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…
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…
Saratoga-Live & Saratoga Village Improvements
Saratoga, CA Vice Mayor, Jill Hunter and Brian Berg are two spark-plugs behind the Saratoga Village Development Council, which met Tuesday evening at the Rose International Market on Big Basin Way in Saratoga, CA 95070. In addition to discussing planned events in March and April, the group saw plans for…
Inviting Prospective Buyers Into Your Home For Sale
We love our pets and feel that they are a natural part of our home – they have rights too! When it comes to selling your home certain precautions need to be taken regarding animals. Â Some cats are restricted to inside only, for their own protection; Â it important that the…
Saratoga Real Estate Heats Up With The Super Bowl
The Silicon Valley real estate market regularly starts to pick up about the time of the Super Bowl (wasn’t that a great game)! Inventory of homes for sale in Saratoga, CA 95070 is climbing, but is still a low 86 detached and 11 attached homes. Last week 21 detached homes…
School District Boundaries in Saratoga, CA 95070
Search of homes for sale in Saratoga, CA, by families with school age children, almost always starts with schools. Market valuation of homes is directly related to API school scores. Frequently at open house I will open a detailed map that shows the district boundaries for schools in Saratoga. Saratoga Union…
Reverse Mortgage Now Allows New Home Purchase
Did you know that there is a program that allows seniors (62 years and older) to purchase a new home without taking on a new monthly mortgage payment? It will enable seniors to: Purchase a primary residence more suitable for their current needs (ie. single story vs. two story) Purchase…
How’s The Real Estate Market?
The question if get asked most frequently is “How’s the real estate market?” It used to be that everyone read the newspapers and got their somewhat distorted news from the headlines; now people get their news online and from multiple sources. I hope I have earned the right for you…
Santa Clara County Jumbo Mortgages Now Classified Less Risky
Jumbo mortgages in Santa Clara County has been reclassified from a market risk perspective to class 1, which is the least risky class! The major benefit is that now a borrower can put down 20% on a jumbo loan and only need to show 10% of the loan amount in…
Saratoga Real Estate Starts 2010 With Strong Demand
With an inventory of only 76 homes for sale in Saratoga, CA 95070, very low interest rates and the stock market DOW index over 10,600, demand for homes in the Golden Triange with Saratoga Schools is strong demand. The 3br/2 1/2 ba, property we put on the market last week at…
Location, Location, Location in Saratoga, CA
Real estate has always been about location, but now technology is enhancing the search – where to find the best in Saratoga, CA? Last Thursday evening I was talking with Vice Mayor Jill Hunter about the Saratoga Village Development Council. Â Jill noted that there are now 26 restaurants in Saratoga…
Searching Homes For Sale in Saratoga on Google
Search engine giant Google integrated homes for sale searches into Google Maps in July, 2009 and last week added a new functionality that automatically shows listings if the words real estate or homes for sale are added to a city name. Google Maps is an aggregator, showing push pins for…
Are Shared Home Appreciation Arrangements Good for Retirees?
Home buyers looking for homes for sale in Saratoga, Los Gatos, Monte Sereno and other affluent neighborhoods of Silicon Valley are aware that prices in the upper end of the market are currently soft. Astute home buyers are hoping that home values will rebound in the best neighborhoods as the…
