We do not get many signs it is Autumn in Mountain View, CA but I think this provides proof we get some I walked down to Castro Street (our downtown area) in Mountain View, CA the other night with my son and I saw this beautiful tree in full color.   We don't have many trees around here that change colors so it is a treat when you see one.  Autumn is my favorite season and we do not get many reminders of Autumn in CA so I really cherish the few signs of the season I do see. 10/20/2010

    What is the current Mountain View Ca Real Estate market? Let us compare from August 2009 to August 2010 we can see some interesting changes. 1). The home inventory has gone up from last year’s 73 to this year 78 and the numbers of sold homes has gone up too from last year`s 18 to 27 this year.   2.) The average Mountain View homes sales price is higher this year. This August’s sales price is $979,796 vs. last August’s $911,055. The median sales of August 2010 is $940,000 which has gone up from last August’s $852,500.   3.) Last August took average 86 days to sell a home but it took 19 days this year. This real estate trend is the same as last month. In the August of 2010 there are 7% more home inventory and 50% more the Mountain View homes get sold. The average Mountain View sales ... 09/28/2010

San Jose RainCamp: Great venue, Great material, Great weather!! Today's RainCamp in San Jose is great!  Ben Kinney, as usual, has given us LOTS of inside scoop on the REAL on how to focus on increasing your sales through internet related strategies. The picture you see here is with Ben and an attendee doing a mock listing appointment. I've met quite a few friends that I've come to know online, but had the opportunity to meet them in person such as Lottie Kendall and Chris Alston. I love Ben's explanation of the simple Circle drawing / notepad versus doing a long, extensive listing presentations and the success rate of doing this approach Plus it was another opportunity for me to see Kerrie Greenhalgh again. She is so outstanding with her support of all of our members.  If you ever need ... 09/27/2010

San Jose Raincamp...........Be There or Be Round............. RainCamp is on Monday.  It's actually in the Mountainview area of San Jose. Lots of good speakers and great information, hints, tips, tools, etc. Ben Kinney will be there with some good internet info. I love harassing him after the seminar or during the breaks. I don't think he still knows me from Adam yet, but it is sort of fun giving him a poke about his Rock-Star status. If you're on the fence about going, here's a link to register at a promotional donation-based, pay-what-you-can  discount: https://activerain.com/raincamp?prm=kerrielil There will surely be some fresh information for people to take home and plug in to their machines. The coolest part of RainCamp is meeting those people you have become cyber-friends with, f... 09/25/2010

August 2010 Real Estate Activity Townhomes/Condos Mountain View CA In August of 2010 in Mountain View CA, 34 townhouse/condos came on the market, 23 townhouse/condos were sold and 31 townhouse/condos went under contract. * Of the townhouse/condos that went on the market 4 were Short Sales and 2 were REO's.  Of the townhouse/condos sold 2 were Short Sales and 3 were REO's. Of the townhouse/condos under contract 10 were Short Sales and 3 were REO's. The average number of days on the market for townhouse/condos was 73 days.  By removing the two townhouse/condos that were on the market for 369 & 370 days, then the average days on market is 45 days for townhouse/condos. The average sellling price was 2K over asking price for townhouse/condos in Mountain View CA for August 2010.  If you want ... 09/07/2010

August 2010 Real Estate Activity Single Family homes in Mountain View CA In August 2010 in Mountain View, CA, 21 homes went on the market, 29 homes were sold and 28 homes went under contract. * The average number of days it took to sell a home in Mountain View, CA in August was a little below 19 days.  The average house sold for $2000 over asking price.  One house sold for 55K over and one house sold for 49K under asking price.  The price range for homes sold in August 2010 was a high of 1.72M and a low of 498K. The current inventory of homes available in Mountain View is 58 homes,  of which 6 are short sales  and 1 is a REO.* If you want to know more about Mountain View CA real estate just give me a call. Carla Carla Dimond Realtor-Lifestyle Neighborhood Specialist Keller Williams-Cupe... 09/07/2010

