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 to turn to SaratogaVoice.com when you [...]

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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 liquid funds as reserves.  This should [...]

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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 20385 Wolcot Way, Saratoga, CA 95070 [...]

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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.  Jill noted that there are now 26 restaurants in Saratoga village and how Yelp and other [...]

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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 properties listed on www.APR.com, LuxuryRealEstate.com, foreclosure1.com, [...]

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