Mary Pope-Handy's Silicon Valley Real Estate Commentary

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Real Estate Agent - Christie's International Real Estate Sereno - 01153805
A discussion on the real estate market and practice, particularly in the greater Silicon Valley area, particularly within San Jose, Los Gatos, Saratoga, Monte Sereno, Campbell, and adjacent areas.

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2008 

This week I wrote more offers for short sale buyers in San Jose. My clients, who must be the nicest people on the planet, commented that they felt badly that I had to write so many offers to try to get them a house.Right then it struck me how very similar this experience is (in some ways) to when...
02/24/2008
Los Gatos is a charming town nestled into the base of foothills of the Coastal Range. It's an upscale community in Silicon Valley, with good schools, low crime, and well maintained homes overall. In general, the market is "fair" in town. But real estate is always local, and things aren't always a...
02/19/2008
Saturday was my 15th anniversary of selling real estate, and what a memorable day it was!  My new buyer clients and I visited six houses in three adjoining districts in San Jose: south San Jose, Santa Teresa and Blossom Valley. They are looking to buy a single family home for close to a half mill...
02/11/2008
It is a buyers' market in Los Gatos, and a strong buyers' market in most of San Jose, California. There is an 80-90% chance that any given home that is listed will NOT sell this month. Even so,  sometimes, you want or need to sell despite the market. If that's the case, what are some basics to pa...
02/09/2008
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