This is one great way to analyze this popular question for buyers. As at least one person mentioned, it's hard to truly compare "like for like" quality. In an area where homes are $200K, this may be easier. In an area like Silicon Valley, most of our first time home buyers in Cupertino or Saratog
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01/25/2011
Understanding what a home sale contingency is (and is not) is especially important in today's market. A good question to ask includes whether that home contingency is a short sale, for example. When inventory is low, I recommend my buyers to review the homes that show a status of pending with a h
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01/25/2011
Sneak Peek! Cupertino Resort Living! By Michelle Carr-Crowe, ABR, CDPE, SRES Cupertino Saratoga San Jose Lynbrook Homes Expert You’re Invited to a Sneak Peek Open House !! 20307 Northbrook Square, Cupertino, CA 95014 BRIGHT, LIGHT & BEAUTIFUL !! AUSPICIOUS EAST-Facing Home! GORGEOUS ALL NEW G
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01/25/2011
Tuesday Bargain Alert! $1 Tuesday Ice Cream Scoop Night at Participating Baskin-Robbins Stores By Michelle Carr-Crowe, ABR, CDPE, SRES Cupertino Saratoga San Jose Lynbrook Homes Expert Need a quick pick-me-up? A reward for a favorite student? Just a little inexpensive "me" time? Then consider Tue
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01/25/2011
Most people, including agents, don't even think to ask about special assessments-ones in place or even any that are under discussion. It's not a pleasant topic, but one buyers need to know about so they can make educated decisions. Even well-run complexes can end up with special assessments. I kn
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01/24/2011
I am one of those people who really could use a tool like this. I plan to check it out and finally put those important papers in one place. I certainly would not want to be like the poor clients he mentions here - one who lost their home to fire, and a buyer whose home burned down right after his
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01/24/2011
Race To Nowhere Movie Screenings at Fremont, Homestead High by Michelle Carr-Crowe, Santa Clara County Top 5% Residential Real Estate Agent, Homes in Cupertino Schools Specialist Race To Nowhere, a film by Vicki Abeles, will be shown twice this week at Fremont Union High School District schools.
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01/24/2011
Calif. Public Health Department Declares Epidemic of Whooping Cough Recent Outbreak at Homestead High in Cupertino Sunnyvale area Parents in the Cupertino homes area (Cupertino, Sunnyvale, West San Jose, Santa Clara & Saratoga) should be aware that the California Department of Public Health has
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01/24/2011
CONGRATULATIONS TO FREMONT UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT'S NINEINTEL SCIENCE TALENT SEARCH SEMIFINALISTS! One Cupertino High School Senior Chelsea Voss, four Monta Vista High School Seniors Zhaobin Cheng, Manali Naik, Evaline Tsai and Stephanie Wang AND four Lynbrook High School Seniors Jennifer Che
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01/23/2011
Vashtu is a form of home-dwelling that many of my clients practice. As a professional real estate consultant, my job is to learn what is important to them, help them explore all of their options, then choose the best option for them. However I find that at the right price, many of these items can
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01/23/2011
