kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Home Sales Activity | February 2021 - 05/01/21 11:11 AM
The February 2021 Santa Clara County probate homes sales activity report is published. The data consists of properties sold in probate and homes sold in trusts. There were no conservatorship sales in the month of November.
This report is presented by Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels, Broker-Owner of NeedProbateHelp which provides probate real estate services. 
 
 
While cases are moving through the court, the increase in court backlog due to COVID-19 and state budget cuts is creating hardship for many probate estates. The Probate Court is acutely and painfully aware that there are significant backlogs.
Let us look at a snapshot … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Probate Home Sales Activity in Santa Clara County | January 2021 - 02/28/21 09:38 AM
The January 2021 Santa Clara County probate homes sales activity report is published. The data consists of properties sold in probate and homes sold in trusts. There were no conservatorship sales in the month of November.
This report is presented by Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels, Broker-Owner of NeedProbateHelp which provides probate real estate services. 
 
 
While cases are moving through the court, the increase in court backlog due to COVID-19 and state budget cuts is creating hardship for many probate estates. The Probate Court is acutely and painfully aware that there are significant backlogs.
Let us look at a snapshot … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Homes Activity December 2020 - 02/07/21 12:59 PM
Our December 2020 Santa Clara County probate sales activity report is published. The data consists of properties sold in probate and homes sold in trusts. There were no conservatorship sales in the month of November.
This report is presented by Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels, Broker-Owner of NeedProbateHelp which provides probate real estate services. 
 
 
While cases are moving through the court, the increase in court backlog due to COVID-19 and state budget cuts are creating hardship for many probate estates. The Probate Court is acutely and painfully aware that there are significant backlogs.
Let us look at a snapshot of … (17 comments)

kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Homes | Myths vs Reality - 01/31/21 11:41 AM

 
Myths About Santa Clara County Probate Homes
Kathleen Daniels, Broker-Owner of Need Probate Help and Probate Real Estate Services was licensed in January 2003. Her first Santa Clara County probate listing was in April 2005. Throughout the years she has listed fire damaged and tear down homes.
The one consistent belief is that probate home sales are screaming hot deals. Every seller wants top dollar for their home. This includes executors & administrators, successor trustees, and conservators!
In all the years working probate real estate I have never heard a seller say: 
 
I want to sell this home for the least amount possible … (11 comments)

kathleen daniels: One Bedroom Condo for Sale | Villa Fontana in San Jose - 12/30/20 09:06 AM
 
1445 Fruitdale Ave Unit 429, San Jose, CA 95128 is a spacious 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo in the gated Villa Fontana Condominium Community.
 
A desirable end unit on the 4th floor has an open floor plan and natural light.
 
 
Kitchen with cherry wood flooring, granite countertop, and stainless-steel appliances.  
 
 
 
Bathroom vanity with granite countertop and dual sinks. 
 
 
   
This gated community has underground parking with assigned parking space. Community amenities include a fitness room, pool, spa with jets, and a community room with a kitchen. Walking distance to Zanotto’s Market. Close to 280 freeway and access to public transit.   
 
 
Due to COVID-19 showings are by … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: 853 W California Ave Unit B | Sunnyvale Condo for Sale - 12/30/20 08:38 AM
This 2 bedroom condo is located in the Windsor Square Condominium Community. Appreciate the mature trees and peaceful setting this community offers. 
Downstairs condo Large front porch entry  Large storage place on a private balcony Assigned carport parking Additional permit parking  
Desirable Sunnyvale Location
1 mile from Downtown Sunnyvale Sunnyvale Caltrain less than 1 mile away Cannery Park – walking distance 1 block  
2 Bedroom Condo For Sale in Sunnyvale



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kathleen daniels: The Home Loan Approval Process | Buying a Probate Home - 12/27/20 01:53 PM
The Home Loan Approval Process | Buying a Probate Home
 
We know from many years of experience that IF a buyer is serious about buying a home, they pose no objections to getting approved before we engage our professional services. 
We ask all potential clients: 
 “Do you have lender approval to make a home purchase?”  
If the response is:
“No, I am sure it won’t be a problem” then the next step is educating the potential client on the process of getting a home loan approval and why it is important to have before finding a home they want to purchase. 
In Santa Clara … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: November 2020 Probate Real Estate Sales in Santa Clara County - 12/20/20 02:13 PM
Our November 2020 Santa Clara County probate sales activity report is published. The data consists of properties sold in probate and homes sold in trusts. There were no conservatorship sales in the month of November.
This report is presented by Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist, Kathleen Daniels, Broker-Owner of NeedProbateHelp which provides probate real estate services. 
 
