Open Source Real Estate in Saratoga
To Saratoga, CA Realtor Rick Bonetti open source real estate means giving a little extra - the unexpected in service, expertise and experience.…
Need Saratoga and Los Gatos Recycle Resources When Moving?
Are you moving and have good stuff left over after your garage or estate sale? If you have unwanted items that you don’t want to move, don’t throw them away- donate them! Reusing, reselling, recycling and donation saves these items from becoming waste in our landfills. There are many agencies…
Mastering The Art and Heart
Last evening my wife and I enjoyed the delightful new movie Julie and Julia. My wife is an excellent cook, who devoured Volume I of Mastering the Art of French Cooking as a young wife and mother; she recalls son Jim frequently asking for Eggs Benedict with her luscious hollandaise. To bloggers,…
Finding Good Deals in Pockets of Housing Recovery
Jim Carlton wrote an article in the Wall Street Journal on Jun 20, 2009 that squares exactly with what I am seeing in the field, working with first time buyers.  There are definte “pockets of recovery” in Silicon Valley. “Homes are selling briskly again in the lower end of the market [under $600,000]…
Don’t be Fooled by Foreclosure Headlines
Recent news headlines have caused confusion by the media have improperly characterizing the new California Foreclosure Prevention Act as a “90-day moratorium†and incorrectly stating that the lender must modify delinquent loans before it begins foreclosure. In reality, the foreclosure process for certain owner-occupied residential first trust deeds has been…
Should I Buy a Home in Saratoga now?
Tuesday 12/16/08 the Federal Reserve cut its federal funds target rate by more than three-quarters of a percentage point to a range of between 0 and .25 percent. The decision signals that Fed Chief Ben Bernanke is more concerned with the rapidly deteriorating economy than the prospect of stoking inflation.…
Saratoga Weekly Single Family Recap
This past week in Saratoga there were 16 new sales, 2 closings and 7 new Saratoga properties were added to the market (including a great property the Moe Banian and I have listed at 13587 Saraview Drive) bringing to total inventory to 97 homes. 8 properties, with 131 CDOM had…
