by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Oct 31, 2025 | Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Buying tips, First time homebuyers
Mary is extremely knowledgeable about real estate in the Silicon Valley. She found a home for my family in a neighborhood I wasn’t even aware of, but that suited my family’s needs perfectly. —Kieran Sullivan You are ready to buy your next place:...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Jun 13, 2025 | Buying tips, Finance Information
Short sale and bank owned homes were, during the Great Recession or Global Financial Collapse, considered a possible way to get residential real estate at bargain prices. Today there are very few of these distressed properties available to buy, and for those...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Apr 2, 2025 | Buying tips, Finance Information
Most people have heard of 15 or 30 year mortgages (first mortgages), but did you know that it may be possible to get 10, 15, 20, 30, & 40 year loans? Or some other timeframe all together? If you have a strategy for buying a home, the term of the loan should be one...
by Mary Pope-Handy, Clair Handy | Nov 14, 2024 | Buying tips
An off market listing is a home or property for sale that isn’t listed publicly on the multiple listing service (MLS) or syndicated to web portals such as Realtor.com. In Silicon Valley, these are often called pocket listings. Everyone wants an off market...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Apr 14, 2024 | Buying tips, Relocation
Silicon Valley commute traffic ranks as one of the few negatives of living in what was once called the Valley of Heart’s Delight. Among those less-than-desirable aspects of life here are the high cost of housing, the urban sprawl, and the inevitable Silicon...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Sep 30, 2022 | Buying tips, Selling tips, Working in real estate
Real estate stress is real! Buying and selling real estate – especially in pricey, overheated Silicon Valley – can make a wreck of anyone. Sometimes clients turn to me and say “how can you do this for a living?” They are bewildered that I can...
