San Jose, California
Market updates and meanderings on the San Jose, Silicon Valley housing market.
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Mar. 31, 2009
Alum Rock has been fairly in regards to average home sales price for the last 4 months. Number of listings on the market coming down and new listings are down as well.
Mar. 25, 2009
Explanation of escrow, deed of trust, preliminary title, title insurance, for home buyers.
Mar. 16, 2009
The bottom line; know your bottom line. Hold your agent accountable to providing an Estimated Sellers Proceeds document so you are not surprised on the day of closing the sale. Make sure you are working with a professional and you won't be selling without
Mar. 9, 2009
Santa Clara County Tax Assessor indicated nearly 200,000 property tax bills would be reviewed to see which were eligible for a re-assessment.
Mar. 3, 2009
Unfortunately, less than 7% of homeowners in San Jose will benefit from the the recently passed stimulus plan.
Feb. 23, 2009
The potential areas for deals are where the distressed property inventory is the largest proportion of the total active listings. This first graphs shows the number of short sale and REO listings as a percentage of the total active listings.
Feb. 16, 2009
Foreclosure real estate in Santa Teresa neighborhood in San Jose. REOs and short sales available.
Feb. 9, 2009
Ten steps to take after your offer on a home is accepted. Home buying steps after offer is accepted. Buying a home in San Jose and typical steps to close escrow.
Feb. 2, 2009
Foreclosures are sold AS-IS but there are ways to reduce your risk when buying an REO.
Jan. 28, 2009
San Jose real estate buyers need options for loans. FHA loans provide low down payments and ways for sellers to pay for closing cost.
Jan. 10, 2009
There are five basic reasons to consider purchasing a home in 2009. Foreclosures represent nearly 50% of the homes for sale in San Jose and can be the real deal for first time buyers.
Aug. 11, 2008
Local REALTOR offers foreclosure list in Willow Glen, one of San Jose's strongest neighborhoods, and tips on how to make an offer on foreclosures.
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