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A Tale of Three Cities and Four Price Ranges

August 19th, 2008 · No Comments

I believe it is common knowledge that real estate is very local. The market in Menlo Park, Palo Alto, and San Carlos can be very different from the market in the East Bay or in the Central Valley. Even on the San Francisco Peninsula, markets vary from city to city. At the current time, Palo […]

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Tags: San Carlos Real Estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate Data

Los Altos Market Data

July 28th, 2008 · No Comments

Dave Blockhous of Coldwell Banker Los Altos recently did an analysis of the current Los Altos market. In this post, Dave compares market activity (number of sales and listings & average and median prices) over the first six months of the past couple of years. His analysis comes to much the same conclusions as my […]

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Tags: San Carlos Real Estate · East Palo Alto real estate · Redwood City real estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate · Real Estate Data · Uncategorized

Year to Date Closed Sales San Francisco Peninsula

July 14th, 2008 · 1 Comment

2007 data is in blue and 2008 data is in red.
These numbers reflect closed sales through June 30 of each year.
As reflected in the number of sales my office has completed this year, the number of closed sales in all communities is down from 2007.
Mountan View down 3%
Los Altos down 21%
Palo Alto down 27%
Menlo Park […]

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Tags: los altos real estate · Redwood City real estate · San Carlos Real Estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate Data

Listing Inventory Levels on the San Francisco Peninsula

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

2007 data is in blue and 2008 data is in red.
As you can see inventory has increased in all communities from 2007 to 2008.
Mountain View up 91%
Los Altos up 45%
Palo Alto up 42%
Menlo Park up 47%
East Menlo Park up 58%
Redwood City up 61%
San Carlos up 54%

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Tags: los altos real estate · Redwood City real estate · San Carlos Real Estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate Data

Average Sales Price Palo Alto Los Altos Mountain View

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Here is the average sales price data for Mountain View, Los Altos, and Palo Alto.
Los Altos average sales price is up about 7% from last year and average sales price for Mountain View and Palo Alto remains basically unchanged.

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How is the current market in Menlo Park ?

July 14th, 2008 · No Comments

My Coldwell Banker El Camino office had our Half Year State of the Office and Marketplace meeting earlier today. My office is the number 1 Coldwell Banker office in the San Francisco/Peninsula region in terms of listings and closed sales per agent year to agent.
Here is what our office has experienced in the first half […]

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Tags: Redwood City real estate · San Carlos Real Estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate Data

Single Family Home Inventories are Increasing

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

The charts speak for themselves - inventory is increasing. Will sales increase to absorb the increasing inventory?

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Tags: San Carlos Real Estate · Palo Alto Real estate · Menlo Park Real Estate · Real Estate Data

Palo Alto Home Sales as a % of New Listings

April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Palo Alto home sales as measured as a percentage of new listings is slower in 2008 than in 2007.
In 2007, homes sales were 36.% of new listings in January 2007, 73.81% in February 2007 and 94.55% in March 2007.
The corresponding figures in 2008 are 36.11%, 36.17%, and 55.36%.
Inventory is increasing.
There were 5 months in 2007 […]

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April 20th, 2008 · No Comments

We see a similar trend in Palo Alto as we have in Menlo Park and San Carlos.
2008 sale numbers are below 2007 sale numbers.
The number of sales has increased through the first three months of the year.
What willthe rest of the year bring in Palo Alto?

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Tags: Palo Alto Real estate · Real Estate Data · Uncategorized

4170 Thain Way Palo Alto Barron Square townhouse

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Another exciting tour property in Palo Alto today was 4170 Thain Way, Palo Alto listed by Dante Drummond Coldwell Banker for $1,199,000.
Per Dante:
One of Palo Alto’s largest townhomes! Sophisticated & elegant with hdwd flrs, cathedral ceilings, Andersen doors leading out of living room and formal dining room to outside extended patio w/views of trees and […]

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