Mountain View Art & Wine FestivalThe Mountain View Art & Wine Festival is considered one of the nation’s premier art festivals. Mark your calendar - it's happening this weekend!    When: Saturday – September 11, 2010 from 10am – 6pm           Sunday – September 12, 2010 from 10am – 6pmWhere: Castro Street - between El Camino Real and Evelyn Avenue, Downtown Mountain View, CACost: Admission is FreeParking: Some Free Parking Available … Paid Parking $5.00What: Arts, Crafts, Food, Beer, Wine, Music, Kids’ Park and so much more!Tips: Dress comfortably! Great opportunity to jump start holiday shopping No Pets PleaseSan Jose Homes for SaleCertified San Jose Short Sale SpecialistCertified HAFA Specialist Copyright © 2010, All Rights Reserved by Kathleen Daniels, Certified Distressed Property E... 09/06/2010

Mountain View CA Real Estate Trend   What is the current Mountain View Ca Real Estate market? Let us compare from July 2009 to July 2010 we can see some interesting changes:  1). The home inventory has gone down from last year’s 74 to this year 73 and the numbers of sold homes has gone down too from last year`s 33 to 20 this year. 2.) The average Mountain View homes sales price is lower this year. This July’s sales price is $960,656  vs. last July’s $996,515. The median sales of July 2010 is $925,000 which has gone up from last July’s $895,000.   3.) Last July took average 64 days to sell a home but it took 63 days this year. This real estate trend is the same as last month. In the July of 2010 there are 1% less home inventory and 39.4% less the Mountain View homes get sold. The averag... 08/30/2010

Artistic Florist in Mountain View, CA put this together for my Open House this weekend.  It was so beautiful and it smelled so nice.  Thanks Anna! 08/25/2010

Mountain View CA, July 2010 Townhomes/Condos Sold Mountain View-real estate stats for July 2010 townhomes/condos-30 New came on the market, 20  homes were sold and 25 went under contract.  The price Range was from 985K-187K. In July 2010, 20 townhomes/condos were sold and the highest price sold townhouse/condo sold for 920K, which was 36K below asking and lowest priced townhome/condo sold for 180K, 10K below asking price. June 2010, 24 townhomes/condos were sold in Mountain View, CA.  The highest priced townhome/condo sold in Mountain View, CA sold for 932K, 17K under asking price.  The lowest priced home sold for 478K at asking price. In July 2010 in Mountain View, CA the average number of days on the market for a townhome/condo was 37 days.   In June 2010 the average number of days on... 08/06/2010

Mountain View CA : Single family homes sold July 2010 In July 2010, 19 homes were sold in Mountain View, CA, 20 homes came on the market and 25 homes went under contract.   The number of homes sold in July 2010 in Mountain View CA was less than half the homes sold in June 2010.  The highest priced home sold in Mountain View CA in July 2010 was listed at $1.5M and it sold at list price.  The lowest priced home was a REO listed at 543,125K and it also sold for list price. In June 2010 there were 43 homes sold in Mountain View, the highest priced home sold for $1.452M at 102K over asking price and the lowest price sold for 399K at asking price. The average number of days on the market for single family homes in July 2010 in Mountain View CA was 66 days.   If the REO that was on the market ... 08/05/2010

Finally!  I was able to find the video of the interview with Mark Zuckerberg over at the Computer History Museum http://www.computerhistory.org/.  From some of my previous posts about this video, I am curious as to what you think about the actual interview as well. When watching, tell me what you think about the Author to his left, and the guy from NPR on the right.  I really enjoyed Mark, but was very disappointed with the two that were with him Part 1 of 2 (my blog about the interview) ß This is my first post, check it out.  Part 2 of 2 (My blog about the interview) ß This is my second post I hope you enjoy! The Facebook Effect : An interview with Mark Zuckerberg...         08/04/2010

Part 2 of 2.  Click here for part one --> http://activerain.com/blogsview/1759674/an-evening-with-mark-zuckerberg-founder-of-facebook-notes-from-his-talk-in-mountain-view-ca-last-night-part-1-of-2   I found Mark fascinating.  A normal guy, doing a normal job...  As we all have learned in our careers, we have to continue to strive to be better and better.  Every year striving to do more, earn more, and seek more success.  If we become mediocre, then the only direction we to go is down...  So it would seem Mark is always striving to be better.  It seems that there are many people around us that seem to be OK with Mediocrity.  Feeling that they should be rewarded just for time spent on a particular thing.  That unfortunately is not true, as if we do not try to innovate the world will find ... 07/25/2010

