The way someone lives in a home and the way it should be “staged” for sale are two different things.
The staging process starts with depersonalization (removal of photos, religious symbols, kitchen convenience items, etc.) that helps the potential buyer not to be distracted by the personal effects of the current owners and instead allows them [...]

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The City of Saratoga is holding its community Garage Sale on August 8, 2009 from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.mResidents concerned about being “green” need look no further than their garages. Saratoga residents, register your garage sale online today!
Registration closes July 23, 2009. Residents can also register by mail, fax, or in person by downloading the [...]

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There are some exceptional value in Almaden.  Click>here for a good example – this 3,286+/-sf home is available for $999,000!
Almaden resale home sales have rebounded for the doldrums in late 2008 and early this spring and are now experiencing good sales (although down somewhat from the April peak) and declining inventory:

 Rick Bonetti |408-857-8800 | Alain Pinel [...]

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Alain Pinel Realtors retains dominance in the Saratoga, CA real estate brokerage market with nearly 1/3 market share in terms of $ volume of closed transactions for the 6 month period between January 1, 2009 and June 30, 2009!  Click>here for more detail.
Rick Bonetti | 408-857-8800 | Alain Pinel Realtors | The Art and Heart of Real [...]

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Priced at $1.25 million with Saratoga schools, the 1,902+/-sf home (above) in the Golden Triangle was sold today with multiple offers.  The upper end of the market is still soft, but the middle market is showing an increase in pending sales and a decrease in inventory.
Here is a graph showing the trend:

 Rick Bonetti | 408-857-8800 [...]

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