 
While cases are moving through the court, the increase in court backlog due to COVID-19 and state budget cuts are creating hardship for many probate estates. The Probate Court is acutely and painfully aware that there are significant backlogs.
Let us look at a snapshot of … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Probate Process for Homes Sold by the Public Administrator - 12/13/20 02:36 PM
Need Probate Help is a boutique brokerage committed to providing all clients with exceptional service. Most of our business is focused on listing homes managed by personal representatives of probate and trust estates. Our policy is to represent only the seller. We agree not to represent a buyer on the purchase of a home listed by our brokerage. 
It would be a rare exception to represent a buyer on the purchase of a probate home. Recently we made such a rare exception and agreed to represent buyers on a home being sold by the Santa Clara County Public Administrator. 
All home purchases need … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: What Probate Clients Need in a Certified Probate Real Estate Agent - 12/06/20 01:45 PM
Kathleen Daniels, Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist knows the best place for a personal representative to start is hiring a local attorney well versed in probate. We live in a highly specialized world. A generalist may cause delays in the probate process.
Kathleen received a referral from a probate attorney whose client needed to sell the family home. The attorney knew the client needed more than selling a probate home. Grieving from the loss of their spouse, and the need to sell their home, caused enormous grief and sadness.  
 
The attorney needed a real estate agent with knowledge and experience with … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Real Estate Sales | October 2020 - 11/29/20 11:11 AM
The Santa Clara County probate sales activity report for October 2020 is published.
 
The data in the report includes single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses and may not include "off-market" sales. 
 
This probate sales activity report includes probate and trust sales. There were conservatorship sales in Santa Clara County in October 2020. 
 
 
Highlights from the October 2020 Report
3 Active properties for Sale 14 Pending Sales (Under Contract) 5 Sold Homes   
The highest-priced home sold was a single-family home located in Sunnyvale 94087. The list price was $1,799,000. Escrow closed on October 2, 2020. The final sales price reported was $2,135,000, $336,000 above the list price.  The successor trustee … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: The Power of Trusted Referrals | Who Do You Trust With Your Wallet? - 11/28/20 03:07 PM
Among the many honors, this Certified Probate Real Estate Specialist receives, is a referral from an attorney.  In this case, the referral came from a real estate attorney, not an estate planning or probate attorney which is where Kathleen Daniels receives most probate real estate and trust property referrals.  
 
A past client of the real estate attorney was so confused by all the information real estate agents were telling them their head was spinning.  Trusting the real estate attorney who helped them in the past, they scheduled an appointment with the attorney to get a sanity check. 
 
 
 
 
 
That is when my phone rang, … (45 comments)

kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Real Estate Sales | September 2020 - 11/15/20 04:58 PM
The Santa Clara County probate sales activity report for September 2020 is published.
 
The data in the report includes single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses and may not include "off-market" sales. 
 
This probate sales activity report includes probate and trust sales. There were conservatorship sales in Santa Clara County in September 2020. 
 
 
Highlights from the September 2020 Report
8 Active properties for Sale 11 Pending Sales (Under Contract) 6 Sold Homes   
The highest price home sold was a single-family home located in the City of Cupertino 95014.  The list price was $1,650,000. Escrow closed on September 28, 2020. The final sales price reported was $1,752,000. The buyer had conventional financing.  
 
The … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Blessed Beyond Measure | Things Kathleen Daniels is Grateful For - 11/13/20 06:18 PM
 
Jeff Dowler is hosting a November 2020 ActiveRain Challenge asking us to share at least 5 or more things we are thankful for. It can be business, personal, anything we want! 
 
 
The Gift of my Mother. No words can truly describe the gift my mother gave me when she left me in control of managing her care. Prior to taking on that responsibility, I believed that raising a child was the hardest job on earth. Raising my son was a cakewalk compared to managing my mother’s care and caring for my Mother.
 
