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San Mateo Thanks Congress! First Time Buyer Tax Credit Extended

What does this mean for you? If you are a first time buyer that $8000 tax credit can help off-set your closing costs. If you are a current home owner in a house that is squeezed for space, you can get a tax credit of $6500 to move into a larger house. Everyone wins here if you don’t wait too long to do this.

94401 Market Report – 07.14.09

When we begin to slice and dice data about the City of San Mateo’s real estate we do it by zip code rather than the real estate areas.  I go deeper for some neighborhoods but today is the 94401 Zip Code’s turn.  This area sits around downtown and then runs across 101 east to Shoreview…Read More »

San Mateo Area Inventory is Climbing & Prices Are Dropping

The saying a picture tells a thousand words is what today’s blog is all about.  I thought it would be interesting to compare the housing inventory versus the housing prices for Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo and Foster City.  The charts show one year of data. What most of these have in common is a drop…Read More »

San Mateo Residents Can Vote for an Assessment to Save Money. Vote Yes

Do you live near the bay in San Mateo?  Do you live in the Village, Fiesta Gardens or Sunnybrae?  Are you paying for Flood Insurance right now?  It’s expensive, isn’t it?  There is an opportunity to save some real money if you are willing to pass an annual assessment on your property for a new…Read More »

San Mateo’s Highlands Market Report – 5.01.09

The Highlands, the largest Eichler neighborhood in Northern California, offers a top elementary school and their own Rec Center, just for residents.  Although the Highlands has a San Mateo address, it isn’t part of the City of San Mateo, but part of an incorporated area with County services but a San Mateo address.  It’s right…Read More »

San Mateo’s San Mateo Park Market Report – 5.01.09

San Mateo Park is the one part of the city with the oldest homes in one area of San Mateo, with many preceding the Great 1906 Earthquake.  These are grand homes sitting on huge lots, some up to an acre in size.  The area wanders past round-abouts, has few sidewalks, many trees and is the…Read More »

San Mateo’s Aragon Market Report – 5.01.09

Aragon sits just south of Baywood, west of El Camino. It’s the area with Spanish named tree lined streets.  Homes are slightly smaller than Baywood and a tad younger.  They are full of character and sought after due to the proximity to downtown and walking distance to Baywood School and Aragon High School. Here’s a…Read More »

San Mateo’s Baywood Knolls Market Report – 5.01.09

Baywood Knolls sits west of Baywood and the Alameda de las Pulgas with Crystal Springs Road to the north and Baywood School to the south.  Prices are a little less than Baywood’s.  Here’s what’s going on in the Knolls.

Free Stamps for San Mateo, Foster City, Burlingame & Hillsborough Residents

On May 11th, 2009, the United States Postal Service is going to once again increase postage prices.  I know, they just did it last year, but their costs have increased and the number of pieces being mailed has decreased. Therefore, prices rise. Right?  And, what does this have to do with real estate?  Well, you…Read More »

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