Cinnabar Winery Offers Summer Entertainment
Image of Cinnabar Winery via Snooth Cinnabar Winery Tasting Room is hosting live music every Friday evening this summer on the patio at 14612 Big Basin Way, Saratoga, CA 95070! Â Starting May 2010 they will be offering wine for sale by the glass for onsite consumption at the Cinnabar tasting…
Revocable Living Trusts and Real Estate
As a real estate agent I am often asked for advice from home buyers on how title in real estate should be taken and “What are the implications of setting up a Revocable Living Trust?” Â Here I must defer to your CPA and/or attorney, as I am not licensed to…
Palo Alto is Bellwether For South Bay Silicon Valley
The Palo Alto real estate market is often a bellwether in advance of what happens to real estate in the south bay of Silicon Valley. Here are some recent sales activity from Palo Alto Alain Pinel Realtor Carol Li to give you a flavor of what we might expect. (note:…
How’s The Real Estate Market?
A blogger-friend Scott Sambucci’s recent Altos Research post, he suggests that year over year and non-seasonally adjusted house sales statistics are the most reliable indicators to answer the questions: What’s happening in the real estate market? Where is it headed? Scott affirms that the “Case-Shiller HPI is a very reliable…
Alain Pinel Realtors Open.APR.com Website Has Automatic Search Function
You may be aware that 80% of home buyers search the internet first to find their next home and that top real estate brokerages such as Alain Pinel are shifting their media advertising from print to online marketing functionality. However, you may not be aware that you can get good…
Santa Clara County Property Taxes Due Tomorrow
Property Taxes are paid in arrears. The second installment of your 2009-2010 property taxes are due April 10, 2010. This means you must have your mailed in payment stamped by the post office by 4/10/10 or you can pay through the internet (although there is a 2.5% fee for using your credit…
Saratoga Has Strong Sellers Real Estate Market
The real estate market in Saratoga, CA 95070 spiked dramatically in March, 2010 with 48 pending sales. Even though there were 51 new listings, inventory dropped to a low 89 homes, which is only a 4.2 month supply at the current absorption rate. 21 homes closed escrow in Saratoga in…
Saratoga Alain Pinel Realtors Office Sales Up in March 2010
March 2010 was a very good month for the Saratoga office of Alain Pinel Realtors with closed sales up 287.5% over March 2009 Â making Saratoga the #2 ranking office in the company. Â Â Written volume in March were also up 93.7% over March 2009. The recession may not be over, but…
Does The Real Estate Brokerage Brand Really Matter To The Consumer?
My answer to the above question is emphatically, yes! At least in my experience, where I work. Alain Pinel has been adding new offices during these difficult times, because now more than ever, consumers realize they need the most professional, competent and experienced Realtor they can find. Real estate transactions…
Savor Saratoga – Wine & Wisteria
On Sunday, April 11, 2010 the Saratoga Village Development Council (SVDC) will host a fundraiser dinner: “Savor Saratoga: Wine & Wisteria” at Hakone, the National Trust historic Japanese Garden just up Big Basin Way from the Village. The time is from 5 to 7:30 PM and only 150 tickets will…
Low Saratoga Home For Sale Inventory Spurs Sales
 Because of seasonally low inventory, home sales in Saratoga, CA are brisk in the under $2 million range if they are well priced. One year ago inventory of single family homes was 167 – today it is only 106 homes available. Pending sales increased from 17 last year to…
Multiple Offers In Saratoga and Cupertino Homes For Sale
The real estate market in Silicon Valley from Saratoga north to Cupertino and Sunnyvale is hot in moderate price range with multiple offers.  Here’s an update detail in Cupertino this past week: 5073 Shady               Listed at $899,000      Sold for $970,000      13 offers 10607 Glenview         Listed at $1,099,888   Sold for ~$1,150,000 17…
Finding Saratoga Real Estate Hot Spots with Realtors Property Resouce
REALTORS® are the center of real estate transactions and I predict will remain so, because of four factors: Access to a new propietary program called REALTORS® Property Resource (RPR), REALTORS® extensive market knowledge, Marketing expertise and Negotiating skills. Not all licensed real estate agents are REALTORS® (members of the National…
Facebook Fan Page Posts Saratoga Real Estate Market Updates
There are 12 new listings in Saratoga this week. There are 116 residential MLS listings available with an average price of $2,241,933.…
How Can I Save Green When Buying A Green Home?
Image by U.S. Army Environmental Command via Flickr Green building is here to stay! Â So if you’re thinking of buying a home in Saratoga, Los Gatos or Monte Sereno or you are thinking of remodeling your existing residence, you need to know what elements of a “green home”* are most…