It never occurred to me that the day would come … (18 comments)

kathleen daniels: Blessed Beyond Measure | Grateful for the ActiveRain Community - 11/07/20 08:48 AM
Jeff Dowler is hosting a November 2020 ActiveRain Challenge asking us to share at least 5 specific things we are thankful for as a valued member of the ActiveRain community in 2020.
 
It could be something we learned, an experience we shared, people we got to know, a referral we received or handed out, or something that inspired us either personally or in our business.
 
 
 
I am thankful that I discovered the ActiveRain Community in May 2008. I cannot imagine how my business may have transformed if I were not a member of this amazing community of top real estate professionals.
 
Mr. Ben Kinney:  … (23 comments)

kathleen daniels: Blessed Beyond Measure | Grateful for my Probate Real Estate Clients - 11/02/20 08:47 AM
There is something about expressing gratitude that causes me to feel so deeply, I often get choked up, and my eyes well. Yes, we call that “emotional”. I am okay with that. I am thankful for my ability to feel so deeply.
 
Jeff Dowler is hosting a November 2020 ActiveRain Challenge asking us to share at least 5 specific things we are thankful for as a result of clients we have worked with, and/or those we did not work with.
 
November is the perfect month to express our gratitude and thankfulness. Jeff would like us to focus on experiences from 2020 … (18 comments)

kathleen daniels: Santa Clara County Probate Real Estate Sales | August 2020 - 11/01/20 09:14 AM
The Santa Clara County probate sales activity report for August 2020 is published.
 
The data in the report includes single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses and may not include "off-market" sales. 
 
This probate sales activity report includes probate,  trust sales. There were conservatorship sales in Santa Clara County in August 2020. 
 
 
Highlights from the August 2020 Report
5 Active properties for Sale 12 Pending Sales (Under Contract) 5 Sold Homes  One of the pending sales was listed by Kathleen Daniels, Broker. The sale of the beautiful Cory Neighborhood Home in San Jose closed at the end of September.
 
The highest price home sold was a single-family home located in the Blossom … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: 1445 Fruitdale Ave Unit 429 | One Bedroom Condo For Sale - 10/31/20 09:54 AM
 
1445 Fruitdale Ave Unit 429, San Jose, CA 95128 is a spacious 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom condo in the gated Villa Fontana Condominium Community.
 
A desirable end unit on the 4th floor has an open floor plan and natural light.
 
 
Kitchen with cherry wood flooring, granite countertop, and stainless-steel appliances.  
 
 
 
Bathroom vanity with granite countertop and dual sinks. 
 
 
   
This gated community has underground parking with assigned parking space. Community amenities include a fitness room, pool, spa with jets, and a community room with a kitchen. Walking distance to Zanotto’s Market. Close to 280 freeway and access to public transit.   
 
 
Due to COVID-19 showings are by … (0 comments)

kathleen daniels: Humor for the Tumor | October Challenge - 10/06/20 08:12 AM
The October Challenge is about sharing stories on what changes we have made in our personal and/or business life from July 1st, 2020 to the present.
We are asked to share what worked and what has not worked as we had expected.
 
Story #3 – Humor for the Tumor
 
Laughter is such great medicine. Finding things to laugh about seems to get easier as we move into the month of October 2020.
2020 in so many ways has been one 💩 show after another. While many things are not funny, or things we would not laugh at or about, it has become exponentially more important … (27 comments)

kathleen daniels: February 2020 Probate Real Estate Sales Activity in Santa Clara County - 05/31/20 02:11 PM
 
The Santa Clara County probate real estate sales activity report for February 2020 is published.
The data in the report includes single-family homes, condominiums, and townhouses and may not include "off-market" sales. This probate sales activity report includes probate and trust sales in Santa Clara County. There were no conservatorship sales in February.
 
 
  Highlights from the February 2020 Report
 
5 Active properties for Sale 
14 Pending Sales (Under Contract)
5 Sold Homes
 
The highest price home sold was a single-family home located in San Jose in the 95125 zip code sold by the successor trustee. The 71-year-old home has 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 1,766 square feet of living space … (0 comments)

 
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Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist

Probate Real Estate Services

San Jose, CA

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KD Realty - 408.972.1822

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