John Leahy's (jleahy) Blog

It makes you scratch your head sometimes. A year ago in March we could barely give away houses. One year later we're back to Silicon Valley as usual. Multiple offers and a shortage of decent homes to sell. It seems that this market changes so very rapidly from one extreme to the other. Fortunatel...

There may never be a better opportunity to buy a home or an investment property in San Jose. Prices have dropped by 25% from their peaks in some market areas and there may still be another 15% of negotiating room left on the table for buyers who are willing to tolerate the vagaries of buying a sh...

Are you the kind of home buyer who likes to take a hands on approach. You're checking the new listings either through MLSListings.com or an agent's automated market update (such as mine)?  Do you enjoy going to the open house the first week a new listing hits the market, or driving by a listing a...

FSBO's - Why Cooperate when you can Participate! List for $4950! List your home where the public and over 10,000 agents are looking. The local MLS. Pay a flat fee for listing and closing your home plus commission to the buyer's agent. List your home for $4950 payable only when you close escrow.Re...