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House Hunter Silicon Valley: Turnkey Mountain View Condo vs. San Jose Fixer

Karen Gilligan and Lynne Watanabe MacFarlane tour a San Jose single family home and a turnkey Mountain View townhome in this episode of House Hunter Silicon Valley. Interested in seeing any of these properties or others that are not yet on the market? Give us a call! Karen Gilligan, Realtor Intero | A Berkshire […]
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Coming Soon Listings – Homes in Cambrian, San Jose [Video]

It’s the end of the year of 2020 and even though there are 63% more new listings in the month of November in the Bay Area (according to Aculist / MLSlistings) housing is limited and buyer demand remains strong when traditionally we tend to see a real estate market holiday slow down. The Cambrian Park […]
Coming Soon listings, San Jose

Coming Soon! San Jose Blossom Valley SFH – Video [December 4, 2020]

What’s hot right now in real estate? Single family homes with backyards, and a list price point that is below 1M (Silicon Valley entry level homes are super desirable right now!) Blossom Valley (area 12) is no exception to this as the buyers are attracted to the below 1M list price, and sold/list 107% with […]
Economy, Housing Market, Real Estate, San Jose, Santa Clara, SANTA CLARA COUNTY, Sellers Market, Shelter in place, Sunnyvale

Housing Recovery Trend Disrupted by Wildfire in San Francisco Bay Area

Last May, the Brookings Institution wrote about the post-Covid19 recovery as having several possible shapes of recovery (Z-shaped, V-shaped, U-shaped, W-shaped, L-shaped, and even the Nike Swoosh) but here are four major financial institutions predictions for recovery (below image). In a Realtor.com study- we have seen a similar V-Shape recovery, but recently there’s been a […]

Mountain View House Hunter Silicon Valley: Turnkey Mountain View Condo vs. San Jose Fixer Karen Gilligan and Lynne Watanabe MacFarlane tour a San Jose single family home and a turnkey Mountain View townhome in this episode of House Hunter Silicon Valley. Interested in seeing any of these properties or others that are not yet on the market? Give us a call! Karen Gilligan, Realtor Intero | A Berkshire […]

Cambrian Coming Soon Listings – Homes in Cambrian, San Jose [Video] It’s the end of the year of 2020 and even though there are 63% more new listings in the month of November in the Bay Area (according to Aculist / MLSlistings) housing is limited and buyer demand remains strong when traditionally we tend to see a real estate market holiday slow down. The Cambrian Park […]

Coming Soon listings Coming Soon! San Jose Blossom Valley SFH – Video [December 4, 2020] What’s hot right now in real estate? Single family homes with backyards, and a list price point that is below 1M (Silicon Valley entry level homes are super desirable right now!) Blossom Valley (area 12) is no exception to this as the buyers are attracted to the below 1M list price, and sold/list 107% with […]

Economy Housing Recovery Trend Disrupted by Wildfire in San Francisco Bay Area Last May, the Brookings Institution wrote about the post-Covid19 recovery as having several possible shapes of recovery (Z-shaped, V-shaped, U-shaped, W-shaped, L-shaped, and even the Nike Swoosh) but here are four major financial institutions predictions for recovery (below image). In a Realtor.com study- we have seen a similar V-Shape recovery, but recently there’s been a […]

Buyers Congratulations to our new homeowners! Congratulations to first time homeowners, Viv and Steve! ~ Welcome, welcome, welcome to beautiful San Jose, California! ~ I admired their fortitude during multiple offers in a fierce competitive market and wanting to own a single family home (vs. condo/townhouse). They knew that a single family home would appreciate more, they had to jump […]

Accessory Dwelling Units Fantastic Open House! – 448 N. 21st Street, San Jose [Video] Join me at my Open House at 448 N 21st Street San Jose Aug 18th Sunday from 1PM – 4:30 PM Following yesterday’s ADU (accessory dwelling unit) event called “Small Homes, Big Impact” sponsored by the Housing Trust of Silicon Valley and the AARP of California, I will host the open house at 448 […]

