. on a 7800 sq. ft. lot — the landscaping looks nice from [...]
The moral of this story is: if you’re selling your home, make sure you know what pictures your agent is putting up on the MLS. Athol Kay, a realtor in Connecticut, writes a great blog, which I religiously read for the humorous “Bad MLS Photo of the Day”. These are actual photos that appear in [...]
Here’s what’s currently pending in the Mt. Carmel area. Note the Days on Market (DOM) for each one: 524 Jeter – $989,000 – 3br/1.5ba – 11 DOM 271 Myrtle – $1,565,000 – 4br/2.5 ba – 10 DOM 1701 Whipple – $1,195,000 – 3br/2ba – 26 DOM 505 St. Francis – $925,000 – 3br/2ba – 18 [...]
Ok, so if you’ve ever used Zillow, you know that it’s a fun toy to see how much your neighbor/boss/co-worker/doppelganger’s house is worth. Is it completely reliable? Let’s just say, it’s a starting point Case in point. I was curious what Zillow thought the average $ per square foot was in Mt. Carmel. I first [...]
Here’s some of the single-family homes currently for sale in the Mt. Carmel neighborhood. Any opinion stated here is purely the opinion of the author 245 King St. – 2br/1ba – $846,500 – 14 days on market (DOM). Very charming home, and at 1220 sq. ft., a good size for a 2br. 153 Lowell St. – [...]
In the last 3 months, the following homes in the Mt. Carmel area closed escrow. Following that are some market averages for this area, which is, no surprise, holding pretty strong. Is there really an “average” in Mt. Carmel, though? Probably not — in this broad mix of a neighborhood, you can maybe get a [...]
Alrighty then, here we are, my second “hyper-local” blog, and on what is one of the more desirable neighborhoods in Redwood City: the friendly, tree-lined and family oriented neighborhood of Mt. Carmel. I’ve got probably one of the longest running real estate blogs (since 2005) here on the Peninsula, the aptly named “The Gory Details ..of [...]
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