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01/09/2015
It's almost time to say Goodbye to 2014 and Welcome in 2015! It's going to be another great year! As your Mid-Peninsula Realtor and friend, I am excited to share with you the Year-End Update on how the market peformed this year. Barbara Corcoran said it best: "A funny thing happens in Real Es
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01/09/2015
Chris Eckert of Keller Williams Realty was named one of REAL Trends’ Best Real Estate Agents in America in the newly issued national ranking report produced by REAL Trends. REAL Trends’ Best Real Estate Agents in America ranks nearly 6,500 residential real estate agents solely based on their exc
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07/30/2013
After exchanging several emails, I found out that both the Mother-in-law and the house were 100 years old when she passed away. I was told that there had been very little updating done to the house in the past 50 years. The various family members were at odds over whether they should do some
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11/28/2012
OK, I’m not sure that Short Sale’d is correct grammer and the Nuns from my grade school might disapprove, but you get my point. I recently sold this condo and the Seller did get $10,000 from the Lender: http://homesite.obeo.com/viewer/default.aspx?tourid=740014&refURL=http://admin.obeo.com/edit_
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10/17/2012
Press Release Keller Williams Realty Ranked "Highest in Customer Satisfaction Among Home Buyer and Seller Segments" by J.D. Power and Associates AUSTIN, TEXAS (August 16, 2012) — According to the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Home Buyer/Seller Satisfaction StudySM released yesterday, Keller
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09/04/2012
Sellers often think that there is little risk in “trying a higher price, just to test the market”, rather than following their agent’s advice on a List Price. In this situation, the Seller assumes that they can “just come down in price in 2 weeks if we don’t get any offers”. They assume th
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06/14/2012
The Single Family Home market on the Mid-Peninsula is really hot right now. Almost every property is selling with multiple offers. In the city of San Mateo right now, Single Family Homes are selling for 103.2% of their list price. On a decent property, Buyers are having to bid against one another
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06/09/2012
The City of San Mateo Presents 2012 Central Park Music Series June 21, 2012 - August 9, 2012 Every Thursday Evening 6 - 8 PM June 21: Take 2 Top hits from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s to current chart toppers. June 28: Stompy Jones Vintage Rhythm & Blues July 5: Pure Ecstasy Motown, R & B, Jaz
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06/07/2012
I got a call the other day from a buyer who I had been working with. They said: “We are going to wait to buy for about 5 years” When I asked them why they said: “We just met with our lender and since we are only putting down 3.5%, we have to pay mortgage insurance. That will cost us an extra $35
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04/20/2012