Accessory Dwelling Units Open House – 448 N 21st St, San Jose, CA 95112 Here’s my quick video preview of my Open House – 448 N 21st St, San Jose, CA 95112 Friday (June 28th) 8:30 AM – 11 AM & Saturday (June 29th) 1 PM – 4 PM This is a fantastic multi-generational home with 5 bedrooms and 4 bathrooms, 2,265 sqft, completely renovated including a desirable accessory […]

Development Japantown San Jose – New Arts Center The nonprofit organization Silicon Valley Creates is building a cultural and arts community center at the former Japantown Corporation Yard along N. 7th Street between E. Taylor Street and Jackson Street. Long time a dusty vacant lot that provided space for J-town’s Farmer’s Market, now has begun construction. The center, slated to be 55,000 […]

Accessory Dwelling Units Open House – May 13th Monday (Coffee!) 9AM – 1PM Come on by, great for investors. Make your offer quick!

Development Opportunity Zones – Good For Investors, Developers, Jobs and You What are Opportunity Zones? An Opportunity Zone is an economically-distressed community where new investments, under certain conditions, may be eligible for preferential tax treatment. Localities qualify as Opportunity Zones if they have been nominated for that designation by the state and that nomination has been certified by the Secretary of the U.S. Treasury via his […]

San Jose 4 Lofts and Movies That Make Us Love Them Lofts are undeniably modern, fun and spark the imagination for decorating, living and entertaining. Several movies have featured lofts with their tall floor to ceiling spaces that allow lots of desirable natural light. Here are a few movies that have captured our imagination with their cool lifestyle living space. Family Man (2000) Do you remember […]

Open House Open House April 13th SAT – 3298 Kimber Ct #148, San Jose Join me! OPEN HOUSE this Saturday April 12th! Location: 3298 Kimber Ct #148, San Jose CA 95124 Date: Saturday April 13th from 1:30 – 4:30 PM You won’t want to miss this beautiful upper-level, end-unit, 1 bedroom/1 bathroom condo! Listing $565K Wow! Located in the popular “Court Yard” community, you won’t want to miss this beautiful […]

Buyers Stunning Loft in Heart of Japantown – Open House Saturday March 30th Join me at my OPEN HOUSE Location: 350 E. Mission, Unit #114. San Jose CA 95112 Date: Saturday March 30 from 1 – 4 PM Call me to let you in the security/ private tour: (831) 346.2743 cell – Award Winning Architectural Designed, Modern Loft in the Heart of San Jose, Japantown. Close to shops, […]

Articles Yu Ai Kai’s 45th Anniversary Celebration One of San Jose’s Japantown treasures is the Japanese American senior center, Yu Ai Kai. We celebrated it’s 45th anniversary with an evening gala of festivities including entertainment by the San Jose Taiko, ukelele performance by Hawaiian native, Herb Ohta, Jr. and keynote speaker, gold medalist U.S. Figure Skating champion, Kristi Yamaguchi. It was an […]

Open House Open House – 88 N Jackson Ave, Unit 127 2BD/2BA Condo San Jose Lucky St. Patty’s Day Open House 88 N Jackson Ave, unit 127 San Jose March 17th SUNDAY From 1 – 4 PM Spacious 2 bedroom 2 bath condo with lots of amenities. The unit features 1,056 square feet, a bright open kitchen with breakfast bar, granite counters and ample cabinet space. Oversized bedrooms and bathrooms. […]

Articles U.S. House Prices Rise 1.1 Percent in Fourth Quarter to 5.73% – FHFA U.S. house prices rose 1.1 percent in the fourth quarter of 2018 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 5.7 percent from the fourth quarter of 2017 to the fourth quarter of 2018. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for December was up 0.3 percent from November. “House prices rose throughout 2018 but at […]

Articles Two New Commercial Projects Coming to Santa Clara & San Jose As locals in Silicon Valley we can’t help notice all the cranes, increased traffic and new construction going on everywhere around us. What is going on?! We’re about to experience a new age in the changing landscape in San Jose / Santa Clara as Silicon Valley makes way to retain its reputation and dominance as […]