Working in real estate | Los Gatos, San Jose & Silicon Valley Real Estate

Real Estate Market During Covid-19: What Has Changed?

by Mary Pope-Handy | Oct 11, 2020 | How's The Market?, Real Estate News, Santa Clara County (all), Working in real estate

Since March, every industry in the US has been impacted in some way by the novel coronavirus. Here in California, the shelter-in-place and social distancing orders certainly gummed up the cogs in the real estate market, but it hasn’t stopped the market entirely. Since...

Looking for a top Los Gatos real estate agent?

by Mary Pope-Handy | Aug 2, 2020 | About Us, Los Gatos, Working in real estate

Are you looking for a very successful, knowledgeable Los Gatos real estate agent? In the town of Los Gatos alone, there are about 1000 Realtors hanging their licenses at one brokerage office or another. Many of them don’t live in town, and many don’t sell...

Managing real estate stress and worry

by Mary Pope-Handy | Mar 21, 2016 | Buying tips, Selling tips, Working in real estate

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 take so much stress. (The...

Why your Realtor stays in touch years after you bought or sold your home

by Mary Pope-Handy | Jul 13, 2015 | Selling tips, Working in real estate

Do you ever wonder why the real estate agent who helped you to buy your house 20 years ago is still sending you postcards or otherwise “keeping in touch”? Naturally, he or she wants your repeat and referral business. Some statistics from the National...