by Mary Pope-Handy | Jul 19, 2021 | Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Selling tips
Author note: this is a lengthy article which is 99% a reprint from a chapter in the book I co-authored with Ken Deshaies, “Get the Best Deal when Selling Your Home in Silicon Valley”. It has been updated as needed. Your pre-sale preparation is key to your...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Apr 16, 2021 | Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Selling tips
UPDATE (4/16/2021): This post was originally published way back in June 2015. Santa Clara County was in a seller’s market, just finishing it’s spring peak, but the market wasn’t as hot as it is today. But even in a crazy market like we have today the...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Jan 27, 2021 | Contracts & Forms, Selling tips
Most days I find myself searching the local MLS on behalf of my home buyer clients for Silicon Valley real estate. Sometimes it’s houses in Los Gatos or Saratoga or Campbell, other times it’s condos or townhomes in parts of San Jose like Almaden or...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Oct 5, 2020 | Selling tips
So you want to sell your Silicon Valley home, but feel overwhelmed? You aren’t alone! It’s hard to even get started when the job is so enormous. I’ve helped many people who felt the same way get to the other side with a successful sale and move....
by Mary Pope-Handy | Sep 12, 2020 | Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Selling tips
A while back I sold a listing in San Jose with 10 offers in a market where 3-4 might have been expected. What created that level of interest? What can you as a Silicon Valley home seller do to elicit that buyer frenzy which results in many more offers than is normal,...
by Mary Pope-Handy | Dec 4, 2019 | Selling tips
Silicon Valley home buyers tend to give the each property they see a nickname so that they can remember which home they’re talking about. Often the nickname references a quirk of the home, though sometimes an outstanding feature, which makes the most memorable...
