http://www.hollybarr.com Your Favorite Realtor's Observations and Ideas on the Silicon Valley Real Estate Market Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:10:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.hollybarr.com/community/willow-glen-schools-parent-info-night Check out this cool article I found from my friends at Lookiloos.com. Great way to be green if you have the green... It has been raining here lately in Northern California, so it been a little chilly for BBQing.  But as you think about storing your lawn furniture, check out this ... http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/solo-lounge-table-the-ultimate-green-patio-furniture I am suprised that this house is still for sale! So much charm, old world feel, history, beauty, LAND, details. Love this house! Check out this link for more information about the historical aspect of the house! Historical 1252 Cherry Ave http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/1252-cherry-ave-amazing-victorian People often ask how sales are and how Willow Glen is doing. In a nutshell, Willow Glen had 8 sales in the last week. The week before it was 6 sales. There were two sales over a million $. The first one was at 1115 Carolyn Ave. with a list ... http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/willow-glen-update-oct-20-2008 The rose garden realtors tour is in its infancy right now with about 12 realtors touring all the new Rose Garden listings every first and third Wednesday morning. The week of Oct. 15, our first house was A STUNNING home at 915 Chapman St. 6077 sq. ft. house with Four ... http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/stunning-rose-garden-home From my lender sources, the real estate buyout started on October 1, 2008. The basic translation of bailout is you renegotiate your mortgage with your lender to reflect the current market value of the home. Seems similar to a short sale where your REALTOR negotiates with the bank for a ... http://www.hollybarr.com/seller/real-estate-bailout Today was the first tour for the Rose Garden area of Willow Glen (especially close to my heart as I got married at the Rose Garden). Here we are at Zanato's at Naglee and Bascom. The tour consisted of 9 homes and was organized and led by Nora Sandoval with the ... http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/new-realtor-tour-for-the-rose-garden For those who love a Craftsman style home, there is a BEAUTIFUL one for sale (again) at 1226 Minnesota Ave. in the Willow Glen area of San Jose. This house has 2700 sq ft., artist studio and a HUGE full height basement. It was for sale almost exactly 2 years ... http://www.hollybarr.com/holly-barr/classic-craftsman Okay, financially speaking, the world is a bit scary right now. Banks are closing and being absorbed. I am reading about people pulling money out of their banks (and putting it under their mattresses essentially). Our whole economic system is morphing into something new. That being said, people (lots of people) ... http://www.hollybarr.com/holly-barr/finding-a-good-lender-in-this-economy As always there are some amazing properties available in San Jose. The total inventory for Santa Clara County is 6360 (4823 single family homes and 1537 for condos). Sales for the Willow Glen area of San Jose have dropped to 7 from 13 last week. The count of how many ... http://www.hollybarr.com/uncategorized/what-will-builders-pay-for-a-lot