Foreclosures in Santa Clara County
If one reads the newspapers they might get the false impression that all of Santa Clara County is awash with foreclosures in all price ranges. The distribution map of properties currently up for auction clearly shows the east side and Blossom Valley areas have the highest concentrations, but there are few on…
Purchase Activity and Mortgage Rates Up
According to our in house lenders, Private Mortgage Advisors (Wells Fargo), conforming and jumbo conforming motrgage interest rates are up due to an increase in the 10 year bond yields, driven largely by better than expected economic news (specifically having to do with consumer confidence and employment). Lenders are seeing an…
Hail Me a Cab… and a Pizza
 Saturday, my wife Lynne and I had the pleasure of attending the premier Simi Forage – a Sonoma County wine and food adventure, arranged by Erica Valentine, Estate Director of Simi Winery. I met Erica at the Luxury Marketing Council in San Francisco and she graciously extended an invitation…
