Archive for January, 2009

Best Media Rooms to Watch Super Bowl XLIII

By Cassandra Stoklosa · January 30th, 2009

There has been a lot of negative news surrounding real estate these past few months, so let’s take on a light-hearted topic today: media rooms. Those of you fellow sports fans who are getting ready to watch the Super Bowl this weekend will appreciate this article from the Wall Street Journal. These are three homes [...]

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Buy Foreclosures to Get a Good Deal?

By Raymond Stoklosa · January 27th, 2009

Q: I’ve heard a lot about buying REOs and short sales in order to get a good deal. Will this strategy work in San Mateo County? A: The media has put a lot of emphasis on the spike in the number of foreclosed homes coming onto the national market, and while there has been an [...]

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December 2008 San Mateo County MarketWATCH – Condos

By Raymond Stoklosa · January 23rd, 2009

The San Mateo County condo market has some positive statistics this month. The significant good news on the condo market: current inventory of unsold condos is down to 394 which reflect its lowest level since February 2007. We had 103 newly initiated condo sales this month vs. 74 in December 2007. This marked improvement is [...]

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Bay Area with Two of the Top Cities to Buy a Home in 2009

By Raymond Stoklosa · January 20th, 2009

I came across this article from The Real Estate Bloggers, Top 10 Smart Markets To Purchase A Home in 2009, when doing some reading this past weekend. San Jose and San Francisco Two of Best Housing Markets in US The smart money is indeed moving back into real estate and Forbes Magazine asserts that San [...]

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Class: Buying Bank Owned Homes, Short Sales and Foreclosures in San Mateo

By Rebecca Williamson · January 17th, 2009

We have all seen the headlines proclaiming mounting foreclosures and banks being swamped with repossessed homes to sell. What does that mean for San Mateo home buyers? Experts tell us San Mateo foreclosures can represent an excellent profit opportunity. But, is every San Mateo home sold at a bargain price? Is every purchase a good [...]

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