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Five Easy Landscaping ROI’s For Your Home: Foster City, CA

I happened to drive down a street that looked like no one took any pride in ownership of their homes. And, I mean NO ONE! It looked like a slum but a slum with homes worth $600,000 to $700,000 if these houses were in good shape. It got me to thinking about what must go into someones mind when they just stop taking care of their property.

San Mateo County is Seeing Short Sales But Are They Good Buys?

If a property is being sold as a Short Sale it means that the loan on the property is for more money than the property can be sold for. There is a shortage of funds due the lender. Sometimes a lender will forgive this amount and sometimes it will not. If the amount is forgiven it may not be a win for the seller because they may have to show this amount “forgiven” as income in their taxes the following year. It must be shown as income because it was money that was owed by the seller through a note to buy the property, but not paid back to the lender and the IRS looks at this as money in your pocket even though you never see the money.

Are You Selling Your Burlingame CA Home? You Must Listen to That Offer in Person and Here’s Why.

Your house has been on the market for two and one half months. You’ve been a good member of the Clean Counter Club but it’s getting harder and harder to do it everyday. Days get interrupted. Dinners are interrupted. Saturday open houses. Sunday open houses. Keeping the house picked up is a chore. Keeping the toys off the floor is almost impossible now. Keep the kids clean? It’s summer and oh, so impossible to do!

San Carlos Has The Best Views on the Peninsula!

We were out running around Sunday popping-by to see clients on a spectacular afternoon. It was one of those picture perfect days. Clear. Warm. California dreamin…. These pictures were taken about 26 miles south of San Francisco on a high ridge in the hills of San Carlos. This street has THE BEST views on the…Read More »

Time for Summer Concerts – Check Out What is Available Around Our Area

Since I like to write about happenings between Millbrae and San Carlos, summer means free concerts and each of our towns has some for you to pick from. Make a picnic and grab your blankets to sit on and/or to possibly bundle up. Bring the family and enjoy the music. Free is good. When you’re…Read More »

Real Estate Has Ebbs and Flows Even Here In San Mateo County

Real estate, like many other industries, has ebbs and flows of the market. As we enter the final month of the year we are in one of the slow periods for buying and selling homes. San Mateo County’s real estate market has slowed down. We are seeing fewer homes coming on the market and fewer…Read More »

Who Owns The Tree in Your Front Yard? You or the City and Why Does It Matter? – Burlingame, CA

Who owns that tree in front of your house? You know, the one between the sidewalk and the street. The one with beautiful shade in the summer. The one pushing up the sidewalk in front of your house. Do you own it or does the city? After all, didn’t the city originally plant the tree years ago? Guess what! It doesn’t matter. It’s your problem and if the city decides that the sidewalk in front of your house is a trip zone, be prepared for the bill from the city to replace the sidewalk. And, when the bill comes. Pay it or it will go onto your tax bill next year.

Making Waves in the Realty Search Biz

They began in Palo Alto although they’re now in Redwood Shores, and their initial reach was within InfoLink’s region, the joint Boards of Realtors from San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito and Monterey counties. They then moved into San Francisco and on to the east bay with Alameda and Contra Costa boards.