Preview Comments: Positives:This Killarney Farms home showed nicely. The floor plan was very functional and some what open. The decor was a bit dated, but it was clean and well maintained. There was a large family room addition off the back that was open and well done. The back yard was decent size, room […]
Santa Clara Home – Killarney Farms
New Santa Clara listing to hit the market. In a quiet desirable Killarney Farms neighborhood. This home is a 3 bedroom 2 bath home with 2,145 square feet of living space and a 6,272 square feet of lot area. Home features an open floor plan, with spacious family room, seperate formal living room and dinning […]
Buying a Santa Clara REO
This is part C of a series of posts documenting the transaction of a REO home listed in Santa Clara on 716 Kiely Boulevard. Parts A and B discussed making the offer and the offer acceptance and the initial escrow period with property inspections and contingencies. Since the first series of postings on this thread […]
First Time Home Buyer Programs: Santa Clara
With the economy in it’s current state and the housing market seen as the culprit, you can expect that the government is focusing on stimulating housing and home buying. As a first time home buyer you are already guaranteed an $8000 tax credit if you purchase between January first and November of 2009. Here is […]
Santa Clara REO Home Purchase
This is the latest in a multi-part post dedicated to recording my experiences working with a buyer to purchase a REO or bank owned home Santa Clara. After submitting 4 offers where we were out bid each time we finnally got a contract accepted. The property is 716 Kiely Blvd., in Santa Clara. It is in […]
Competitiveness in Santa Clara REO’s
With so many bank owned properties you would think it should be easy to snag one of these properties for yourself. The problem is that you are not the only one thinking that way. Here in Santa Clara County we experience about 40 REO properties a day. Most pertain to areas like Alum Rock, South […]
Santa Clara Market Update
Time to take a hard look at the beginning numbers this year and see what we can tell about the market. For those of you who are not aware, inventory is a big factor in price performance and home values. As inventory increases and buyers are unable to keep up with the supply of homes […]
Christmas Homes in Santa Clara
I know its a little late for Christmas, but this has been on my to do list for a while and I’m happy to get it out for you to appreciate it. First off let me start off by apologizing to those of you in Santa Clara who had decorated your homes and for whatever […]
Santa Clara Home Short Sale
I just got my short sale listing 2122 Ventura Place in Santa Clara in contract. The sellers and I initially tried to sell the home where the sellers could possible come out clean without a short sale on their record. As the market deteriorated however, this proved to be an impossible venture and eventually we […]
3424 NOTRE DAME DRIVE, Santa Clara
3424 Notre Dame Drive in Santa Clara. Video of a complete remodel from fixer upper to pride of the neighborhood.