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 [...]
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!
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 [...]
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 [...]
Starting tonight! 6pm to 8pm, at Stafford Park, on Hopkins & King. Every Wednesday from now until August 11th. Bring a blanket or lawn chairs, some refreshments, and come check it out! You can find the schedule of bands right here.
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 [...]
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 [...]
Courtesy of the Emerald Hills Railway: Halloween Night Train Rides! Saturday, Oct. 31st, 5-8:30 pm FREE Invite the young and the old, the dead or alive and climb aboard our locomotive to encircle an atmosphere of colorful lights, a black light loading zone, and festive scenes. Friends, family and neighbors welcome! All ages can ride! This event is [...]
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