Santa Clara County 2010 Tax Roll Declined by 2.43%
Image via Wikipedia According to the Santa Clara Assessors Office 2010-2011 Annual Report , assessed value tax rolls in the County declined in 2010 by 2.43% – the first time since 1978, when proposition 13 was passed in California. This means city and county governments are tightening their belts to…
How’s The Real Estate Market?
Image via Wikipedia Recent media news reports trumpet that sales of existing homes plunged by 29 percent in July 2009. Is this the whole story… or is this the beginning of election year rhetoric? Further, do the national statistics have any bearing on how the real estate market is doing…
Music Man at Saratoga Civic Theater
South Bay Musical Theatre (formerly Saratoga Drama Group) presented The Music Man September 25 to October 16, 2010 at the Saratoga Civic Theater, located at the northwest corner of Fruitvale Ave. and Allendale (kitty-corner from West Valley College) in Saratoga, CA 95070. The 299-seat Saratoga Civic Theater is an fine…
Closing Costs in Santa Clara County
Image via Wikipedia Each county in California has customs as to who pays for closing costs in a real estate sale transaction. In Santa Clara County it is customary for the seller to pay for escrow charges/fees, title fees (Owners Policy) and County transfer tax of $1.10 per thousand. Buyer…
Montalvo Fall Concert Series
Image via Wikipedia Montalvo’s Summer 2010 entertainment season is ending with a bang with three concerts mid-September as they prepare for fall concerts at the Carriage House Theater: September Saturday, September 11, 7:30pm Robert Cray Band Wednesday, September 15, 7pm Chris Botti Friday, September 17, 7pm Creedence Clearwater Revisited October…
