Marcy's Blog

  About 30 years ago some friends of mine who were young professionals, living in New York City, had a baby. Having both grown up in the suburbs of Philadelphia they promptly decided the city was no place to raise a child.Being early in their careers, they did not have enough money to buy a house...

Housing prices in the Silicon Valley are at an all time high. What is even more difficult is that most homes get multiple offers and many sell 10-25% over list price. It is very difficult to get a grip on even how much to offer on a property to be competitive. Then, if you do offer enough, but as...

    I hope you will find the following snapshot of local Real Estate inventory interesting. The table represents aggregated values based on MLS data for the specified date.  Housing Inventory Snapshot March 28, 2015   Average List Price 30 Days Trend Median List Price 30 Days Trend Average DOM: ...

  Homes in Palo Alto are expensive and there is a lot of competition for them. Lots in Palo Alto tend to be relatively small. Most are 6,000 to 8,000 square feet. Palo Alto lots (or tear down homes more commonly) are selling for 2 -5 million dollars, making the cost of a new home in Palo Alto as...

  As you can see from this chart in 2015 so far condos in the Villages San Jose sold for just over 100% of list price on average. There were 36 closed condo sales in The Villages Golf and Country Club in San Jose ranging in price from $290,000 to $1.050.000. The average days on market was 29 days...

153 Jacinto Way Sunnyvale, Ca 94086 Welcome to The Pleasures Of Sunnyvale Living Price : $1,100,000.00 Bedrooms : 3 Bathrooms : 2.00 Square Foot : 1,584 Lot Size : 6,534 sq.ft. County : Santa Clara Property Type : Single Family Year Built : 1966 MLS Number : 81455378 click for more information a...

  151 Buckingham Dr #276 Santa Clara, Ca 95051 Gorgeous, Cupertino Schools At Affordable Price Price : $525,000.00 Bedrooms : 2 Bathrooms : 2.00 Square Foot : 1,028 Community : Vista Del Lago County : Santa Clara Property Type : Condo, Townhome Year Built : 1969 MLS Number : 81454871 click for mo...

      Anyone trying to buy a home in Menlo Park right now knows that it is tough out there. There are many more buyers than sellers and many Menlo Park homes sell with multiple offers way over list price. Some homes go as much as 30% over asking, but some do not. How does a buyer make the decisi...

The real estate market for Sunnyvale town homes and condos for sale is pretty crazy right now. There are hundreds of new town homes springing up for sale in the eastern part of Sunnyvale but even so, the resale market is still on fire for sellers in Sunnyvale. Normally, if there is a lot of new ...

Anyone trying to buy a home in Palo Alto right now knows that it is tough out there. There are many more buyers than sellers and many Palo Alto homes sell with multiple offers way over list price. Some homes go as much as 40% over asking, but some do not. How does a buyer make the decision about...