2 Homes on 1 Lot - For Sale - 328 4th Street, Gilroy

As you can see from the pictures, this property needs some work. This is an AS IS sale so we got all the inspections (Property, Roof, Termite) and have the reports, along with the title report at the property and available to email to you. We’re going to have 328 open on Saturday & Sunday because it is vacant. The other house, 324, is rented so we’ll make an appointment for you to see that one. Just contact us. This is a probate sale, but it does not require court approval.

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Summer's "Life Hacks"

We like most of these ideas. We think you might like a few of them too. However, about #2: Really? A great big bottle of shampoo at the beach. We think that's a dead giveaway that something's in that bottle besides shampoo.

 



New House New Yard

Friday Night in Gilroy

Had a great dinner last night at a wonderful new burger café in Gilroy – Café 152 Burger Co. Locally owned by Bruce Haller, this restaurant offers burgers with a capital B. We enjoyed several different hamburgers including this month’s garlic-laced special, the Big Roy, and the mushroom burger. We added fries and onion rings and had a feast. Their chipotle ketchup kicked it up a little too. What a fun family time we had. It’s good to live in Gilroy!

Some Markets Get a Summer Boost in Available Homes for Sale

By Gino Blefari, President & CEO, Intero Real Estate Services, Inc.

Remember that much-needed housing inventory we've been discussing here? It's raising its head above the fold.

The number of homes listed for sale nationwide climbed 4.3% in June to 1.9 million homes, according to data in the Wall Street Journal pulled this week from Realtor.com. It was the highest level we've seen in a year.

Does this mean we're over the hump? Potentially.

Even with the improvement in monthly gains, inventory levels continue to be below year-ago comparisons. The number of homes listed for sale nationwide in June was 7.3% below levels of last year. But note the improvement from February, when inventories were 18.6% below the year before.

Inventories were up in 20 cities in June compared to May, with a notable spike in Southern California where available home listings jumped 51.5% in Orange County, 45.7% in Los Angeles, and 18.1% in San Diego.

The data pointed out four markets of the nation's largest 30 where the number of listings was above last year's levels. They were: Sacramento (up 11%), Atlanta (up 10.9%), Phoenix (up 6.2%), and Miami (2.2%).

On the opposite end of the spectrum, five cities had inventory levels that were well below last year's levels, including Boston (down 35.1%), Denver (down 30.1%), Detroit (down 25.7%), Seattle (down 23.2%), and San Francisco (down 21.7%).

The falling numbers in these cities isn't a good sign for buyers. Markets will continue to be tight, at least in the short term, as demand remains high. We may see further price increases as a result.

On the other side, however, a tightened supply and healthy demand could help more homeowners in these markets jump off the fence and list their homes for sale if they've been waiting for more signs the market is back.

It's a tough balancing act. But all in all, inventories appear to have reversed their freefall in some markets, while continuing to be scarce in others. As with all things real estate, it's all about location. That's why it's always so difficult to answer the question everyone wants to ask, "How's the market?"

Stay tuned as we continue to watch these numbers closely.

Real Estate Prices Going Up - Infographic

It’s all about recovery, and it appears our area is well on the way. If you’re buying in one of these areas there are challenges. If your selling in one of these areas there are different challenges. We can guide you through your challenging real estate transaction.

 

 

Hot Spring Leads to a Hot Summer Ahead

By Gino Blefari, President & CEO, Intero Real Estate Services, Inc.

  The rise in prices means more homeowner equity, which could lead to more available inventory if more people jump off the fence and list their homes for sale. It could also lead to more buyers – especially first-timers – being priced out.

The positive pending home sales report means that the hot spring will spill into summer in many parts, since pending sales are an indicator of things to come. These are sales that are under contract but haven't closed.

Another Post About De-Cluttering

Yet again we are posting about how to de-clutter. Being in the real estate business we have a lot of conversations about how hard it is to move, to get stuff organized and to de-clutter in the first place for showing. We have one particular special friend along with the whole family of this person, who has recently really struggled with stuff and with downsizing that stuff in order to fit into a much smaller home. That’s the reason this video really hit home today when we saw it, and we think it might hit home for you, too.

July Newsletter Hot of the Presses

We have a monthly newsletter that we are no longer printing and snail mailing. It’s all electronic, all the time. Here’s our July issue that we hope you enjoy.

http://teampatereau.files.wordpress.com/2013/07/over-the-fence-july-2013.pdf

Easy & Affordable Moving is Now Possible with Moveline

Here’s a cool app to help you with moving. Hope you find it useful.



By John Thompson, Executive Vice President, Intero Real Estate Services, Inc.
Moving can be such a headache!  When in the middle of a move, one can’t help but wonder if there is anything more stressful, tiring, and frustrating.  Unfortunately, we all have to move sooner or later, and moving is never cheap.  Lucky are we living in the age of apps because there is a company that has made moving more efficient and surprisingly enjoyable.  If you are moving, let me introduce you to your new best friend: Moveline.  If you aren’t moving, but know someone who is, tell them about Moveline and you’ll become their best friend!

Moveline is a service that allows you to take video of your belongings.  You can do this live on FaceTime with a Moveline consultant or you can send in prerecorded footage room by room.  Either way, a friendly Moveline consultant will take inventory of all your stuff (quicker than you could yourself… it’s their job!), forward that information to moving companies, and help you choose the cheapest service based on what you want.

Just like traveling websites we have become familiar with for purchasing cheap flight tickets, Moveline lets you compare prices and customer reviews of moving services all in one place.  Better yet, the first quote they give you is the price you will pay; no surprise price increases further down the road!  And did I mention the app and Moveline service itself is free?
Essentially, Moveline makes moving easy by quickly gathering all the information you need to save money and helping you make smarter moving decisions.  Some tips they might give are:

• Don’t fill a box with all books
• Cushion fragile items with your clothing instead of buying bubble wrap
• Use your luggage as a box

And some questions Moveline can answer are:

• How much will it cost to hire a moving company?
• How many boxes do I need for all my stuff?
• What truck size do I need if I want to do the move myself?

Moveline will fill you in on all your options for moving.  They will even offer you advice on what should be moved with you, what you should transfer to a storage unit, and what should be thrown away if you have those kinds of questions.  If you change your mind further down the road, your consultant will tell you how you can rearrange your options (bring one thing, leave another behind) to keep your original moving quote the same.   After Moveline has booked the move in its entirety for you, you just have to box your smaller stuff up and be ready for the moving service to arrive!  This app is unique, and making a rather big splash in the app market.  An article from Forbes states, “Moveline brings the ease of an app to the headache of moving.”  Writer Jordan Crook for TechCrunch tested Moveline when he moved within New York City and said, “The quotes I sourced on my own from moving companies and storage companies couldn’t beat the prices I got through Moveline.”   Moveline serves long distance moves from any city to another city in the US as well as local moves in the SF, Boston, Austin, LA, Seattle, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Portland, Phoenix, Denver, and NY metropolitan areas.  So download it, and have the most smooth moving experience yet.   You can contact Moveline 8am-10pm EST every day through the app.  Or, if you don’t have a smartphone capable of video chatting, just use their website to get the same service (although you’ll have to be able to send them videos of your home and belonging, say, through your laptops’ video camera).