Short Sales and the Economy.A good indicator of how the economic recovery is proceeding is to keep tabs on the number of short sales that are taking place.  As long as prices are dropping or remaining at depressed levels, you’ll see more short...
Topics: Peninsula Real Estate, Short Sale Rates, Short Sales

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Buy Low, Sell High…Flipping homes hasn’t been a topic that has been discussed much lately because the practice has all but dried up in recent years. Why?  There are two elements that have to be present simultaneously for a flipper to be...
Topics: Auctions, Flipping Homes, Foreclosures, Peninsula Real Estate

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Robbing from Peter to Save PaulThe most recent budget proposal out of Sacramento relies heavily on the State Government borrowing property tax revenue from local cities to close the $26B gap that exists today.   Cities that have already laid off staff..
Topics: Peninsula News, Property Tax, State Budget

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Tough ThresholdVarious communities on the Peninsula have tried to get special parcel taxes passed to help prop up the dire financial situations of their respective school districts.   Some have been successful (San Carlos), while others have gone down..
Topics: Peninsula Schools, San Francisco Peninsula Schools

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Topics: Peninsula Real Estate

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