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Tobin Clark Estate: Historic Tobin Clark Estate Host to Presidents and World Leaders

For more than sixty years, the Tobin Clark Estate,  Hillsborough Mansion with the unassuming name “House-on-Hill” has been cited as one of the most spectacular private residences ever created in the San Francisco Bay Area in its fine antique English style.  And, it has been the host to every U.S. president since Richard Nixon.  Some [...]

The Tobin Clark Estate: A Once In A Lifetime Opportunity For $29 Million

The Tobin Clark Estate: Maybe once in a lifetime one is able to acquire a true architectural masterpiece.  That opportunity has just arrived in Hillsborough, California. For more than sixty years, the Hillsborough Mansion with the unassuming name “House-on-Hill” has been cited as one of the most spectacular private residences ever created in its fine [...]

East Bay Real Estate: Rent vs. Buy? BUY NOW!

Never before in the last 15 years has it been less expensive to buy a home versus renting a home!  There are two reasons;  1) Rents have risen so dramatically the past two years because of so many people needing to rent a home because they either can’t afford to purchase a home, or they [...]

East Bay Real Estate: National Survey Results – FEAR Still Influencing Real Estate!

Fear about home values ranks higher than fear of natural disasters and fire.  As you have noticed fear is even determining the daily results of the stock markets.  In fact, there has not been a time in the past 50 years where the fear-factor has been so high in our country.  Koski Research completed a [...]

East Bay Real Estate: Home Value Estimate Websites Creating False Expectations!

Have you ever checked out your home’s estimated value on Zillow.com, Trulia.com,  Homes.com and many others?  Have you been shocked by what one of these sites estimates as to your home’s current value?  My guess is your answer is YES.  And, millions of other visitors are having the same reaction.  The challenge you are [...]

East Bay Real Estate: New Home Designs Dramatically Changing!

Have you ever thought about the wasted space in your formal living room that no one ever occupies?  Well, new home builders are answering the question for you with dramatically different home designs.  With these newly designed homes, gone are the formal living room and formal dining room, the two story entryway, bonus rooms, and [...]

East Bay Real Estate: 4th Quarter Is The Best Time To Sell Or Buy Bay Area Homes!

Myth: The 4th quarter in East Bay real estate is the slowest quarter of the year for home sales.
Truth: Out of the past 30 years of selling East Bay homes, the 4th quarter has been our top home sales quarter more than 50% of those years!
So, we love it when we hear other Realtors saying [...]

East Bay Real Estate: Home Appraisal – Top 7 Actions For You To Take!

Never in my decades of practicing residential real estate have I witnessed home values being 100% determined by appraisers!  They are now the key to having the purchase of a home or the refinancing of a mortgage is successful or not, especially with the conforming loan limits changed as of October 1, 2011. As [...]

East Bay Real Estate: Home Loan Refinance Crisis – Difficult To Get A Loan!

One of the four economic factors to watch in your local markets is the availability of mortgages for home refinancing.  With interest rates at their lowest levels in 40 years one would imagine that the major lenders would be very busy right now with refinancing home loans.  And, if loans were being made available to [...]

East Bay Real Estate: New Home Sales – Key Indicator Of Real Estate’s Health!

New home sales is one of the four key indicators for the health of Bay Area real estate we are watching.  As you have heard many times in the media the past four years, new home sales are now the lowest since record keeping began in 1963!  It is expected there will be only 300,000 [...]

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