mary popehandy: Best Systems for Agents and Brokers, & A Checklist for New Agent Hires - 07/22/09 08:55 PM
As some of you know, a few months ago I "jumped into the deep end of the pool" and began forming a new real estate brokerage in Silicon Valley with a group of agents and one very experienced broker. Our company, Luxor Real Estate Group, is up and running and is growing, … (4 comments)
mary popehandy: Stunning, Classic Monte Sereno Home - Open This Weekend! - 01/22/09 03:03 PM
16125 Francesca Court, Monte Sereno
Beautiful craftsmanship and detail work abound throughout this custom-built home!Updated! Close to downtown Los Gatos!
4 Beds 3.5 Baths - the home consists of 3 bedrooms, 2.5 baths plus a fabulous studio apartment or guest suite, which is built over the garage and enjoys a … (1 comments)
mary popehandy: Get Ready for Halloween - How To Make Photos with Special Effects - 09/29/08 10:13 PM
Halloween will be here before you know it, so get ready to blog about upcoming events in your neighborhood! A great way to spice up your posts for this spooky holiday is to doctor a photo. A house is perfect, of course, but this works with pumpkins or almost anything else.So … (3 comments)
mary popehandy: How's the Los Gatos Real Estate Market Doing as of August 2008? - 08/30/08 10:41 PM
August is often a more "sleepy" month in Silicon Valley. In 2007, the August activity was better than September, since we had the mortgage meltdown occur then, and in 2001 August was better than September for sales. But most years, August is better for buyers than for sellers in terms of … (0 comments)
mary popehandy: Inman's Bloggers Connect Yesterday - Speaking on Panel About Closing Sales from Blogging - 07/25/08 10:16 AM
Yesterday was a lot of fun - I had the pleasure of being a panelist at Inman's Bloggers Connect in San Francisco and was honored to be surrounded on stage by bloggers I truly respect: Laurie Manny (Long Beach Real Estate Home), Teresa Boardman (St Paul Real Estate Blog) and Linda … (26 comments)
mary popehandy: Forget the Car! This Los Gatos Home is Close to Schools and Shops! - 06/16/08 08:00 PM
With gas rapidly approaching $5 per gallon in Silicon Valley, a close-in location is prized now more than ever! The home at 120 Magneson Terrace in Los Gatos offers incredible proximity to Blossom Hill Elementary School (just a couple of blocks away), Fisher Middle School (about a half mile away) and … (5 comments)
mary popehandy: Introducing Mary Pope-Handy's new Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog, "The Valley of Hearts Delight" - 04/12/08 11:25 AM
Blogging has become my primary source of meeting new clients in recent months (from my Real Town blog, www.LiveInLosGatos.com), so I have decided to expand what works (and cut what doesn't) by replacing a non-performing website with a blogsite that I believe will do great things for my business and my … (17 comments)
mary popehandy: It's A Buyer's Market in Silicon Valley: Why Won't The Seller Take Your Offer? - 03/22/08 01:17 PM
Home buyers are surprised when they make an offer and it is rejected or countered high. After all, this is a buyer's market in Silicon Valley, isn't it? Shouldn't the sellers be thankful that there's an offer at all? Shouldn't they just take any offer they get?That's how a lot of … (0 comments)
mary popehandy: Los Gatos Real Estate Market Update for March 2008 - 03/17/08 11:31 PM
How is the Los Gatos real estate market doing?Well, it is a bunch of micro-markets, really, even among the single family homes: the mountain areas (zip code 95033) are not really part of "The Town" (rather, county)in town, the area closest to downtown is the 95030 zip code and it has all … (0 comments)
mary popehandy: On TV Today: Wish I'd Said "Real Estate Blogger" Instead of Just "Blogger" - 03/06/08 10:23 PM
You never know what a day will bring. Or a week.Last Sunday, my husband and I took Bella, our big black lab, out for a walk in our east Los Gatos neighborhood. I noticed some tagging - very unusual for our Silicon Valley community - so snapped a couple of pics … (7 comments)
mary popehandy: Los Gatos - A Tale of Two Vastly Different Real Estate Markets in One Small Town - 02/19/08 09:37 AM
Los Gatos is a charming town nestled into the base of foothills of the Coastal Range. It's an upscale community in Silicon Valley, with good schools, low crime, and well maintained homes overall. In general, the market is "fair" in town. But real estate is always local, and things aren't always … (3 comments)
mary popehandy: Market Update for San Jose, Santa Clara County, and Silicon Valley - 01/09/08 10:54 PM
The numbers have been crunched for December and for all of 2007 and it's not a lot different than what we expected.Overall, sales are WAY down. And overall, prices are UP. How does that work? In a nutshell, only the best homes are selling - homes that are in ideal locations … (2 comments)
mary popehandy: The Los Gatos Real Estate Market: Is Now a Good Time to Sell or Buy a Home? - 01/04/08 10:58 AM
It's January, it's pouring rain and the wind is howling here in Silicon Valley as a giant Alaskan storm is dumping water by the bucket. This is the largest storm since 1995. We are thankful for the water since precipitation has been low and there's talk of a drought and rationing … (0 comments)
mary popehandy: Getting A Home To Sell In Any Market - 11/29/07 10:15 PM
The Silicon Valley real estate market is really very split, with distinct "haves" and "have nots" in terms of who can easily sell a home at the moment. There are plenty of inbetweens, too. In fact, overall it is an oddly normal market. But the overview may have little or nothing … (5 comments)
mary popehandy: Fun Halloween Events in Los Gatos (Silicon Valley) - 10/19/07 09:00 PM
For 2008 Halloween Events in Silicon Valley, please click here:Halloween Events in Silicon Valley
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Are you looking to find the Halloween fun? Activities for kids and adults? At my Live in Los Gatos blog, I've compiled a list of events and activities in and near Los Gatos (west valley area … (2 comments)
mary popehandy: A Halloween and Ghostly MeMe (thanks Mike Mueller!) - 10/06/07 10:29 AM
A couple of days ago I was MeMe'd by Mike Mueller (a lender from Walnut Creek in CA, which is also part of the San Francisco Bay area). Mike's MeMe post was incredible! I had no idea he was a closet DeadHead! It seems like forever ago, but I was MeMe'd by another … (5 comments)
mary popehandy: Project Blogger Followup... "The Rest of the Story" - 09/27/07 11:16 PM
Those of you who followed Project Blogger knew that one of my frustrations was that during the contest, I was writing my little heart out but Google couldn't find me. There was almost an allergic reaction between Google and Real Town, the platform where I've been writing my Live In Los … (6 comments)
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As some of you know, a few months ago I "jumped into the deep end of the pool" and began forming a new real estate brokerage in Silicon Valley with a group of agents and one very experienced broker. Our company, Luxor Real Estate Group, is up and running and is growing, … (4 comments)
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