Public Enemy Number One for San Carlos Real Estate: The Appraisal

There are many pitfalls to selling a house in San Carlos.  Many can be avoided by careful planning, diligence and utilizing expertise.  However, there is one not-so-obvious requirement that can quickly sink your prospective house sale and there is not a thing you can do about it.  Unless you have an all cash buyer, there [...]

KTVU Channel 2 Reports on San Carlos Budget Crisis and Measure U Defeat

The City of San Carlos is now preparing to deal with the effects from the defeat of Measure U and a lingering budget crisis.  KTVU Channel 2 highlighted the city’s budgetary issues last night on their newscast. It seems quite evident that the police and fire departments may be doing more than safeguarding the citizens [...]

San Carlos Educational Foundation: Ramping Up Efforts

The San Carlos Educational Foundation is ramping up its efforts to do everything possible to help San Carlos schools. SCEF has revamped its website and is conducting a full court press to do everything possible to help San Carlos schools.  For those of you who don’t know, SCEF is a parent-run, non-profit organization that has [...]

San Carlos Blog Undergoing a Major Overhaul

For the past few years I have been working very hard to constantly mold the San Carlos Blog into a site which provides pertinent real estate information and advice as well as offering a venue for discussion of relevant community issues.  In order to do this, the site has gone through a few revisions.  However, [...]

PODCAST: 2009 Year-End San Carlos Real Estate Market Review

Please click on the link below to hear the most recent San Carlos Blog podcast.  This podcast will look at our 2009 San Carlos real estate market as well as briefly look at short sale and foreclosure issues in San Carlos. 2009 Market Wrap Up

Holiday Wish List for San Carlos Homeowners

Given the season, I thought this would be a good time to assemble a San Carlos Holiday Wish List. In assembling the list below, I spoke with current clients, associates and San Carlos homeowners.  In no particular order here is a list of some of the items which they would put on their Holiday Wish [...]

San Carlos Business Spotlight: The Reading Bug

Lately, San Carlos has had a lot of difficult issues to navigate.  Measure U, budget deficits, synthetic turf, school boundary changes….take your pick.  Fortunately, there are some very positive stories out there as well. There are some businesses that come into San Carlos and just get it right from the start.  The Reading Bug is [...]

Seller Records vs. County Records….A Common San Carlos Real Estate Problem

At first, you may not even notice it. But the examples below show why it is essential to scrutinize all disclosures and also check the county and city records when buying a house in San Carlos. Some sellers will really bend the rules when trying to maximize the purchase price of their house by slyly [...]

A Final Word on School Boundaries

A lot has transpired over the last two weeks with all the talk of the boundary changes to San Carlos Schools. I was disappointed by some of the commentary which I thought was uncalled for.  I have removed those comments from the site.  Having a difference of opinion is what this site is all about, [...]

YELP Gives Downtown San Carlos a Big Thumbs Up

The Good Eats Of San Carlos December 2 Greg S One of the many gems this Town has to offer! Godzilla, Han Solo… San Jose Super Toy Show Wine Buzz: Caymus Winery Tasting Red, Red Wine: Music With Colour @ Cava Wine Bar Christmas Cheer: Carol of Lights Festival New To Yelp? UYE for Yelp Newbies! San Carlos has been dubbed the “The City of Good Living” for a reason! It’s [...]

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