Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Q: We bought our home during a hot market and were told if
we wanted to be taken seriously, we’d have to pay over list
price and have an as-is, non-contingent sale. Now that we
have to sell in this cooler market, there must be techniques
to […]

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Real Estate Attorney Nancy Chillag

author of…
How to Survive A Remodel

Insurance during a construction project is critical. Your contractor should
have various types of insurance in place, such as general liability insurance,
worker’s compensation insurance, automobile insurance. But you need
insurance too! Check with your current homeowner’s insurance representative.
If you are going to live in the property you […]

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Sunnyvale Beauty in Old Orchard Neighborhood

4 Bedrooms, 2 1/2 Bathrooms
Originally Builder Optional 5 Bedroom Home
Enclosed Front Courtyard
New Roof & Gutter
Prime Sunnyvale Location
Walking Distance to Sunnyvale Parks & Schools
Easy Access to Major Commute Routes

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Step Down Living Room with Hardwood Floors

Formal Dining Room
Wood Burning Fireplace
Large Picture Window […]

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Excerpted from Nancy Chillag’s book
How To Survive a Remodel
If your relationship is in any type of trouble, do not start a remodel. Psychologists, therapists and marriage counselors probably all agree that one of the most stressful things for a marriage to endure is a remodel. The normal things that can put stress […]

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by Ryan Kapowich
The April/2008 Silicon Valley Real Estate Sales Report for Santa Teresa Single-Family Homes saw a closing of 12 sales receiving 94.27% of list price. These closings represented a median price of $550,000 and an average price of $560,979. There were 39 new listings for the month of April/2008.
Total Sales: $6,731,750
vs
The March/2008 Silicon […]

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Excerpted from the San Jose Mercury News, SJMN
Market Wise Column, Saturday, April 5, 2008
Q: We were referred to a top agent whom we spoke on the phone and really liked. However, when we arrived in town, her husband met us instead and we never heard from her again. We […]

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Kapowich on Real Estate #138

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The Q-1/2008 Completed Sales Report for San Jose
Single-Family Homes saw a closing of 695 sales receiving 97.59% of
list price. These closings represented a median price of $660,000
and an average price of $755,553. There were 3,340 new listings
reported to the MLS for Q-1/2008 . Total Sales: $524,354,260
vs
The Q-1/2005 Completed Sales Report for San Jose
[…]

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The Seller’s Market
Veteran real estate agents have seen/felt many, many markets “change,” also referred to as “cycles.” Some of these changes took place seemingly overnight. A Seller’s Market in Silicon Valley finds Buyers lining up in front of mediocre over-priced properties. In addition, these Buyers will compete to pay over-list price, buy “as-is” and […]

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by Ryan Kapowich
The April/2008 Completed Sales Report for Milpitas Single-Family
Homes saw a closing of 16 sales receiving 97.88% of list price. These
closings represented a median price of $585,000 and an average price
of $660,805. There were 56 new listings reported to the MLS in
April/2008.
Total Sales: $10,572,888
vs
The April/2007 Completed Sales Report for Milpitas Single-Family
Homes […]

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