Majestic mountain setting with Bay Views
27540 Sherlock Road
Los Altos Hills
Own 2.75 acres with a tranquil mountain setting and inspiring views in Los Altos Hills. The majority of the lot is gently sloped with a flat patio area off the home. The home of over 2,000SF+/- has 4 bedrooms and three full baths. Live in it now or build your dream home. The master has been remodeled to include a separate changing wing with generous closet space. The first floor has vaulted ceilings, hardwood floors and views. The town says up to 5 horses possible. Only 3 miles to Hwy 280 and El Monte. Coveted Los Altos Schools.
For more information visit the website. This home is currently sale pending. For more information about other properties like this one, please contact me, Connie Miller at 650-279-7074.
1530 Medford Drive, Los Altos
1530 Medford Drive, Los Altos
Live the perfect cul-de-sac lifestyle where children can walk to award-winning Oak Elementary and Mt. View High schools. Original owners are parting with this charming 3bed/2bath single-level home with a wonderful floor plan that features a large family room and living area and glistening hardwood floors. Your wonderful neighbors on this spacious lot over 10,080sf +/- with mature trees make it the perfect place to call home.
$1,198,000
Avoid Foreclosure Rescue Scams
This piece came from the California Association of Realtors. The last thing in the world any of us want is for people to profit off of other people’s hard times. Please read this to be on the look out for scams. As one television personality used to say, “Be safe out there.”
With the recent rise in foreclosures, foreclosure-related scams have exploded onto the real estate scene. These so-called “foreclosure rescue companies” claim they will help save your home, but in reality are out to make a profit — at your expense.
Red Flags for Foreclosure Rescue Scams
If you are at risk of or in foreclosure, you should be on the lookout for foreclosure scams. Here are some of the red flags to
watch out for:
• Asks for money upfront before providing any service
• Instructs you not to contact your lender, lawyer, housing counselor, family, friends, or others
• Asks for mortgage payments to be made directly to his or her company or a bank account set up by that person, rather than your lender.
• Requires payment only in the form of cash, cashier’s check, or wire transfer
• Promises to stop the foreclosure process, no matter the circumstances
• Advises you to transfer your property deed or title to his or her company
• Offers to fill out paperwork for you
• Asks for something to be done immediately and without delay. This includes pressuring you into signing paperwork that you have not had the chance to read thoroughly or do not fully understand
• Encourages you to lease your house and buy it back over time
• Offers to buy your house for a fixed price that is not set by the housing market at the time of sale
• Asks for you to give a power of attorney
• Asks for signatures on a grant deed or deed of trust
• Asks for signatures on a document that has lines left blank
• Fails to provide copies of signed documents
• Refuses or fails to put an oral promise in writing
Report Fraud
If you have been a victim of a foreclosure-related scam or approached by a scam artist, you may report the incident to the following organizations and government enforcement agencies:
• California Attorney General
• California Department of Real Estate
• Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
• Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
www.ftc.gov
• Your local Better Business Bureau
Legitimate Resources
If you are at risk of foreclosure or have already received a foreclosure notice, you should contact your lender immediately. Homeowners also may seek the advice of a reputable housing, financial or credit counselor, attorney, or other qualified professional.
Homeowners may visit the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Web site at http://www.hud.gov/ to view its Guide to Avoiding Foreclosure and its list of California HUD-approved housing counseling agencies. In addition, the non-profit
Homeownership Preservation Foundation has a 24/7 toll-free Homeowner’s HOPE Hotline at (999) 995-HOPE.
Copyright© 2009 CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS® (C.A.R.). Permission is granted to C.A.R. members only to reproduce this material for non-commercial purposes. Other reproduction or use is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of the C.A.R. Legal Department. All rights reserved.
The information contained herein is believed to be accurate as of April 9, 2009. It is intended to provide general answers to general questions and is not intended as a substitute for individual
legal advice. Advice in specific situations may differ depending upon a wide variety of factors. Therefore, readers with specific legal questions should seek the advice of an attorney.
Ditz Crane Jewel
1020 Lupine Drive
Sunnyvale
Turn the key and move into this beautifully remodeled Ditz Crane home on a peaceful street near Ponderosa Park. The home has its own park like setting with an abundance of mature trees, fruit trees and a special rose garden. The granite kitchen opens to a family room. Parquet floors accent the large living / dining room.
A main-floor room with built-in shelves and cabinets can be a 5th bedroom or a welcome home office retreat for the Silicon Valley executive. Upstairs awaits four cheery bedrooms all with garden views and two fully remodeled bathrooms with granite counters and marble floors and enclosures on the shower and tub. Dual pane windows, a separate laundry room and ample storage throughout enhance the appeal of the home. Schools are allocated through open enrollment.
