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foster city: Foster City is THE Place to Be on the 4th of July - 07/02/08 04:12 PM
Get ready! Friday night should be clear and cool, as usual, perfect weather for the annual 4th of July fireworks. Foster City celebrates the 4th of July in Big Style. Start your morning off with the annunal Lion's Club pancake breakfast, enter your kids in their own parade and plan on spending the day around Leo Ryan Park enjoying the holiday. Play games on the grassy meadow, picnic while listening to the musical entertainment that will take place during the afternoon and have a safe and sane 4th. The Foster City Lion's Club will be selling food all day long. … (1 comments)
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foster city: Foster City, Do You Want a Charter High School or a Performing Arts Center? - 12/03/07 02:39 AM
The last parcel of land left in Foster City is going to be developed with mixed use housing and possible retail. There is still a 2 acre parcel that will either house a charter high school or possibly a performing arts center. If you live in Foster City, which would you like to see built?
Foster City is the only city outside of Hillsborough in the San Mateo Union High School District without a high school. The 16 acres of land between Shell Blvd. and Foster City Blvd. that is to be developed is exactly where a high school was originally to … (1 comments)
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foster city: Real Estate Has Ebbs and Flows Even in San Mateo County - 11/29/07 09:43 AM
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 people at open houses. Sure, there are serious buyers out there and for those who want or need to buy a new home this is really a great time to do it.
Altos Research has placed all of our 7 cities, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Foster … (2 comments)
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foster city: San Mateo County Market Overview YTD - 11/26/07 08:46 PM
I was asked to take a look inside my crystal ball today and try and guess what the market is going to be doing next fall. I tapped my magic wands furiously on both crystal balls and try as I might, I wasn't able to give the kind of answer I know he wanted. Unfortunately there are too many outside forces coming to a collision course between now and then and that's not factoring in a presidential election. So, all holds are barred. San Mateo County, and specifically my 7 cities, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont and San … (0 comments)
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foster city: Living In Foster City, We Have Much To Be Thankful For Today - 11/22/07 03:07 AM
It's trite. Everyone says the same thing, that we have much to be thankful for today, yet it is true. We are so lucky to live in San Mateo County where we have generally been spared from the huge real estate losses that other parts of California, Arizona, Michigan, and Florida are experiencing. We live in a county with only so many homes, and not much land left to build new ones on. We pay a price for that for sure, but in doing so, we are fortunate to see our house values hold pretty steady.
Alex and I live in … (3 comments)
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foster city: Many San Mateo County Homes May Need Flood Insurance Soon - 11/14/07 02:52 AM
Some time in early 2008, FEMA is going to release new flood maps for San Mateo County. So what, you say? Well, if you live in certain areas of San Mateo and Redwood Shores you should worry because if, as expected, FEMA says you are in a flood plain, you will be required to have flood insurance. And yes, I did say required. No options here, you will have to purchase it and baby, it's expensive.
Part of San Mateo, North Shoreview to be exact, is already considered to be within a flood zone. What's expected is that the rest of San … (1 comments)
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foster city: Foster City CA 94404 Market Update - 10/28/07 02:46 AM
Foster City, like the others I've reported about this week is also now a Cool Buyer's Market. The Median price for homes on the market last week was $1,264,444. Foster City has top rated schools with three elementary schools and one intermediate school.
Like Hillsborough, there is no high school in the city so the kids can select from any of the San Mateo Union High School District high schools, and they generally pick either Hillsdale, Aragon, or San Mateo. And like Hillsborough, Foster City shares a zip code with another community, 94404 in San Mateo.
There were only 16 … (0 comments)
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foster city: How Do You Determine What Your House Is Worth? - 10/22/07 02:03 AM
Okay, it's been all over the press thes past weeks. San Mateo County has finally joined in the price decline. Hum. Maybe yes, and maybe no. There is still a shortage of housing in San Mateo County, especially in the mid-county area where we work, Millbrae, Burlingame, Hillsborough, San Mateo, Foster City, Belmont and San Carlos. Everything is just about filled in so if you want to live here you pay the piper.
How do you determine what your house is worth on the open market today? You can go to Zillow or Cyberhomes but they only estimate its worth from … (0 comments)
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foster city: Is Something Changing? - 09/13/07 10:42 PM
There is a season for real estate just like a season for all things. The Fall generally sees a slow down in listings and sales as people begin to think of other things on weekends like football and fall sports. Last weekend's open house saw a reduction in the number of people coming through and we weren't the only place feeling this. Whether this is something that was only due to other things going on last weekend or the beginning of the Fall season, won't be recognized until we see this over a couple of weekends.
I decided to take a … (2 comments)
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foster city: Foster City, CA - 94404 Is a Warm Seller's Market - 09/03/07 09:42 PM
Foster City, 94404, shares a zip code with the city of San Mateo but that's the only thing they share. Foster City is a planned community, meaning it was planned from the ground up, and was one of the first two planned communities in the US. There are apartments, condominiums, townhouses and single family homes around the town. It sits at bay side and many communities within the town have waterfront property.
It's a town with outstanding schools. The three elementary schools and one intermediate school have high test scores and are among the best within the San Mateo/Foster City School … (0 comments)
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foster city: What's Going on In San Mateo County? Here's Foster City's Latest Info. - 06/29/07 02:26 AM
Foster City shares the zip code of 94404 with San Mateo. This city of about 29,000 people sits on the water front of San Francisco Bay with many homes having beautiful waterfront lots. It sits east of 101 and south of 92. <!--{PS..0}--> So "What's Going on in San Mateo County?" continues with what's happening in the real estate market in Foster City. Once again, thanks to the great data we have from Altos Research, you can find out.
The median price last week for Foster City was $1,279,440 making this a move-up market. There aren't any entry level single family … (2 comments)
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foster city: Is The Market Slowing Down? - 06/11/07 03:29 PM
This morning, I opened up my edition of the San Francisco Chronicle and there above the fold on the front page is this headline: Would-Be Home Buyers Hesitate. If you go to SFGate, the headline is Leisurely Lookers. If you look at the chart that sits at the top of my blog and then click the Altos Research Chart, you will see that in each town we are tracking, days on the market have increased substantially from last year. This change took place earlier this year. I'm using Burlingame as my example here, but the charts for our other towns, Millbrae, … (0 comments)
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foster city: Impacted Schools, Part Two - 06/05/07 06:20 PM
I received a call today from Amber Farina, Coordinator of Community Services for the San Mateo/Foster City School District, correcting some information I had been given by another person at the district office and that I wrote about yesterday. Foster city Schools do have room for Foster City children, there just might not be room at their neighborhood school. Currently there are two schools in the district with impacted Kindergartens - Baywood School in San Mateo and Foster City Elementary in Foster City. Children unable to attend these schools will be able to do so in first grade unless an opening … (0 comments)
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Lenore Wilkas
Burlingame,
CA
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