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...
by Leila Mortaz | May 25, 2014 | campbell rentals, Los Gatos Rentals, Property Management, Real Estate (Residential), San Jose Rental
Even though some parts of of Northern California was pelted with rain last month, the latest snow survey confirmed California drought of 2014 is far from over. Department of Water Resources officials say the the statewide snow pack is only one-third of normal despite...
