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The Role of the Internet

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Selling tips, Uncategorized

Given the revolution in technology that we’ve experienced over the last few years we must look  at what technology can  and  cannot do.  This  differentiation is especially crucial when dealing with real estate, an  environment where online companies clutter the bandwidth and your inbox with schemes to save incredible amounts of money and time by using…

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Managing real estate stress and worry

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in 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 short answer is that helping someone to buy or sell…

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Is it the top of the real estate market in Silicon Valley?

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Cambrian Park (SJ), Neighborhoods in Cambrian

The Silicon Valley region has seen a tremendous amount of appreciation in home values over the last 4 years.  For home owners who bought at the last peak, this means that they may have a good amount of equity again.  For home buyers who’ve been “watching the market” for two or more years, they have…

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West San Jose

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale, How's The Market?, Market Reports, Neighborhoods, San Jose (all areas), West San Jose

West San Jose, as the name states, is the farthest west point of the City of San Jose. The boundaries are not tightly defined but include parts of San Jose adjacent to Campbell and Cupertino in particular. West San Jose: the location is the thing! Developed mostly in the 50s, much of this area is…

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How To Make People Line Up And Beg To Buy Your Home

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Selling tips

Last week 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, and thus a far…

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To People That Want To Sell a Home But Can’t Get Started

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in 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.  Today I’ll share some tips so that you…

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Play the Field and Lose the Game: Work With Just One Realtor

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Book on home selling in Silicon Valley, Buying tips

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 Your home is sold and you are ready to buy your next place: congratulations! Now that you are under contract…

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Things which will make a home buyer RUN from purchasing your home

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in Selling tips

Buyers buy and pay more when they are confident about a home’s condition, location, layout, etc..  They pay less, or reject a home completely, when they are afraid, whether they’re concerned about high voltage power lines, an odor in the house, a scary condition revealed on the inspections, sitting in a natural hazard zone, or just…

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Browse Silicon Valley Real Estate Listings by City

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in homes for sale

Thinking of buying a Silicon Valley home but not sure where to begin?  Here’s a list of cities and towns in Silicon Valley which are served by MLSListings.com (and that I cover) – they are located in San Mateo County, Santa Clara County, and Santa Cruz County.  This is about 98% or so of Silicon…

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A typo could cost you – sellers, please check the MLS for errors!

Posted on by Mary Pope-Handy Posted in 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 Cambrian – or anywhere in Santa Clara County.  No matter where…

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