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Mortgage Financing for Home Buyers Moving Up - A New Model

[Steve Leung:  I’m proud to introduce this article by my friend Dan Noble, a mortgage expert with 26 years of financing experience.  The real estate financing world is obviously a...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: mortgages, home buyers, home owners
The Real Reasons You Need a Good Real Estate Agent

Too often, when people complain about the services they’re receiving — whether it’s from contractors or real estate agents — the problem arises from a misunderstanding about...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: home buyers, home owners
2008 Growth API Scores Released

The California Department of Education has released its 2008 Growth API scores, which measure yearly improvement from the state’s 2007 Base API scores. The API (Academic Performance Index) scores are...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 3 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: schools
KRON 4 Report on School Values and Real Estate Home Values

Recently, reporter Kate Thompson of KRON 4 contacted me to get our on-the-ground experience with how home values and school qualities in Silicon Valley relate to one another.  We’ve put...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 4 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: silicon valley news
1SiliconValley.com and Alex Wang Featured in The Registry

The July issue of The Registry, the popular Bay Area real estate magazine, features the Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog, 1SiliconValley.com saying: "…the site offers many well-written...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: silicon valley news
Picture Imperfect: Don’t Let Photos Limit Your Choices

Home photos can deceive. Depending on the photography, great houses can seem ho-hum and ho-hum houses can seem great.    And though professionally-photographed homes on real...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 5 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: home buyers
Willow Glen Neighborhood Mixer

Please join our own Sara Greenwood at the Grapevine in Willow Glen on Wednesday, July 9th at 6pm. She’s hosting a neighborhood mixer in her home town with plenty of food, wine and...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: san jose
High Density Developments in the Bay Area

High density developments are becoming the wave of the future.  Perhaps the most prominent "high density" development in the Bay Area is Santana Row with trendy shops & exclusive...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: sunnyvale, santana row, san jose
Congressman Mike Honda’s Foreclosure Prevention Workshop

Rep. Honda’s office contacted us about the workshop the Congressman is hosting on protecting your home from foreclosure.  This is a mainstream topic even for folks in Silicon Valley where...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: silicon valley news
The Nuances of Real Estate Contingencies

A contingency in a real estate purchase contract is a way in which a buyer (or seller) could get out of the contract within a set period of time for a particular reason. For example, if there is a...

Started in Silicon Valley Real Estate Blog - 1SiliconValley.com • 6 months ago • 0 responses
Tags: silicon valley news