Updated market report now available
The latest Silicon Valley Real Estate market report is now available. You can see the current trends by Santa Clara County in general, or drill down to city specific data. Most cities in Silicon Valley show a clear recovery trend with reductions in inventory, increases in sale prices and reduced days of inventory. The bottom right part of the page is County specific and stagnant, but the charts and graphs are dynamic and provide data on whatever city you select. This is great data. To check it out, click here
Builders Pride
1510 Julie Lane
Los Altos, CA
Come to the home that boasts the biggest lot on the street, the one the builder of the subdivision saved for himself to build his family home. Named on a street after his daughter, Julie, the builder carefully crafted a home built for endurance, for comfort, and for parties. The whimsy of the dolphins, hand carved in the front flagstone posts, give you a hint of the fun you can have inside.
The back offers a resort lifestyle without having to leave home. The main focal point of the back yard is a pool with flowing waterfall made of natural stone elements. A generous proportioned cabana or fourth bedroom sits in close proximity. It has sliding glass doors that open up for a calming, alfresco atmosphere, complete with wet bar. As a cabana, the room is reminiscent of a Caribbean vacation with its light wood paneling and bamboo-decorated bar.
A nearby breezeway has a built-in barbeque ideal for outdoor eating or bringing in the house for a more formal occasion. Generous is the best word to describe the home. The rooms are all generously proportioned, especially the living room that can comfortably accommodate groups in the dozens. At almost every juncture, there is a large window that offers garden views, one, off the master bathroom, reveals a secluded garden, just for the master’s enjoyment.
Trophy Views and Quiet, Close to the Village
Live in one of the most prestigious communities in Silicon Valley and the San Francisco Peninsula. Own commanding, panoramic views where you can see from the Marin hills over the San Francisco cityscape to Mount Hamilton and beyond. City lights sparkle in the night. The nearly one and a third acre lot layout largely protects view shed.
The home is 9/10th of a mile to downtown Los Altos (per Google) at the end of a private drive and located in a section of Los Altos Hills coveted for its quiet and views. The property is extensively landscaped, including a beautiful lawn framed with stone retaining wall planters plus a huge new terrace for a vineyard or play area. It is a perfect blend of nature’s elegance with manicured space. Relax on the deck taking in the expansive views and all of its peacefulness, or enjoy the gated pool with cottage for endless hours of fun. Tastefully remodeled home with Chef’s kitchen, 4bd/3.5ba. Cottage with full bath being used as 4th bedroom now.
For those anticipating the need for more space in the future, the home offers a variety of expansion opportunities. One can easily add another bedroom with en-suite bath to the home or expand the home further based on city-approved plans for expansion to 6,000+ SqFt on the grandfathered 9,242 SqFt of MDA (7,500 MDA typical for properties with views). A great added value to the property even if you don’t need more space right now.
All of your dreams are possible on this phenomenal Los Altos Hills property offering an incomparable combination of being close to town, quiet at the end of a private drive, panoramic views, an abundance of level lawn space and extra expansion approved as you desire.
Please call Connie for more information or a private showing. 650-279-7074
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Retro Chic Home in Los Altos
Clean as can be this retro-chic home is being sold by its original owner of 51 years. The Los Altos foothills location boasts the utmost in practical comfort and livability – with a single-story, central hall floor plan that was ahead of its time. You will not believe the impeccable care the owners have kept of this wonderful gem. While many of the homes original features glisten with well-kept pride, the home has been updated for modern comforts including, new hardwood floors, new paint, new furnace with air conditioning and a new hot water heater.
Beautifully landscaped front and back yards. Award-winning Cupertino Schools
Offered at: $1,198,000
Coming Soon: In the Highlands of Los Altos
Coming Soon: Fabulous Highlands area home in Los Altos. Original Owner of 52 years. House is in impeccable condition. The pest inspector seemed quite disappointed when he could not find any termites in the house. This is the perfect fixer upper. It has a great lay out with fabulous bones. Walk to Pete’s, Starbuck’s and Trader Joes. Call me if you want to know more.
Has the Real Estate Market Bottomed Out?
What indicator do you use for determining when the Silicon Valley real estate market has hit bottom? Number of weeks of reduced inventory? We are there. Velocity of sales increasing? We are there. Return to multiple offers? We are there. Folks, I think the market has officially bottomed out. And as soon as the Fed figures that out, interest rates are going to rise.
Here is a snapshot of last week:
Rate of sales increased in Los Altos for the 6th week in a row. When started tracking this, 9% of all houses were selling. This past week, 22% of all listings went sale pending. Specific Los Altos listings that sold. Pine, Solana, both listings on Greenview Place, Colonial Oaks, Don Kirk and Rosita all went sale pending on MLS. Rumor is both listings on Odell Way also sold. Solana, Pine and Loucks all went with multiple offers. The week before that, Mira Loma in Los Altos Hills sold with multiple offers. That was priced around $4.3M.
Other agents in my office came back battered from having to compete in multiple offer situations. Here is a sampling: 14 offers were made on a listing in Milpitas. 3 offers on a house in Campbell. Another agent wrote four offers on houses in San Jose. All were multiple offer situations.
Even if there is another wave of foreclosures that hit the market after the government imposed moratorium is lifted, the strength of the high end market in Los Altos leads me to believe we have decisively turned a corner.
I see many engineers coming to my open houses trying to calculate the exact market bottom. Well, if this data does not compel you to act now, I doubt if anything will.
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Connie Miller
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