It was great to see Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook speak last night.  He was the guest speaker at the Computer History Museum, and was interviewed by David Kirkpatrick (Author, The Facebook Effect) and Guy Raz (a weekend host on NPR).  Diane Sawyer was also in attendance.  I was able to score a 5th row seat, and perfect view.  Not to mention, that there was lots of food and strawberry lemonade before the event.  I think I was the ONLY person in real estate there.  I sat next to some ladies, and of course, said hi.  It was strange to be around so many people that were not in real estate, and no one was really networking.  Most were gorging themselves with the free food, some were nose deep in their iPhones or Droids, pretending to be doing something, so that no one would wonde... 07/23/2010

I was at an awesome event in Mt. View CA last night, where the featured speaker was Mark Zuckerberg.  I am writing a blog post on the actual event, but am limited on time today.  So I thought I would share some pics from the event. Mark was great in the interview.  David Kirkpatrick and Guy Raz left a lot to be desired.  More to come tomorrow about what he talked about!  Diane Sawyer was in attendence as well. 07/22/2010

In June 2010, 24 townhomes/condos were sold in Mountain View, CA.  The highest priced townhome/condo sold in Mountain View, CA sold for 932K, 17K under asking price.  The lowest priced home sold for 478K and it sold for asking price.  The lowest priced townhomes/condos sold for 79K over the lowest priced single family home in June 2010. The average numbers of days on market in June 2010 in Mountain View, CA were 26.2 for condos/townhomes.  Very close to the average number of days on the market for single family homes, which was 26.6 For the list price vs. the sold price I looked at all 24 townhomes/condos as it was a fairly small sample. On average in June, townhomes/condos sold for $1,970 less than the asking price. If you want to know more about the real estate market in Mountain View... 07/22/2010

In June 2010, 43 homes were sold in Mountain View, CA.  The highest priced home sold in Mountain View, CA sold for 1.452M at 102K over asking price.  The lowest priced home sold for 399K and it sold for asking price. The average number of days on market in June 2010 in Mountain View, CA were 26.64 when I did not include a home that was on the market for 687 days.  If I include that home the average days on market is 42 days.  As someone who was once trained to be a statistician I removed the outlier because I knew it would skew what the real picture of the number of days homes were on the market in June in Mountain View, CA.  I know that  a computer generated report does not account for these kind of anomalies, but I actually look at the numbers before I do the analysis!   For the list ... 07/20/2010

Stop by the AIR CONDITIONED 148 Holly CT, Mountain View CA 94303 is in the popular Whisman Station area of Mountain View CA.  Whisman Station boasts several parks and recreational areas within the development.  Please stop by on  Sunday  see this 3 bedroom and 2 & ½ bathroom townhome.   148 Holly CT boasts new carpet and paint.  Granite Kitchen counters and gas appliances.  This unit boasts having lovely natural light ,  Whisman Station has easy access to downtown Mountain View. 148 Holly CT, is conveniently located to major highways, 101, 237 and 85.  Whisman Station has a VTA Station and easy access to the Evelyn Caltrain Station.  A great spot for someone that needs to commute anywhere in Silicon Valley or wants to be close to many of the great companies in Mountain View. Come see if... 07/18/2010

  Don't miss the Bay Area premiere of New Beulah, an exciting new play written by my son.  Hope to see you there. Here's a link to New Beulah in the SFGATE. The play was a featured listing in the theater section of Datebook too!  Shelby Company PresentsThe Bay Area Premiere ofNew Beulah!   The  award-winning play that put Shelby Company on the NYC Theatre scene...  New Beulah is a small place with big characters.  Nine actors play over twenty  characters who struggle with the simple but overwhelming problems of daily life: love, loss, family, threatening  conglomerates and Greenland.   A clever and heart-breaking  tale about a town on the brink of quiet disaster.   "Dynamic, intriguing, and downright hilarious... tears of laughter wouldseamlessly flow into those pulledfrom the heartstri... 07/11/2010

Is it just me or did the month of June go by very quickly?  It seems like I just posted May's numbers a week ago!  I am guessing that July will fly by as well. I was very curious when I ran the numbers for June to see if they looked much different than May.  What I thought was interesting was the increase in the number of townhomes/condos that came on market in June.  Almost three times as many went on the market in June versus May.  The number of single family homes coming on market in June decreased, not sure if there is any trend here but it is still an interesting observation.  More single family homes were sold in June than May and more townhomes/condos were sold in May than June.  In June 2010, 24 single family homes came on the market , 43 homes sold and 26 are pending and the pr... 07/10/2010