Silicon Valley CA Real Estate Watch

05/25/2023

Check out this new listing from realtor Thomas McEvoy

05/25/2023

Check out this new listing 1560 Lochinvar Ave, Sunnyvale, CA 94087, from Realtor ® Thomas McEvoy

02/13/2021

All that recent snowfall might have been beautiful in the moment, but it might be taking a toll on your home’s roof. I

The answers to these questions are more complex than you might think. In this article, The Simple Dollar team breaks down exactly what happens after you file a homeowners’ insurance claim and how such claims ultimately impact your monthly premium.

02/12/2021

What's best for you?

Being preapproved and prequalified for a mortgage gives you an idea of how much you can spend on a house and show sellers that mortgage lenders are willing to loan you the money for the home.

02/11/2021

The posh community’s previous record had stood for two decades after a 25-acre estate just down the street traded hands for $22 million in 2000, records show.

The wacky, one-of-a-kind mega-mansion — a 22,500-square-foot fortress full of jagged lines, custom furniture and palatial spaces — was built in 2008 by Qualcomm co-founder Andrew Viterbi.

02/10/2021

Keep this in mind when selling your house!

When you put your home on the market, you're probably comparing your listing price with your mortgage and imagining you'll put all that profit into the bank. But these last-minute fees can cost a pretty penny.

02/08/2021

It's not as easy as finding something pretty on sale and clicking “add to cart.”

We talked to interior designers about the biggest mistakes people make when shopping for area rugs online, and they had some whoppers to share. Make sure you skip these missteps the next time you’re trying to fancy up your floors.

02/07/2021

In 2020, the Bay Area was still the big winner, with 41.6% of respondents saying they would headquarter a company there, while only 28.4% said the same in 2021.

While it's largely conjecture, new data from Initialized Capital, a San Francisco venture capital firm, shows that in a survey of its portfolio companies, if most of them were founding a company today, it wouldn’t be in San Francisco. Of the more than 90 companies that typically respond to this su...

02/06/2021

If you’re looking to refinance your home, a VA loan refinance offers the potential for better mortgage terms for qualifying military members and veterans.

Before you refinance with any type of loan, though, it’s important to find out whether the refinance makes financial sense. You also need to know how VA loans stack up against traditional refinancing and which program offers you the most benefits to make the best choice for your family.

02/06/2021

For your business to succeed, you will have to move forward with the times—and these could be significant changes. The good news is that millennials are a generation of renters.

Before looking at how to list rentals successfully on online marketplaces, let's look at how the rental market has changed over the past few years.

02/04/2021

Home value growth during the fourth quarter of 2020 was 3.2%, the highest at since the Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) series started in 1996.

Monthly home value growth last month was 1.1%, unchanged from November. Nonetheless, this was still the fastest month-over-month growth that Zillow has recorded in 14 years. Monthly growth ranged from 0.6% in Las Vegas to 1.8% in Salt Lake City.

02/02/2021

A good sales person doesn't waste time with filler words.

Making a sale should be easy, especially when you have the right product. But lots of people make it more complicated than it needs to be, and lose the prospective client in the process.