Zillow has become a and useful tool for sellers, buyers, and real estate agents, however quite often, when I am trying to explain the market value of a home to a potential buyer or seller, I will hear the famous words: "But Zillow says …...
Topics: Home Buyers

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September is the time of the year when the California Department of Education releases its yearly Academic Performance Index (API) scores. Here are the 2009 Growth API Scores for Santa Clara County and San Mateo County. We see an overall steady...
Topics: Schools, Silicon Valley News

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The Santa Clara community of Rivermark might be considered the jewel of the Santa Clara real estate market.  Where else in Santa Clara’s Silicon Valley can you find so many amenities for home buyers?  Rivermark offers among other things,..
Topics: Neighborhoods

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The shops on Lincoln Avenue have never been flashy, and in contrast to Santana Row and even downtown Los Gatos it is quite tame.  The residents of Willow Glen are proud and protective of their strip and can be quite vigilant when it comes to new...
Topics: San Jose

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I anticipate lower interest rates but they are going to be in limited supply and you will need to be prepared in order to get one of these favorable loans.There are many who won’t get these loans, not because they can’t qualify or they have no equity.
Topics: Mortgages, Silicon Valley News

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