Maybe you just got hit with a higher tax bill than expected. April 16th is much like January 1st: time for resolutions. Capital Gains tax benefits are due to expire this year. The market is so hot right now; sellers are getting their price (many way over and above their price!!!) The inventory is extremely [...]
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The founder and CEO of Intero Gino Blefari is often asked to comment on the latest trends in Real Estate, as his knowledge and vision has propelled Intero Real Estate into the fastest growing Real Estate company of all time. No small feat considering the market we are coming out of……which brings me to a recent article he wrote for the [...]
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In the past week, during negotiations, the issue of square footage to determine fair market value kept popping up, so I thought I would share with you some excerpts from a recent blog written by Alain Pinel. As many are aware, Alain came on board with Intero early in the year and is focused on building the luxury brand. [...]
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Silicon Valley Real Estate is a study in and of itself.…even my “LinkedIn Today” headlines which claims to be news tailored directly for me says the “housing crisis is over”. Well hallelujah! Unfortunately, unless we get some more inventory on the market, I think that here are about a billion buyers out there there that would tend [...]
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Many of our markets are experiencing very low inventory (see Santa Clara county graph below), which is fairly typical for this time of year. What has changed, is buyer confidence along with sustained low interest rates. Buyers are out in force, and are ready to buy. As a result, we are seeing more and more [...]
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Palo Alto real estate may very well be a market entirely independent of all others. It is a land of cash buyers, multiple offers and no contingencies. We hear time and again of properties selling with twelve offers or more, including a recent sale of a tear down selling for nearly 500,000 over asking, with [...]
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Mountain View offers some hidden gem neighborhoods, great schools, a fantastic downtown, and heavy hitter employers (Google!). It is no wonder the Mountain View Real Estate market catches the eye of many first time and move up buyers. Surrounded by some very high end luxury markets that many just find unobtainable, Mountain View has become a very [...]
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Menlo Park has long been considered one of the most desirable towns in San Mateo County. With its charming homes, quaint downtown, excellent schools and proximity to Silicon Valley there is no wonder Menlo Park is such a highly desirable community. Looking at the graphs below, one might think that that there are deals to be had [...]
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