Category: Home Buying

A Market Overview and Analysis of San Carlos and its Second Quarter, 2014 0

A Market Overview and Analysis of San Carlos and its Second Quarter, 2014

We invite you to take a look at the residential market overview for San Carlos. These tables provide the sales data for single family homes in the 2nd quarter of 2014 compared to the 2nd quarter of 2013.  Single family home prices show new record highs in the 2nd Quarter of 2014...

The ABC’s of Palo Alto Schools 0

The ABC’s of Palo Alto Schools

Palo Alto Unified School District Elementary Schools: Addison Elementary 2013 API Score: 948 Barron Park Elementary  2013 API Score: 871 Juana Briones Elementary 2013 API Score: 941 Duveneck Elementary 2013 API Score: 956 El Carmelo Elementary 2013 API Score: 944 Escondido Elementary 2013 API Score: 928 Fairmeadow Elementary 2013 API...

Before You Buy 0

Before You Buy

Buying a home is no small purchase. And a lot of times, real estate blogs tend to talk about the facts and figures you need to consider. These are all very important, but numbers are something easily explained by your agent. What’s more difficult to square away into boxes is...

The ABCs of Menlo Park Schools 0

The ABCs of Menlo Park Schools

Navigating where your child will be going to school in Menlo Park can be tricky as the city is served by five different districts: Menlo City School District, Sequoia District, Las Lomitas School District, Ravenswood City School District, and Redwood City School District. There is also the option of three...

The ABC’s of Belmont’s Elementary Schools 0

The ABC’s of Belmont’s Elementary Schools

Belmont is served by Belmont-Redwood Shores School District. There are roughly 3600 students enrolled in this district, dispersed between the six different elementary schools. Central, Cipriani, Fox, and Nesbit provide excellent education for children living in Belmont while Redwood Shores Elementary and Sandpiper serve the community of Redwood Shores. You...

Buyers: Why Permits are Vital and Help You Avoid the Headache 0

Buyers: Why Permits are Vital and Help You Avoid the Headache

After an exhaustive search viewing home after home, you’ve finally stumbled across the one. This is your dream home. It’s in your favourite neighborhood, nearby the best schools, has an open kitchen with gorgeous granite countertops and that third bathroom. It completely embodies your lifestyle. You want it. You need...

Square Footage: the Be-All and End-All? 0

Square Footage: the Be-All and End-All?

The square footage of a home is almost always misleading. Many buyers (particularly first timers- sorry guys!) miss out on gorgeous homes solely because the price per square footage looks less than appealing on paper. The truth is, accurately calculating the square footage of a home is like deciding which...