Northern California Real Estate

Napa Valley luxury homes and estates continue to gain in value although inventory of properties for sale is increasing this summer.  There are currently 28 Napa Valley properties on the market with an asking price over $5,000,000 – down two from last week.  Sales of ultra-premium homes remains sl...

Silicon Valley luxury homes and estates continue to lead the Peninsula in terms of price and value, though ultra-luxury homes priced above $10M continue to sell slowly (no homes from this list sold in the past week). Here is this week’s list of Silicon Valley’s Top 10 luxury homes and estates for...

Welcome to another edition of Real Estate Jargon – simple explanations of terms and procedures used in the buying, selling and leasing of real estate.  Today we’re going to review the three primary licenses required to conduct business as a real estate agent in the Golden State. In California, a ...

My seller was unable to schedule an open house this weekend, but he did agree to open the home for viewing appointments during specific hours.  His reasons for doing so are his own and without going into them, I believe any sane listing agent would accept his explanation and appreciate his willin...

This week, there are only two Northern Silicon Valley REO foreclosure home for sale.  The combined communities of Atherton, Menlo Park, Portola Valley, Woodside, Palo Alto, Los Altos/Los Altos Hills and Mountain View only a year ago averaged 40 to 50 foreclosed homes on the market at any time. He...

It’s a sign of the housing market improving – only 15 Napa County foreclosed homes on the market.  Yup – in the whole county.  The City of Napa had almost twice that many alone just a few months ago.  In response, I’m combining all Napa County foreclosure listings onto one weekly report for now o...

Investors, here are this week’s Napa Valley multi-family investment properties for sale as of July 13, 2012.  Drop me a line for more information and to schedule a site visit. (john@jsrealproperty.com)   To view a property’s MLS listing, click on Wine Country MLS Search and enter the address and ...

Small multi-family properties are an easy way to get started in residential real estate investing.  These properties have 2 to 4 residential units, providing the opportunity for the owner to live on-site or to rent every unit.  Many successful residential investors got their start buying small un...

Napa Valley is the hub of fine living in Northern California - wineries, tasting rooms, restaurants, shops and art galleries.  But most of the usable land in Napa Valley is zoned for agriculture – to grow grapes, olives, mustard, culinary herbs, and other agricultural products.  The unique climat...

Fairfield foreclosed homes in Green Valley and Cordelia are getting harder to come by these days.  Of the 42 total homes now for sale in these areas (not including homes in escrow), only three are foreclosures. Here is this week’s list of Green Valley and Cordelia foreclosed homes for sale as of ...