Celebrating A Successful Real Estate Purchase With My Client
A mini-celebration with one of my real estate clients at Indo Restaurant. Little moments like this are wonderful!
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House Sells For More Because It Is Bugged
With the widespread use of baby cams and security cameras it was only a matter of time before stories of home owners using them to spy on prospective home buyers appeared. In an article on inman a Cincinnati/Chicago real estate agent tells how one of his sellers bugged his own home for sale so that
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Rising Employment -> Rising Home Prices in Santa Clara County
Santa Clara County House Price (per sq.ft.) Do home prices rise with rising employment? Since 2009 Santa Clara County employment has steadily risen. However it took several years for many people to feel secure enough about their future and to build up savings to buy a home. Employment and population changes are the main driving
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Fedreral Reserve Raises Key Interest Rate
Federal Reserve Interest Rate 2004 – 2016 In June of 2006 the federal interest rate stood at 5.25%. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen announced today Dec 14, 2016 that the central bank will nudge its benchmark interest rate from the current 0.25-0.50 percent to a range of 0.50-0.75 percent. The Vanguard Group global chief economist,
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Impact of High Tech – East Palo Alto
As of Dec 2016 most Silicon Valley homes have increased in value by roughly 40% from their peak near 2007 (before the banking crisis). However not all cities suffered equally nor have all recovered equally. East Palo Alto was hit especially hard by the downturn. Houses dropped in price from about $500 sq.ft. to about
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