A Real Estate Market Unto Itself. I closed an escrow on a listing today. From the Listing Date to the Close of Escrow was exactly 30 days. Inspections, reports, disclosures and a mini-staging were completed in May before the home was marketed. The quickness of this transaction is not typical f
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06/30/2011
Furniture: Cheap and Trendy, or Expensive and Permanent? Couples who have lived together for 40 years have had nearly every conversation possible. O.K., I'm exaggerating. A little. Here's the customary conversation I have with my wife prior to any major furniture purchase. Names have been omit
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06/21/2011
In the Silicon Valley Garden A very under rated and seldom seen plant for Mediterranean or Silicon Valley gardens is this Yucca Filamentosa 'Bright Edge' Yucca. It's a small variegated succulent that displays a massive stalk of cream colored flowers in June. Even without the burst of foliage t
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06/15/2011
Home Appreciation Rates in Silicon Valley and Santa Clara County Cities The Table below shows the Median Sale Price in May 1998 and May 2011 for Single Family Residences sold in various cities in Santa Clara County. The last column shows the average compounded Annual Change from May 1998 through
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06/12/2011
Saratoga, CA Real Estate Market Update For May, 2011. The graph below shows the Median Sale Price of Single Family Residences sold in Saratoga, CA on the local Multiple Listing Service (MLSListings) every May from 1998 through May 2011. The May 2011 Median Sale Price of $1,461,500 represents a 12
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06/08/2011
Cupertino, CA Real Estate Market Update For May, 2011. The graph below shows the Median Sale Price of Single Family Residences sold in Cupertino on the local Multiple Listing Service (MLSListings) every May from 1998 through May 2011. The May 2011 Median Sale Price of $1,045,000 represents a 8% i
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06/08/2011
Santa Clara County Real Estate Market Update for May 2011. This graph shows the Number of Single Family Residence sales in Santa Clara County each May from 1998 through 2011 according the the local Multiple Listing Service (MLSlistings, Inc.). May 2011 Sales were 17% below the 14-year May averag
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06/06/2011
Saratoga, CA Homes Sales in May 2011. In May 2011, the Average Sale Price for Single Family Residences sold in Saratoga, CA was $1,810,496. The boundaries of the City of Saratoga, CA do not coincide with Elementary School Districts boundaries. In fact, some portion of four different Elementary S
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06/02/2011
Homes Sold in Cupertino School District Continue to Sell For More than Asking Price. In May 2011, the Average Single Family Residence sold within the Cupertino Elementary School District sold for 101% of its Asking (List) Price as strong demand and limited supply pushed prices up. Data are from
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06/01/2011
