Whether you filed your taxes or an extension I hope you are doing well after tax day. The market is still on fire, so check out my market insights to get the latest on our housing economy.
Earlier this month, I got a new listing in Sunnyvale priced under $1.1M that you should check out. This listing won't last long, so pass along the info to friends or family if you think they may be interested.
I also wanted to share a few recent client stories. These show that each person has their own desires and journey when buying or selling a home. I'm here just to help make things easier and as successful as possible.
Charming three bed, two bath, Sunnyvale home situated on a large lot. Remodeled kitchen with shaker cabinets, granite counters, stainless steel appliances and decorative lighting. Large backyard, perfect for entertaining or children playing and extra space for additional projects and/or RV parking. Close to Major Hi-Tech companies and Google Campus. Easy access to highway 101 and Lawrence Expwy, a commuter's dream!
Spacious single story newer home with an open floor plan and highly sought after Cupertino schools. Helped my client get the home by writing an offer before the offer deadline. This was my client's first and only offer after working together for 4 months fine tuning what they really wanted in a home.
Fully remodeled townhouse sold in 7 days for $1,550,000. Everything is upgraded from the studs inward using high-end materials and ultra-modern designs all hand selected by my wife Alejandra. Click here to visit her website where you can inquire about her interior design work.
Walking distance to Downtown Mountain View
Close to Google and short commute to Facebook and Apple
Absolute One of a Kind Corner Penthouse in Historic Alamo Square. Architecturally unique, this absolute gem of a two bedroom, two bathroom with wood-burning fireplace corner penthouse.
5 minute walk to: Fillmore St, Hayes Valley, Pacific Heights, SF Symphony/Opera House and along many bus routes
Do you or someone you know want these kinds of results in the next 12-18 months? You'd be surprised how much strategy and planning went into achieving these goals for my clients.
Throughout March prices across the board rose at the very least 2.7%! This last month medium sized houses saw the largest gains. Days on Market dropped across the board, with small homes averaging only 10 days on market! Inventory dropped down to only 21 days from the 10-month high we experienced in February of 36 days. Interest rates stayed flat, and we have yet to see how the capping of the mortgage interest deduction at $750K and the virtual elimination of our property tax deductions might slow things down. I maintain my prediction that prices will continue rising throughout the rest of 2018 and possibly the first half of 2019. Let me know if you need any advice on how to navigate the market or create a plan for the future.
Facebook takes over Mountain View offices, expansion widens
Facebook, fresh from a million-square-foot Sunnyvale lease that's Silicon Valley's biggest office rental so far this year, has struck a deal to move into a large Mountain View office building, the company said Tuesday.
Menlo Park-based Facebook has agreed to occupy 200,000 square feet in an office building in the Village at San Antonio office complex in Mountain View. Facebook will move into one of two office buildings in the mixed-use Village at San Antonio that are leased to WeWork, a shared work space and office services company.
This past year, my mother downsized from our six-bedroom family home into a two-bedroom condo in a senior development. Although she was nervous to cast aside her old life, now that the deed is done, she feels elated and free—and wishes she'd done it years earlier.
Now, my mom no longer worries about keeping her lawn mowed and driveway clear of snow, because maintenance staff does it for her. Rather than rattling around a huge house that took hours to clean, she has a manageable space she can easily tidy up herself. And, not incidentally, she has more money for whatever comes down the road.
Bay Area Market Defies Gravity! One economist claims this for the jobs market, but I would absolutely say the same for the real estate market. Check out my latest market insights.
Extremely Rare; Absolute One of a Kind Corner Penthouse in Historic Alamo Square. Architecturally unique, this absolute gem of a two bedroom, two bathroom with wood-burning fireplace corner penthouse has never before been offered for sale since it was newly constructed.
Fully remodeled townhouse sold in 7 days for $1,550,000. Everything is upgraded from the studs inward using high-end materials and ultra-modern designs all hand selected by my wife Alejandra. Click here to visit her website where you can inquire about her interior design work.
Walking distance to Downtown Mountain View
Close to Google and short commute to Facebook and Apple
Do you or someone you know want these kinds of results in the next 12-18 months? You'd be surprised how much strategy and planning went into achieving these goals for my clients.
Throughout February prices across the board rose between 1-3%. Smaller sized houses saw the largest gains. Days on Market dropped across the board as well. Interest rates rising, capping the mortgage interest deduction at $750K, and eliminating property tax deductions are all factors which might slow things down, but as for now we will just need to wait and see how everything plays out. So far we have seen no slowdown in buyer activity. We have clients who are willingly overpaying for properties due to the excessive demand. I maintain my prediction that prices will continue rising throughout the rest of 2018 and possibly the first half of 2019. Let me know if you need any advice on how to navigate the market or create a plan for the future.
Bay Area job market 'defies gravity,' economists say
The Bay Area job market will outperform the nation during 2018, but skyrocketing housing prices might imperil the region's economy, two economists said Monday.
"The Bay Area is defying gravity," Jerry Nickelsburg, director of the UCLA Anderson Forecast, said during a conference co-sponsored by the Anderson Forecast and UC Hastings College of the Law.
SF is building more housing now than in recent history, but you probably still can't buy a home
San Francisco, home to arguably the most expensive housing market in the country, nearly doubled its historic average number of homebuilding permits in 2017, according to a new study from the real estate site Trulia.
In the past year the city approved 95 percent more home permits than it did, on average, between 1980 and 2016, according to figures compiled by Trulia.
Home Equity Loan Taxes: Watch Out, It's a Whole New World
Have a home equity loan or home equity line of credit (HELOC), or thinking of getting one? Homeowners often tap their home equity for some quick cash, using their property as collateral, but watch out—you'll want to know how this debt will be treated at tax time.
With the recently passed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the rules of home equity debt have changed dramatically. Here's what you need to know about home equity loan taxes when you file this year (which is still under the old tax rules) and next, once the new tax code takes effect.
