by Leila Mortaz | Jun 16, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Shortage of homes has made a lot of our buyers anxious and nervous. And lost in the midst of rising home prices, most of our anxious buyers might lose sight of the hidden costs of home ownership. Some of these are: 1) Property Tax Rise: When you purchase a home,...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 15, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
Congratulations are in order for Saratoga for making the list of Top 10 cities that are safest in California. Saratoga was ranking number 2 with Hillsborough grabbing the number 1 ranking. Another Silicon Valley city also made the list with Los Altos landing the...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 15, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
With the shortage of inventory of homes continuing well into the Summer, some of our buyers are starting to seriously consider rent as option to ride this market out. Their frustration is also fueled by the fact that 35% of the homes sold in Silicon Valley in the past...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 14, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Residential Mortgage
With the huge shortage of inventory of homes in Silicon Valley market, some of our investors have turned to buying at auctions which is the right move for these investors. But while buying at courthouse steps make sense for these investors, it might not be right...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 14, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential), Silicon Valley life style
A lot has changed since 2011 when it comes to Real Estate market since 2011, but somethings have stayed the same. In June 2011 according to Mercury News reporter Pete Carey, close to 60% of residential transactions in Silicon Valley were Cash buyers! Now...
by Leila Mortaz | Jun 11, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
I just spotted an article on the Top 10 safest places in California and wanted to see if any of our nearby cities of Los Gatos, San Jose, Campbell or Saratoga made the list. The list was compiled by Movoto.com which develop top 10 list in some creative categories, but...
