San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara MSA posts 27.73% Five Year Increase in Home Values
The Federal Housing Finance Agency was formed this summer by a legislative merger of the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO), the Federal Housing Finance Board (FHFB) and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) mission team. Their new website started October 28, 2008,…
Saratoga Men’s Club
 The Saratoga Men’s Club meets on the third Tuesday at the Foothill Club at 20399 Park Place; this Arts and Crafts style clubhouse was designed in 1914 by famed architect Julia Morgan and listed on the National Register of Historic places. The Saratoga Men’s Club marks its beginnings from 1918…
Saratoga Housing Forecast
 Last Friday, November 21, 2008, Leslie Appleton-Young, Chief Economist for California Association of Realtors presented her analysis and forecast of the California and Santa Clara County housing market to Alain Pinel Realtors in Silicon Valley. Click >here for a link to the charts. Here’s a summary of my notes…
Yelp Saratoga
A great way to find recommendations for services in Saratoga, California is Yelp.com Check it out and add your voice. There are currently 1500 entries, many of which have multiple reviews. Any of my clients are welcome to write their recommendation and review of the real estate service I have provided…
Saratoga Housing Market Forecast
 The chart above shows trends in sales and listings in Saratoga. It is interesting to note that while list prices peaked in Spring of this year and have been on a moderately steady decline, prices of homes actually sold has not followed the same trend – the average over the…
Saratoga Real Estate Market Update
There are currently 140 single family homes on the market in Saratoga with an average price of $2.5 million. Over the past 90 days 54 homes in Saratoga have closed escrow, ranging in price from $770,000 to $3.925 million, with an average price of $1.849 million. If you are interested…
Want to Buy Saratoga White House for $1?
Don”t get excited when you see this Saratoga landmark, which was previously offered for $7.5 million is now “offered” for only $1 . The owner wanted to relist with a range range or “decline to state”, but MLS rules would not allow that, so in an effort to generate offers,…
Saratoga Wiki
In checking out Wikipedia for Saratoga I discovered that in 2008 CNN.Money named Saratoga, California the 4th highest earning community in the United States. In 2005, CNN.Money named Saratoga, California the twenty sixth-best place to live in the United States!…
May Those Who Help The Most Win!
Yesterday, as I was walking in Saratoga Village, I was taken by the huge timbers that support a beautiful, large pine in the village square.  Without their help it would surely fall down and the focal apex of Saratoga would be less attractive and inviting. The pine over shadows the…
Saratoga Community Interfaith Thanksgiving
The forty-third annual Saratoga Community Interfaith Thansgiving Day Service will be held, Thursday, November 27th at 10 AM at Saratoga Federated Church, 20390 Park Place, Saratoga, CA 95070. The service is being put on by the Saratoga Ministerial Association (pictured) which includes Mormons, Catholics, Jews and Christians (Lutherans, Episcopal,…
Saratoga Strong Among The Weak
 Saratoga single family homes for sale has been remarkably steady during 2008 and inventory, although higher than last year is headed for a seasonal decline. Median listing prices have been declining since March, but the actual price of homes sold have been holding strong with a median of $1.942…
Why How Matters
Thomas Friedman, one of my favorite New York Times Op-Ed columnists reflects on how we as a nation got into the financial mess that we have seen in the past two weeks. In his October 14th column he says “We got away from the basics — from the fundamentals of…
Good News!
Some of you know that our daughter Jill Whitney was diagnosed in June, 2008 with a serious condition know as MDS. There is no known cause for the condition and no cure for this life threatening disease other than a bone marrow transplant. The last couple of months we have…
