by Leila Mortaz | May 27, 2014 | Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential)
The Grand Opening of Los Gatos Museum is set for May 31st from 3:00pm to 7:00pm at the History Museum of Los Gatos. There will be Food, libations, live music, and the stories behind some of your favorite drinking establishments in Los Gatos, Saratoga,...
by Leila Mortaz | May 27, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you in the market to buy a home in Silicon Valley? Do you know how to research the school districts? Where will you find the API score for each school. Well, you might be in luck since the website School and Housing offers the buyers an option to research the...
by Leila Mortaz | May 26, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential)
In 2014 existing home sale prices have appreciated by 13% along with median home prices in most counties in Silicon Valley. In additional, more than 45% of Americans surveyed state their strong preference to buying newly remodeled homes. So, why don’t these...
by Leila Mortaz | May 26, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Los Gatos Living, Real Estate (Residential)
Home prices continued to increase in April 2014 compared to March which begs the questions on what price would motivate some sellers to list their home for sale? According to the National Association of Realtors(NAR), the supply of homes for sale is still below the...
by Leila Mortaz | May 26, 2014 | Home Buyer Tips, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
We are not done with May yet but it appears the trends of rising home prices will continue in 2014. According to data released by California Association of Realtors, sales of existing homes sales rose 1.3% in May 2014. However, the numbers are still 6.7% lower than...
by Leila Mortaz | May 26, 2014 | For Sale By Owner, Home Seller Tips, Real Estate (Residential)
Are you selling your own home? Are you tempted to stage your home? Well, you now have more options than trust hiring a staging company . In fact, in 2009 we were retained to market a Los Gatos bank-owned (REO) property for sale. We managed to stage this home using...